Best and Worst States for Marriage

The median age for men to get married for the first timeis 30.2, up from 26.8 at the turn of the century. For women, that age has risen from 25.1 in 2000 to 28.4 today.

After hitting an historic low during the pandemic, love is making a comeback in America with nearly 2.1 million weddings in 2022. Indeed, the marriage rate grew to 6.2 marriages per 1,000 Americans – the highest total since 2018, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.