Table 1. Estimated Median Age at First Marriage , 4 -Year Average: 2000-2003.           Area Men Women United States 26.7 25.1 Alabama               25.5 23.8 Alaska                25.7 22.8 Arizona               26.1 24.5 Arkansas              25 22.8 California            27.2 25.2 Colorado              26.4 24.4 Connecticut           28.9 26.4 Delaware              27 25.5 District of Columbia  30.1 29.9 Florida               27.1 25.2 Georgia               26.3 24.4 Hawaii                27.8 25.7 Idaho                 24.6 22.8 Illinois              27 25.5 Indiana               26.1 24.4 Iowa                  25.9 24.5 Kansas                25.5 24.4 Kentucky              25.3 22.8 Louisiana             26 24.8 Maine                 26.6 25.6 Maryland              27.1 25.8 Massachusetts         29.1 27.4 Michigan              27.1 25.6 Minnesota             26.6 25.2 Mississippi           25.8 24.8 Missouri              25.8 24.7 Montana               26.2 24.5 Nebraska              26 24.4 Nevada                26.3 23.7 New Hampshire         27.2 25.7 New Jersey            28.6 26.4 New Mexico            25.9 24.4 New York              28.9 27 North Carolina        25.8 24.5 North Dakota          26.9 25 Ohio                  26.6 25.2 Oklahoma              24.9 22.7 Oregon                26.6 24.6 Pennsylvania          27.6 25.9 Rhode Island          27.6 26.7 South Carolina        26.4 25.2 South Dakota          25.8 24.3 Tennessee             25.7 24 Texas                 25.7 23.5 Utah                  23.9 21.9 Vermont               27.8 25.9 Virginia              27 25 Washington            26.5 24.9 West Virginia         25.9 23.9 Wisconsin             26.9 25.5 Wyoming               25.7 23.3       Note: For the median age estimates shown in this table, 0.1 years provides the margin of error for each median age at the 90-percen confidence interval. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2002-2003, Census Supplementary Survey 2000-2001.