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States that allow  cousin marriages States that prohibit  cousin marriages Alabama Arkansas Alaska Delaware Arizona *E1 Idaho California Iowa Colorado Kansas Connecticut Kentucky ¹ Florida Louisiana Georgia Michigan Hawaii Minnesota ² Illinois *E1 Mississippi Indiana *E1 ¹ Missouri Maine *E3 Montana Maryland Nebraska Massachusetts Nevada ¹ New Jersey New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota New York Ohio ¹ North Carolina *E2 Oklahoma Rhode Island Oregon South Carolina Pennsylvania Tennessee South Dakota Texas Washington ¹ Utah *E1 West Virginia Vermont Wyoming Virginia   Wisconsin *E1 ¹

 
 
 

 ¹ Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Ohio, Washington and Wisconsin currently prohibit marriage between first cousins once removed.

² Exemption : some marriages are permitted by the established customs of aboriginal culture - see state law

For more information, you should consult the book, "Forbidden Relatives" -- it has more detailed information on each state. Also you should post your question on the message board.

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