What North Carolina counties have the highest marriage rates?

DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — Do you do?

In North Carolina, they do!

There have been 64,832 marriages in North Carolina in 2019, based on knowledge from the state’s division of well being and human companies. That comes all the way down to a charge of 6.2 marriages per 1,000 individuals. There have been about 32,862 divorces throughout that very same time.

The nationwide marriage charge is 5.1 marriages per 1,000 individuals every year, based on the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.

Able to tie the knot? You’ll want to go to your county’s register of deeds for a license, though you would possibly have the ability to apply for one on-line, relying on the place you reside. The license prices $60, and is out there for as much as 60 days afterward.

Listed here are the counties with the bottom marriage charges in North Carolina, per 1,000 individuals:

93 (tie). Anson, Particular person, Union – 3.7

94. Caswell – 3.6

96 (tie). Jones and Washington – 3.5

97. Hyde – 3.4

98. Bertie – 3.3

100 (tie). Greene and Northampton – 2.2

Listed here are the counties with the very best marriage charges in North Carolina, per 1,000 individuals:

10 (tie). Cherokee and Haywood – 8.2

8. Graham – 8.3

7. Macon – 9

6. Swain – 9.1

5. Cumberland – 9.7

4. Buncombe – 10.5

3. Onslow – 12.2

2. Currituck – 15.2

1. Dare – 23.6