This statistic contains data on the age of women in the United States when they get married for the first time. In 2009, 6.94 percent of American women that got married for the first time were under 20.
Age of women at their first wedding in the United States in 1970, 1988 and 2009
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US Census Bureau. (August 31, 2011). Age of women at their first wedding in the United States in 1970, 1988 and 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/200829/age-of-women-in-the-united-states-at-their-first-wedding/
US Census Bureau. "Age of women at their first wedding in the United States in 1970, 1988 and 2009." Chart. August 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200829/age-of-women-in-the-united-states-at-their-first-wedding/
US Census Bureau. (2011). Age of women at their first wedding in the United States in 1970, 1988 and 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200829/age-of-women-in-the-united-states-at-their-first-wedding/
US Census Bureau. "Age of Women at Their First Wedding in The United States in 1970, 1988 and 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200829/age-of-women-in-the-united-states-at-their-first-wedding/
US Census Bureau, Age of women at their first wedding in the United States in 1970, 1988 and 2009 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200829/age-of-women-in-the-united-states-at-their-first-wedding/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Age of women at their first wedding in the United States in 1970, 1988 and 2009 [Graph], US Census Bureau, August 31, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/200829/age-of-women-in-the-united-states-at-their-first-wedding/