How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in Wyoming
CDC says marriage records become public after 50 years. It requires a legible copy of current state-issued ID or a passport bearing the applicant's signature. Payment can be a money order or a personalized check showing the signer's current name and address. CDC source for Wyoming.
The contact recorded by CDC for Wyoming is Vital Statistics Services Hathaway Building, 1st Floor 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002. Its charge for the service described in the directory is $25.00. (County) Varies.
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Vital Statistics Services Hathaway Building, 1st Floor 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 | Uncollected. Official office |
| Service charge | $25.00. (County) Varies | Uncollected. Official office |
| Years held or service coverage | State office has records since 1941. After 50 years marriage records are open to the public. | Uncollected. Official office |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Uncollected. Official office |
Getting a marriage license in Wyoming
Official Wyoming issuing office information gives Wyoming county clerk. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
Official Wyoming issued-license validity information gives One year from issuance. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
For current information about the unverified fee and waiting period, contact the Wyoming official office.
Searching Wyoming marriage records
Marriage-record search availability is unverified here as of 2026-11-11. Ask the Wyoming official records office for its current options.
Common-law marriage and community property
| Source scope | State entry |
|---|---|
| SSA common-law digest | Not recognized. However, Wyoming recognizes common-law marriages validly entered into in other states or nations. 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, Wyoming has this common-law entry. Not recognized. However, Wyoming recognizes common-law marriages validly entered into in other states or nations. Its scope is the agency's benefit decisions. The property status for Wyoming follows IRS Publication 555, which addresses married taxpayers' domicile and federal taxation.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 7.6 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 28.7 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 25.9 | 28.8 |
The 2024 CDC table puts Wyoming at 7.6 marriages per 1,000 residents, above the national 6.3. The numerator follows marriages performed in Wyoming, including visiting couples.
For 2024, Wyoming's published divorce rate of 3.2 per 1,000 residents is above the reporting-area 2.3.
The Wyoming first-marriage age estimates in ACS 2024 are 28.7 for men and 25.9 for women. The corresponding Wyoming margins of error are 1.2 and 0.9 years, with 2.8 years between the two medians.
The Wyoming medians rank 40th for men and 47th for women among states and DC, from oldest to youngest. Its male median is below the US 30.8, with the Wyoming female median below the nationwide 28.8.
Wyoming and Las Vegas
The 2025 Las Vegas mailing-address total for Wyoming was 118 licenses. The Wyoming rank among states and DC was 43rd. Follow the Las Vegas data for the available trend and the county-source definitions.
The recent Las Vegas total for Wyoming mailing addresses is 632 over 2021 to 2025, a 0.17% countywide share. The Wyoming annual history reaches its maximum of 322 in 2007. Other Wyoming checkpoints are 165 in 2019 and 133 in 2024, before the latest 118.
Wyoming has a latest-year Las Vegas change of 11.28% as the count fell from 2024. Its current volume is 28.48% below 2019 and 63.35% below the annual maximum for Wyoming.
The Las Vegas history for Wyoming shows 322 licenses in 2007, 285 licenses in 2008, 301 licenses in 2009, 268 licenses in 2010, 277 licenses in 2011, 253 licenses in 2012, 198 licenses in 2013, 215 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for Wyoming shows 221 licenses in 2015, 178 licenses in 2016, 160 licenses in 2017, 161 licenses in 2018, 165 licenses in 2019, 82 licenses in 2020, 130 licenses in 2021, 130 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for Wyoming shows 121 licenses in 2023, 133 licenses in 2024, 118 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
For Wyoming 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.