The Average Age of Marriage by State (Must Read)

According to studies, marriage as a whole has been declining over the past 50 years. For instance, in 1960, roughly 15 percent of adults over 18 years of age were never married. Since then, the percent has climbed to 28 percent. In the meantime, the median age for first marriages has also climbed with the median age in 1960 being 20.8 years (women) and 22.8 years (men) to 26.5 years (women) and 28.7 years (men). Additionally, the trend for millennials seems to be shifting where average marriage age goes well into the 30s.

There are also variances in marital age by state. New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey have the highest median ages for first marriages, while Utah, Idaho, Arkansas, and Oklahoma are among the lowest median ages.
According to recent studies, the following reflects the median ages by U.S. state and gender:

State	Women	Men
Alabama	25.8	27.4
Alaska	25.0	27.4
Arkansas	24.8	26.3
Arizona	26.2	28.1
California	27.3	29.5
Colorado	26.1	28.0
Delaware	26.9	29.0
Florida	27.2	29.4
Georgia	26.3	28.3
Hawaii	26.7	28.6
Idaho	24.0	25.8
Illinois	27.5	29.3
Indiana	26.1	27.4
Iowa	25.8	27.4
Kansas	25.5	27.0
Kentucky	25.4	27.1
Louisiana	26.6	28.2
Maine	26.8	28.6
Maryland	27.7	29.5
Massachusetts	28.8	30.1
Michigan	26.9	28.9
Minnesota	26.6	28.5
Mississippi	26.0	27.5
Missouri	26.1	27.6
Montana	25.7	28.5
Nebraska	25.7	27.2
Nevada	26.2	28.1
New Hampshire	26.8	29.3
New Jersey	28.1	30.1
New Mexico	26.1	28.1
New York	28.8	30.3
North Carolina	26.3	27.9
North Dakota	25.9	27.5
Ohio	26.6	28.4
Oklahoma	24.8	26.3
Oregon	26.4	28.5
Pennsylvania	27.6	29.3
Rhode Island	28.2	30.0
South Carolina	26.7	28.2
South Dakota	25.5	27.0
Tennessee	25.7	27.3
Texas	25.7	27.5
Utah	23.5	25.6
Vermont	28.8	29.3
Virginia	26.7	28.6
Washington	26.0	27.9
Washington DC	29.8	30.6
West Virginia	27.3	25.7
Wisconsin	26.6	28.4
Wyoming	24.5	26.8