Marriage License Fees by State
Fees for marriage licenses range from a low of $10 to as much as $115. The cost varies based on county, city or municipality, residential status, and in some cases, completion of a pre-marital counseling or education course. A few states, have standard, statewide fees.
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U.S. Marriage License Application Fees
Fees for marriage licenses range from a low of $10 to as much as $115. The cost varies based on county, city or municipality, residential status, and in some cases, completion of a pre-marital counseling or education course. A few states, have standard, statewide fees.
NOTE: The fees are subject to change without notice. Please visit your state listed below for the fee for obtaining a Marriage License application.
- Alabama: The fee for an Alabama marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Alaska: The fee for an Alaska marriage license is $60, and is required at the time of application.
- Arizona: The filing fee for an Alaska marriage license is $76, and is required at the time of application.
- Arkansas:The fee for an Arkansas marriage license is $60 (Sixty Dollars), and is required at the time of application.
- California: The fee for a California marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Colorado: The fee for a Colorado marriage license is $30 (Thirty Dollars), and is required at the time of application.
- Connecticut: The fee for a Connecticut marriage license is $30 (Thirty Dollars), and is required at the time of application.
- Delaware: The marriage license fee is $50 if at least one of the applicants is a Delaware resident. It is $100 if neither applicant is a Delaware resident.
- District of Columbia: The marriage license fee in Washington, DC is $45 in cash ($35 for application and $10 for the Certificate of marriage. ) The $35 application fee will be waived if the applicants’ original DC Domestic Partnership Certificate and is presented at the time of application).
- Florida: The fee for a marriage license is $93.50 and there is a three (3) day waiting period for Florida residents; there is no waiting period for non-residents.
- Georgia: The fee for a Georgia marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Hawaii: The marriage license fee is $60.00 (plus $5.00 portal administrative cost). The fee may be paid online or in-person at the time the application is submitted to a marriage license agent.
- Idaho: Idaho marriage license fee marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application. Most county Clerk/Recorders do not take checks or cards. (Some counties charge up to $20 more on Saturdays.)
- Illinois: The marriage license fee in Illinois varies by county and is required at the time of application. Please call ahead to verify whether or not you need cash.
- Indiana: The marriage license fee is $18 if one or both parties are Indiana residents and $60 for out-of-state residents. Some offices also charge an additional document fee of $2 (most counties require these fees to be paid in cash).
- Iowa: The fee for an Iowa marriage license is $35 (Thirty-Five Dollars), and is required at the time of application.
- Kansas: Kansas marriage license fee is $85.50 and you can only pay in cash.
- Kentucky: The fee for a Kentucky marriage license is $35.50 and is required at the time of application.
- Louisiana: The marriage license fee in Louisiana varies by parish and is required at the time of application.
- Maine: The fee for a Maine marriage license is $40 (Forty Dollars), and is required at the time of application.
- Maryland: The fee for a Maryland marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Massachusetts The fee for filing the Intention of Marriage in Massachusetts varies from city to town and is required at the time of application.
- Michigan: The marriage license fee is $20 for residents of Michigan. $30 for non-residents.
- Minnesota: The marriage license fee is $40 with Premarital Education completed. $115.00 without Premarital Education.
- Mississippi: The fee for a Mississippi marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Missouri: The fee for a Missouri marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Montana: he marriage license fee is $53 to get married in Montana.
- Nebraska: Nebraska marriage license fee is $15 and is required at the time of application.
- Nevada: The fee for a Nevada marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- New Hampshire: The fee for a New Hampshire marriage license is $50 (Fifty Dollars), and is required at the time of application.
- New Jersey: The fee for a New Jersey marriage license is $28 and is required at the time of application.
- New Mexico: New Mexico marriage license fee is Twenty-five dollars $25, payable at the time of application.
- New York: If you apply for a marriage license in New York City, the fee is $35. If you apply for a marriage license anywhere else in the state of New York, the fee is $40.
- North Carolina: The fee for a North Carolina marriage license fee is $60 and is required at the time of application.
- North Dakota: The marriage license fee in North Dakota is $65. Some counties may require cash only.
- Ohio: The fee for a Ohio marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Oklahoma: The marriage license fee in Oklahoma is $50 or $5 if premarital counseling completed.
- Oregon: The marriage license fee in Oregon is $60 and is required at the time of application.
- Pennsylvania: Marriage license fees vary from county to county. Please call the county Register of Wills in which you will be applying for their fees and other requirements.
- Rhode Island: The marriage license fee in Rhode Island is $24 and is required at the time of application.
- South Carolina: The fee for a South Carolina marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- South Dakota: The fee for a South Dakota marriage license is $40 and is required at the time of application.
- Tennessee: Tennessee marriage license fee varies by county. However, license applicants who have completed a premarital preparation course within a year prior to the date of application for the license are exempted from paying $60.00 of this fee.
- Texas: Texas marriage license fee varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Utah: The fee for a Utah marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Vermont: The fee for a Vermont marriage license is $45 and is required at the time of application.
- Virginia: The fee for a Virginia marriage license is $30 and is required at the time of application.
- Washington: The fee for a Washing State marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- West Virginia: The fee for a West Virginia marriage license is $56 and is required at the time of application.
- Wisconsin: The fee for a Wisconsin marriage license varies by county and is required at the time of application.
- Wyoming: The fee for a Wyoming marriage license is $30 and is required at the time of application.