Index--->USA--->--->By MSA

2000 Census information on Gay and Lesbian Couples, by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) This is the breakdown of Census table PCT14 by Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Updated on 8/22/01.FINAL RESULTS.
 Census standards define an MSA as:

As of the June 30, 1999 OMB announcement, there were 258 MSAs in the U.S.

Top Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) by percentage of same-sex couples.
Metropolitan Statistical Area Total couples Married couples Unmarried couples Same-sex couples % Same-sex couples Male couples % Male couples Female couples % Female couples
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 1,414,216 1,259,166 155,050 28,886 2.04% 15,853 1.12% 13,033 0.92%
Santa Fe, NM 32,774 28,603 4,171 640 1.95% 274 0.84% 366 1.12%
Portland, ME 56,424 49,265 7,159 904 1.60% 384 0.68% 520 0.92%
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 759,021 672,643 86,378 11,859 1.56% 7,246 0.95% 4,613 0.61%
Bloomington, IN 22,299 19,584 2,715 345 1.55% 154 0.69% 191 0.86%
Austin--San Marcos, TX 254,366 227,714 26,652 3,902 1.53% 1,903 0.75% 1,999 0.79%
Madison, WI 92,957 81,649 11,308 1,382 1.49% 527 0.57% 855 0.92%
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 791,044 703,874 87,170 11,620 1.47% 5,692 0.72% 5,928 0.75%
Burlington, VT 38,095 33,163 4,932 552 1.45% 201 0.53% 351 0.92%
Springfield, MA 117,359 102,799 14,560 1,695 1.44% 523 0.45% 1,172 1.00%
Albuquerque, NM 151,315 132,635 18,680 2,174 1.44% 874 0.58% 1,300 0.86%
Gainesville, FL 39,145 33,967 5,178 562 1.44% 247 0.63% 315 0.80%
Iowa City, IA 21,947 19,335 2,612 312 1.42% 111 0.51% 201 0.92%
Atlanta, GA 849,509 772,992 76,517 11,871 1.40% 6,693 0.79% 5,178 0.61%
New Orleans, LA 253,895 225,942 27,953 3,499 1.38% 1,803 0.71% 1,696 0.67%
Top Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) by percentage of same-sex couples, over 1500 couples.
Metropolitan Statistical Area Total couples Married couples Unmarried couples Same-sex couples % Same-sex couples Male couples % Male couples Female couples % Female couples
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 1,414,216 1,259,166 155,050 28,886 2.04% 15,853 1.12% 13,033 0.92%
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 759,021 672,643 86,378 11,859 1.56% 7,246 0.95% 4,613 0.61%
Austin--San Marcos, TX 254,366 227,714 26,652 3,902 1.53% 1,903 0.75% 1,999 0.79%
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 791,044 703,874 87,170 11,620 1.47% 5,692 0.72% 5,928 0.75%
Springfield, MA 117,359 102,799 14,560 1,695 1.44% 523 0.45% 1,172 1.00%
Albuquerque, NM 151,315 132,635 18,680 2,174 1.44% 874 0.58% 1,300 0.86%
Atlanta, GA 849,509 772,992 76,517 11,871 1.40% 6,693 0.79% 5,178 0.61%
New Orleans, LA 253,895 225,942 27,953 3,499 1.38% 1,803 0.71% 1,696 0.67%
San Diego, CA 562,422 503,876 58,546 7,645 1.36% 4,311 0.77% 3,334 0.59%
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 3,047,459 2,739,128 308,331 39,209 1.29% 21,910 0.72% 17,299 0.57%
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 501,722 445,936 55,786 6,417 1.28% 2,834 0.56% 3,583 0.71%
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 4,118,921 3,749,890 369,031 52,666 1.28% 28,191 0.68% 24,475 0.59%
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 371,863 329,562 42,301 4,753 1.28% 2,106 0.57% 2,647 0.71%
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 558,369 500,900 57,469 7,121 1.28% 3,419 0.61% 3,702 0.66%
Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 1,565,048 1,411,225 153,823 19,739 1.26% 10,780 0.69% 8,959 0.57%
Top Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) by highest number of same-sex couples
Metropolitan Statistical Area Total couples Married couples Unmarried couples Same-sex couples % Same-sex couples Male couples % Male couples Female couples % Female couples
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 4,118,921 3,749,890 369,031 52,666 1.28% 28,191 0.68% 24,475 0.59%
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 3,047,459 2,739,128 308,331 39,209 1.29% 21,910 0.72% 17,299 0.57%
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 1,414,216 1,259,166 155,050 28,886 2.04% 15,853 1.12% 13,033 0.92%
Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 1,565,048 1,411,225 153,823 19,739 1.26% 10,780 0.69% 8,959 0.57%
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 1,819,707 1,661,632 158,075 18,485 1.02% 10,020 0.55% 8,465 0.47%
Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 1,230,124 1,110,861 119,263 14,989 1.22% 7,232 0.59% 7,757 0.63%
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 1,260,517 1,136,338 124,179 12,868 1.02% 6,538 0.52% 6,330 0.50%
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 1,094,565 1,005,790 88,775 12,636 1.15% 7,017 0.64% 5,619 0.51%
Atlanta, GA 849,509 772,992 76,517 11,871 1.40% 6,693 0.79% 5,178 0.61%
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 759,021 672,643 86,378 11,859 1.56% 7,246 0.95% 4,613 0.61%
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 791,044 703,874 87,170 11,620 1.47% 5,692 0.72% 5,928 0.75%
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 954,882 878,615 76,267 10,778 1.13% 5,572 0.58% 5,206 0.55%
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 1,130,677 1,022,032 108,645 8,660 0.77% 4,168 0.37% 4,492 0.40%
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ 695,688 619,837 75,851 8,025 1.15% 4,288 0.62% 3,737 0.54%
San Diego, CA 562,422 503,876 58,546 7,645 1.36% 4,311 0.77% 3,334 0.59%
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 558,369 500,900 57,469 7,121 1.28% 3,419 0.61% 3,702 0.66%
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI 657,204 593,137 64,067 6,908 1.05% 3,232 0.49% 3,676 0.56%
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 549,194 486,433 62,761 6,760 1.23% 3,613 0.66% 3,147 0.57%
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 501,722 445,936 55,786 6,417 1.28% 2,834 0.56% 3,583 0.71%
Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 628,748 571,339 57,409 4,922 0.78% 2,447 0.39% 2,475 0.39%
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 371,863 329,562 42,301 4,753 1.28% 2,106 0.57% 2,647 0.71%
San Juan--Caguas--Arecibo, PR CMSA 461,890 434,981 26,909 4,707 1.02% 2,162 0.47% 2,545 0.55%
Orlando, FL 360,698 319,967 40,731 4,495 1.25% 2,568 0.71% 1,927 0.53%
St. Louis, MO--IL 559,132 507,766 51,366 4,343 0.78% 2,133 0.38% 2,210 0.40%
Las Vegas, NV--AZ 334,636 291,798 42,838 4,003 1.20% 2,257 0.67% 1,746 0.52%
Columbus, OH 331,474 295,616 35,858 3,987 1.20% 2,049 0.62% 1,938 0.58%
Austin--San Marcos, TX 254,366 227,714 26,652 3,902 1.53% 1,903 0.75% 1,999 0.79%
Pittsburgh, PA 528,803 487,697 41,106 3,693 0.70% 1,731 0.33% 1,962 0.37%
New Orleans, LA 253,895 225,942 27,953 3,499 1.38% 1,803 0.71% 1,696 0.67%
Indianapolis, IN 356,183 319,546 36,637 3,494 0.98% 1,802 0.51% 1,692 0.48%