Marriage and Civil Union Statistics

Marriage Statistics

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These are the monthly totals for marriage licenses issued in Denver. Italicized numbers represent the busiest month each year.

Note: since May of 2021, civil union statistics are included in marriage statistics.

Months and years of marriage license statistics
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Totals
 2022 415  413 531                    
2021 185 218 262 350 607 760 1,128  1,121  1,211  907 594  520 7,953
2020 493 553 280 366 453 570 378 441 490 760 506 284 5,574
2019 449 450 504 613 836 865 966 1069 1024 789 519 608 8,692
2018 416 535 514 567 837 912 929 1123 880 834 532 589 8,668
2017 504 605 557 491 751 895 849 985 955 751 529 534 8,406
2016 366 469 471 534 686 865 856 980 970 668 547 612 8,024
2015 379 405 460 513 694 848 837 895 791 577 438 502 7,339
2014 430 532 389 488 650 689 833 783 703 660 419 550 7,126
2013 275 320 362 391 562 594 646 729 637 409 400 387 5,712
2012 246 341 335 381 524 620 618 723 594 430 321 340 5,473
2011 269 300 385 370 498 676 586 691 583 399 328 330 5,415
2010 255 292 353 348 377 613 617 590 553 433 282 325 5,038
2009 264 291 314 362 457 572 550 573 551 345 266 323 4,868
2008 234 342 289 356 474 563 551 500 560 409 248 339 4,865
2007 278 276 300 343 437 599 557 609 442 381 269 283 4,774
2006 244 285 368 320 470 594 535 606 462 360 284 273 4,801
2005 248 265 376 346 465 506 492 565 480 330 276 305 4,654
2004 292 258 350 331 408 571 522 560 506 331 306 326 4,761

 

Civil Union Statistics

These are the monthly totals for civil union licenses issued in Denver. Civil unions in Colorado began May 1, 2013. 

Note: starting in May of 2021, civil union statistics are included in marriage statistics.

Months and years for civil union statistics
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Totals
2021  0  2 2  3                  
2020 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 8
2019 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 13
2018 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 12
2017 2 3 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 23
2016 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 2 4 3 1 22
2015 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 5 0 2 2 19
2014 24 30 22 22 27 38 21 19 15 2 2 1 223
2013 - - - - 327 119 77 65 42 42 53 36 761

 

Additional Resources

  • Marriage license applications (not the marriage license/certificate itself) from 1902 through 2003 may be researched through the Denver Public Library.
  • Marriage records older than 1902 may be obtained from the Colorado Office of Vital Statistics. That office also maintains birth, divorce and death records.
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