186 Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Issued In Morris In First Year of Legalization

Oct. 21 marked one full year since New Jersey legalized same-sex marriage after decades-long court battles.

In the first full year, more than 3,700 marriage licenses have been issued to same-sex couples in the Garden State, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. The organization broke down the data by county with information from the Department of Health.

According to the data, which can be seen here, Monmouth County issued the most licenses in the first full year, with approximately 406. Salem County in the southwestern part of the state had the least, with 13.

Morris County came in with the 10th most out of 21 counties, issuing 186 same-sex marriage licenses between Oct. 21, 2013 and the end of September, 2014, the report said. Eighty-two of those came in the last 10 weeks of 2013, with another 104 filling out the first nine months of this year.

Check out the interactive map here.