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| Table 1. Marriages by County of Occurrence and County of Residence¹, 2008 | ||||||
| Occurrence | Wife's Residence | Husband's Residence | ||||
| County | Number | Rate2, 3 | Number | Rate2 | Number | Rate2 |
| State Total | 41,643 | 6.3 | 38,481 | 5.8 | 38,186 | 5.8 |
| Adams | 106 | 6.0 | 95 | 5.3 | 97 | 5.4 |
| Asotin | 88 | 4.1 | 55 | 2.6 | 57 | 2.7 |
| Benton | 1,100 | 6.6 | 976 | 5.9 | 961 | 5.8 |
| Chelan | 828 | 11.5 | 409 | 5.7 | 388 | 5.4 |
| Clallam | 433 | 6.3 | 352 | 5.1 | 351 | 5.1 |
| Clark | 2,246 | 5.3 | 2,051 | 4.8 | 1,957 | 4.6 |
| Columbia | 25 | 6.1 | 14 | 3.4 | 14 | 3.4 |
| Cowlitz | 703 | 7.1 | 616 | 6.2 | 614 | 6.2 |
| Douglas | 112 | 3.0 | 204 | 5.5 | 206 | 5.6 |
| Ferry | 33 | 4.3 | 29 | 3.8 | 30 | 3.9 |
| Franklin | 401 | 5.7 | 405 | 5.8 | 395 | 5.6 |
| Garfield | 14 | 6.1 | 7 | 3.0 | 8 | 3.5 |
| Grant | 463 | 5.5 | 463 | 5.5 | 461 | 5.4 |
| Grays Harbor | 569 | 8.0 | 421 | 5.9 | 423 | 6.0 |
| Island | 639 | 8.1 | 491 | 6.2 | 523 | 6.6 |
| Jefferson | 262 | 3.3 | 130 | 1.6 | 137 | 1.7 |
| King | 11,583 | 6.1 | 11,311 | 6.0 | 11,117 | 5.9 |
| Kitsap | 1,778 | 7.2 | 1,533 | 6.2 | 1,579 | 6.4 |
| Kittitas | 243 | 6.2 | 246 | 6.2 | 253 | 6.4 |
| Klickitat | 110 | 5.5 | 79 | 3.9 | 73 | 3.6 |
| Lewis | 549 | 7.3 | 466 | 6.2 | 468 | 6.3 |
| Lincoln | 47 | 4.5 | 49 | 4.7 | 41 | 3.9 |
| Mason | 392 | 7.0 | 306 | 5.4 | 304 | 5.4 |
| Okanogan | 301 | 7.5 | 212 | 5.3 | 203 | 5.1 |
| Pacific | 194 | 8.9 | 90 | 4.1 | 89 | 4.1 |
| Pend Oreille | 79 | 6.2 | 40 | 3.1 | 44 | 3.4 |
| Pierce | 5,844 | 7.3 | 5,428 | 6.7 | 5,615 | 7.0 |
| San Juan | 361 | 22.4 | 54 | 3.4 | 59 | 3.7 |
| Skagit | 932 | 7.9 | 720 | 6.1 | 717 | 6.1 |
| Skamania | 174 | 16.3 | 32 | 3.0 | 29 | 2.7 |
| Snohomish | 3,628 | 5.2 | 4,180 | 6.0 | 4,115 | 5.9 |
| Spokane | 2,362 | 5.1 | 2,254 | 4.9 | 2,191 | 4.8 |
| Stevens | 208 | 4.8 | 162 | 3.7 | 158 | 3.6 |
| Thurston | 1,628 | 6.6 | 1,639 | 6.7 | 1,593 | 6.5 |
| Wahkiakum | 38 | 9.3 | 15 | 3.7 | 13 | 3.2 |
| Walla Walla | 357 | 6.1 | 300 | 5.1 | 294 | 5.0 |
| Whatcom | 1,307 | 6.8 | 1,206 | 6.3 | 1,191 | 6.2 |
| Whitman | 144 | 3.3 | 166 | 3.9 | 168 | 3.9 |
| Yakima | 1,360 | 5.8 | 1,275 | 5.4 | 1,250 | 5.3 |
| Tribal Authority | 2 | * | * | * | * | * |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Out of State | * | * | 3,162 | * | 3,457 | * |
| Unknown | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| Source: Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 10/2009. | ||||||
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