Youngest Marriage Age Allowed in the United States
Feb 12, 2023
The marriage age in the U.S. is the minimum age at which a person can marry in the U.S. as a right or with parental permission or other authorization.
The minimum marriage age in the U.S. is set by each state, either by statute or where the common law applies. The prevailing marriage age (lacking authorization for an abnormality) is 18 years in all U.S. states except Nebraska, where the general marriage age is 19, and Mississippi, where the prevalent marriage age is 21. The general marriage age is typically the age of majority, though, in Alabama, the predominant marriage age is 18 while the age of majority is 19.
