How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in Tennessee
Older records are held by Tennessee Library and Archives. CDC requires a photocopy of government-issued identification bearing the requestor's signature and names Tennessee Vital Records as payee for a personal check or money order. CDC source for Tennessee.
For the Tennessee marriage record service, CDC identifies Tennessee Vital Records 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243. Its listed charge is $15.00.
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Tennessee Vital Records 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 | Uncollected. Official office |
| Service charge | $15.00 | Uncollected. Official office |
| Years held or service coverage | Vital Records Office keeps marriage records for 50 years. Older records are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives . | Uncollected. Official office |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Uncollected. Official office |
Getting a marriage license in Tennessee
For marriage license requirements that remain unverified here, consult the Tennessee official office.
Searching Tennessee marriage records
For marriage-record searches, consult the Tennessee official records office. Public-search availability was unverified at the 2026-11-11 check.
Common-law marriage and community property
| Source scope | State entry |
|---|---|
| SSA common-law digest | Not Recognized. See the SSA state entry for its full conditions. 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 |
Tennessee has this entry in SSA's state-law digest, effective 2023-05-30. Not Recognized. See the SSA state entry for its full conditions. Those conditions belong to the benefit-program guidance. The Tennessee community-property classification follows the domicile-based federal-tax discussion in IRS Publication 555.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 7.6 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 28.7 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 27.1 | 28.8 |
Tennessee recorded 7.6 marriages per 1,000 residents in 2024. Its rate is above the nationwide 6.3 and uses marriages performed in Tennessee, including those of visiting couples.
The Tennessee divorce entry is 2.7 per 1,000 residents for 2024, above the reporting-jurisdiction rate of 2.3.
Tennessee's median first-marriage age is 28.7 for men and 27.1 for women in ACS 2024. Its margins of error are 0.6 years for men and 0.4 for women, while the Tennessee male-female median gap is 1.6 years.
Ordering state and DC first-marriage medians oldest first puts Tennessee 40th for men and 35th for women. The Tennessee male estimate is below the national 30.8, and its female estimate is below the US 28.8.
Tennessee and Las Vegas
Tennessee supplied 523 Las Vegas licenses by mailing address in 2025, the 25th state or DC total. The corresponding Las Vegas page has the available annual history. The county method page gives the reporting limits.
Tennessee accounted for 0.79% of Las Vegas licenses in the 2021 to 2025 files, with 2,977 licenses by mailing address. The Tennessee annual peak is 669 in 2021. The Tennessee checkpoints are 2019 with 489, 2024 with 602, and 2025 with 523.
For Tennessee, the latest Las Vegas figure fell 13.12% from 2024. Compared with 2019, Tennessee is 6.95% above, and its latest total sits 21.82% below its annual peak.
Licenses carrying Tennessee mailing addresses totaled 606 licenses in 2007, 501 licenses in 2008, 462 licenses in 2009, 518 licenses in 2010, 498 licenses in 2011, 442 licenses in 2012, 365 licenses in 2013, 407 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
Licenses carrying Tennessee mailing addresses totaled 377 licenses in 2015, 414 licenses in 2016, 462 licenses in 2017, 454 licenses in 2018, 489 licenses in 2019, 416 licenses in 2020, 669 licenses in 2021, 601 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
Licenses carrying Tennessee mailing addresses totaled 582 licenses in 2023, 602 licenses in 2024, 523 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
After a Clark County ceremony, Tennessee couples can use the Nevada proof-of-marriage guide, which links online, mail and counter orders. The officiant must file within 10 calendar days, after which the certified certificate costs $20.