How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island marriage entry gives the department's office address but supplies no years-held range. CDC source for Rhode Island.
The contact recorded by CDC for Rhode Island is RI Department of Health Center for Vital Records Simpson Hall 6 Harrington Rd Cranston, RI 02920. Its charge for the service described in the directory is $22.00 (copy in-person), $25.00 (copy mail in).
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | RI Department of Health Center for Vital Records Simpson Hall 6 Harrington Rd Cranston, RI 02920 | Uncollected. Official office |
| Service charge | $22.00 (copy in-person), $25.00 (copy mail in) | Uncollected. Official office |
| Years held or service coverage | The CDC entry does not state years held. | Uncollected. Official office |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Uncollected. Official office |
Getting a marriage license in Rhode Island
Contact the Rhode Island official office for current license instructions that remain unverified on this page.
Searching Rhode Island marriage records
Marriage-record search availability is unverified here as of 2026-11-11. Ask the Rhode Island official records office for its current options.
Common-law marriage and community property
| Source scope | State entry |
|---|---|
| SSA common-law digest | Recognized. In addition, where parties contracted a bigamous, ceremonial marriage, a valid common-law marriage arises from the parties' cohabitation as husband and wife, after removal of the impediment. SSA GN 00305.075. Digest effective 2023-05-30, checked 2026-11-11 |
| IRS community-property list | Outside the listed community-property states IRS 555, checked 2026-11-11 |
Under the SSA digest effective 2023-05-30, Rhode Island has this common-law entry. Recognized. In addition, where parties contracted a bigamous, ceremonial marriage, a valid common-law marriage arises from the parties' cohabitation as husband and wife, after removal of the impediment. Its scope is the agency's benefit decisions. The property status for Rhode Island follows IRS Publication 555, which addresses married taxpayers' domicile and federal taxation.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 32.2 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 30.9 | 28.8 |
The 2024 CDC table puts Rhode Island at 6.0 marriages per 1,000 residents, below the national 6.3. The numerator follows marriages performed in Rhode Island, including visiting couples.
For 2024, Rhode Island's published divorce rate of 2.3 per 1,000 residents is equal to the reporting-area 2.3.
The Rhode Island first-marriage age estimates in ACS 2024 are 32.2 for men and 30.9 for women. The corresponding Rhode Island margins of error are 2.2 and 1.0 years, with 1.3 years between the two medians.
The Rhode Island medians rank fourth for men and second for women among states and DC, from oldest to youngest. Its male median is above the US 30.8, with the Rhode Island female median above the nationwide 28.8.
Rhode Island and Las Vegas
The 2025 Las Vegas mailing-address total for Rhode Island was 67 licenses. The Rhode Island rank among states and DC was 49th. Follow the Las Vegas data for the available trend and the county-source definitions.
The recent Las Vegas total for Rhode Island mailing addresses is 382 over 2021 to 2025, a 0.10% countywide share. The Rhode Island annual history reaches its maximum of 135 in 2007. Other Rhode Island checkpoints are 57 in 2019 and 73 in 2024, before the latest 67.
Rhode Island has a latest-year Las Vegas change of 8.22% as the count fell from 2024. Its current volume is 17.54% above 2019 and 50.37% below the annual maximum for Rhode Island.
The Las Vegas history for Rhode Island shows 135 licenses in 2007, 117 licenses in 2008, 124 licenses in 2009, 117 licenses in 2010, 118 licenses in 2011, 91 licenses in 2012, 84 licenses in 2013, 86 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for Rhode Island shows 56 licenses in 2015, 73 licenses in 2016, 68 licenses in 2017, 72 licenses in 2018, 57 licenses in 2019, 46 licenses in 2020, 67 licenses in 2021, 91 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for Rhode Island shows 84 licenses in 2023, 73 licenses in 2024, 67 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
For Rhode Island couples with Clark County licenses, the Nevada ordering guide covers the $20 certified certificate and the officiant's 10-calendar-day filing deadline. It links the Clerk's mailed, in-person and online instructions for purchasing the filed record.