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2000 Census information on Gay and Lesbian Couples, by the gayest counties

This is the breakdown of Census table PCT14 by counties. FINAL RESULTS.

If you want to see a list of counties for a specific state, click on the state name above. 50% of all same-sex couples live in just 91 counties. Conversely, 50% of the total U.S. population lives in 153 counties. 21 counties (out of 3,140), reported no same-sex couples. The population of these counties is 33,944.

Counties by largest percentage of same-sex couples
County Total couples Married couples Unmarried couples Same-sex couples % Same-sex couples Male couples % Male couples Female couples % Female couples
San Francisco, CA 128,873 104,310 24,563 8,902 6.91% 6,549 5.08% 2,353 1.83%
New York, NY 227,693 186,023 41,670 9,886 4.34% 7,168 3.15% 2,718 1.19%
Suffolk, MA 98,664 81,651 17,013 3,505 3.55% 2,167 2.20% 1,338 1.36%
Arlington, VA 34,933 30,522 4,411 1,095 3.13% 808 2.31% 287 0.82%
DeKalb, GA 115,400 99,987 15,413 3,431 2.97% 1,882 1.63% 1,549 1.34%
Denver, CO 98,753 83,016 15,737 2,916 2.95% 1,698 1.72% 1,218 1.23%
Alexandria city, VA 23,471 19,905 3,566 687 2.93% 462 1.97% 225 0.96%
Monroe, FL 19,479 16,416 3,063 558 2.86% 390 2.00% 168 0.86%
Hampshire, MA 30,497 26,566 3,931 855 2.80% 133 0.44% 722 2.37%
St. Louis city, MO 48,361 38,470 9,891 1,297 2.68% 748 1.55% 549 1.14%
Orleans Parish, LA 69,371 58,013 11,358 1,768 2.55% 1,069 1.54% 699 1.01%
Fulton, GA 137,798 119,714 18,084 3,481 2.53% 2,395 1.74% 1,086 0.79%
Multnomah, OR 132,646 111,400 21,246 3,263 2.46% 1,463 1.10% 1,800 1.36%
Baltimore city, MD 87,037 68,771 18,266 2,118 2.43% 1,057 1.21% 1,061 1.22%
Richmond city, VA 28,134 22,898 5,236 647 2.30% 370 1.32% 277 0.98%
Santa Fe, NM 27,858 23,900 3,958 619 2.22% 266 0.95% 353 1.27%
Tompkins, NY 17,559 15,014 2,545 384 2.19% 112 0.64% 272 1.55%
Sonoma, CA 98,900 86,712 12,188 2,125 2.15% 886 0.90% 1,239 1.25%
Alameda, CA 278,263 245,766 32,497 5,884 2.11% 2,604 0.94% 3,280 1.18%
Franklin, MA 16,398 14,119 2,279 341 2.08% 88 0.54% 253 1.54%
Counties by highest number of same-sex couples
County Total couples Married couples Unmarried couples Same-sex couples % Same-sex couples Male couples % Male couples Female couples % Female couples
Los Angeles, CA 1,677,219 1,491,327 185,892 25,173 1.50% 14,468 0.86% 10,705 0.64%
Cook, IL 966,699 868,244 98,455 13,271 1.37% 7,575 0.78% 5,696 0.59%
New York, NY 227,693 186,023 41,670 9,886 4.34% 7,168 3.15% 2,718 1.19%
San Francisco, CA 128,873 104,310 24,563 8,902 6.91% 6,549 5.08% 2,353 1.83%
Harris, TX 667,683 609,446 58,237 8,612 1.29% 4,608 0.69% 4,004 0.60%
King, WA 375,330 329,768 45,562 7,751 2.07% 4,089 1.09% 3,662 0.98%
San Diego, CA 562,422 503,876 58,546 7,645 1.36% 4,311 0.77% 3,334 0.59%
Maricopa, AZ 656,718 584,928 71,790 7,627 1.16% 4,124 0.63% 3,503 0.53%
Dallas, TX 419,170 378,411 40,759 7,067 1.69% 4,293 1.02% 2,774 0.66%
Kings, NY 384,123 339,957 44,166 6,998 1.82% 3,361 0.87% 3,637 0.95%
Broward, FL 343,383 301,745 41,638 5,970 1.74% 3,775 1.10% 2,195 0.64%
Miami-Dade, FL 415,638 370,898 44,740 5,889 1.42% 3,471 0.84% 2,418 0.58%
Alameda, CA 278,263 245,766 32,497 5,884 2.11% 2,604 0.94% 3,280 1.18%
Orange, CA 569,322 522,514 46,808 5,524 0.97% 2,901 0.51% 2,623 0.46%
Queens, NY 400,380 366,876 33,504 5,180 1.29% 2,732 0.68% 2,448 0.61%