Most unmarried Americans would like to be married. According to a Pew Study, 61 percent of respondents (both men and women) said they’d like to be married. But marriage rates in America are at an all-time low. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that only 51 percent of adults ages 18 and older were married in 2011. By contrast, in 1960, when the average age of marriage was at an all-time high, 72 percent of all adults had tied the know.
A 2013 study found that the average age of marriage for women was 27 and 29 for men. But in individual states, the data varies considerably. For example, Utah has both the lowest average marriage age for women and men at 23.8 and 25.9, respectively. The District of Columbia wins for the oldest women at 30.2, but New York has the oldest men at 30.6.
Wondering how you stack up against? Here’s a breakdown of the average age of marriage by each state and gender from the five years between 2010-2015.
Average age of marriage by state
Alabama
Women: 26.1
Men: 27.8
Alaska
Women: 25.5
Men: 28.2
Arizona
Women: 26.7
Men: 28.7
Arkansas
Women: 25.1
Men: 26.7
California
Women: 27.9
Men: 29.9
Colorado
Women: 26.5
Men: 28.6
Connecticut
Women: 28.7
Men: 30.4
Delaware
Women: 28
Men: 29.7
District of Columbia
Women: 30.2
Men: 30.3
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Florida
Women: 27.8
Men: 29.9
Georgia
Women: 26.8
Men: 28.7
Hawaii
Women: 26.7
Men: 28.3
Idaho
Women: 24.7
Men: 26.2
Illinois
Women: 27.9
Men: 29.7
Indiana
Women: 26.4
Men: 28
Iowa
Women: 25.9
Men: 27.8
Kansas
Women: 25.7
Men: 27.3
Kentucky
Women: 25.7
Men: 27.4
Louisiana
Women: 27.3
Men: 28.9
Maine
Women: 27.3
Men: 29.2
Maryland
Women: 28.1
Men: 29.9
Massachusetts
Women: 29.3
Men: 30.5
Michigan
Women: 27.3
Men: 29.4
Minnesota
Women: 26.9
Men: 28.9
Mississippi
Women: 26.3
Men: 28
Missouri
Women: 26.5
Men: 28
Montana
Women: 26
Men: 28.4
Nebraska
Women: 26
Men: 27.5
Nevada
Women: 26.6
Men: 28.8
New Hampshire
Women: 27.2
Men: 29.5
New Jersey
Women: 28.6
Men: 30.4
New Mexico
Women: 26.8
Men: 28.5
New York
Women: 29.1
Men: 30.6
North Carolina
Women: 26.6
Men: 28.5
North Dakota
Women: 26
Men: 27.5
Ohio
Women: 26.9
Men: 28.9
Oklahoma
Women: 25.2
Men: 26.8
Oregon
Women: 27.1
Men: 29
Pennsylvania
Women: 28
Men: 29.7
Puerto Rico
Women: 28.4
Men: 30
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Rhode Island
Women: 29
Men: 30.5
South Carolina
Women: 27.3
Men: 28.8
South Dakota
Women: 25.8
Men: 27.8
Tennessee
Women: 26.1
Men: 27.8
Texas
Women: 26.1
Men: 27.8
Utah
Women: 23.8
Men: 25.9
Vermont
Women: 27.8
Men: 30.2
Virginia
Women: 26.3
Men: 29.0
Washington
Women: 26.4
Men: 28.5
West Virginia
Women: 26
Men: 27.9
Wisconsin
Women: 27
Men: 29
Wyoming
Women: 25.2
Men: 26.8
Editor’s note: This article is regularly updated for relevance.
