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Table 1. Marriages by County of Occurrence and County of Residence¹, 2006
       Occurrence   Wife's Residence   Husband's Residence
County Number Rate2, 3 Number Rate2 Number Rate2
State Total 41,536 6.5 38,334 6.0 37,879 5.9
Adams 108 6.2 92 5.3 97 5.6
Asotin 101 4.8 62 2.9 60 2.8
Benton 978 6.1 881 5.5 856 5.3
Chelan 742 10.6 350 5.0 365 5.2
Clallam 449 6.6 361 5.3 365 5.4
Clark 2,281 5.7 2,054 5.1 1,963 4.9
Columbia 26 6.3 15 3.7 14 3.4
Cowlitz 671 6.9 535 5.5 529 5.5
Douglas 122 3.4 202 5.7 184 5.2
Ferry 42 5.6 32 4.3 35 4.7
Franklin 419 6.5 424 6.6 423 6.6
Garfield 15 6.3 13 5.4 14 5.8
Grant 443 5.5 442 5.5 416 5.2
Grays Harbor 568 8.1 411 5.8 417 5.9
Island 577 7.5 476 6.2 508 6.6
Jefferson 298 10.6 145 5.1 148 5.2
King 11,857 6.5 11,574 6.3 11,319 6.2
Kitsap 1,662 6.8 1,513 6.2 1,522 6.3
Kittitas 210 5.6 212 5.7 213 5.7
Klickitat 137 6.9 90 4.5 84 4.2
Lewis 538 7.4 490 6.7 486 6.7
Lincoln 53 5.2 43 4.2 44 4.3
Mason 400 7.5 336 6.3 317 6.0
Okanogan 306 7.7 195 4.9 204 5.1
Pacific 205 9.5 120 5.6 118 5.5
Pend Oreille 66 5.4 40 3.3 43 3.5
Pierce 5,735 7.4 5,315 6.9 5,472 7.1
San Juan 425 27.1 63 4.0 71 4.5
Skagit 931 8.2 722 6.4 708 6.3
Skamania 157 14.8 40 3.8 39 3.7
Snohomish 3,585 5.3 4,101 6.1 4,067 6.1
Spokane 2,393 5.4 2,238 5.0 2,178 4.9
Stevens 215 5.1 189 4.5 185 4.4
Thurston 1,605 6.9 1,545 6.7 1,495 6.5
Wahkiakum 39 10.0 23 5.9 23 5.9
Walla Walla 343 5.9 298 5.1 269 4.6
Whatcom 1,286 7.0 1,179 6.4 1,165 6.3
Whitman 151 3.5 182 4.3 181 4.2
Yakima 1,396 6.0 1,331 5.7 1,282 5.5
Tribal Authority 1 * * * * *
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Out of State * * 3,197 * 3,643 *
Unknown * * 5 * 14 *
1 Does not include marriages to Washington residents performed in other states or countries.
2 Rates per 1,000 population. 
3 Exceptionally high rates by county of occurrence may reflect unique local circumstances,  such as highly desirable locations for weddings.  See pages 5-6 for a discussion of occurrence rates.
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 01/2008.
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