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2000 Census information on Gay and Lesbian Couples, by state
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State Total couples Married couples Unmarried-partner couples Same-sex couples Percentage same-sex couples Male couples Percentage male couples Female couples Percentage female couples Total people part of same-sex couples Percentage of people part of same-sex couples
Alabama 965,453 906,916 58,537 8,109 0.84% 3,980 0.41% 4,129 0.43% 16,218 0.36%
Alaska 132,886 116,318 16,568 1,180 0.89% 483 0.36% 697 0.52% 2,360 0.38%
Arizona 1,104,499 986,303 118,196 12,332 1.12% 6,278 0.57% 6,054 0.55% 24,664 0.48%
Arkansas 606,944 566,401 40,543 4,423 0.73% 2,176 0.36% 2,247 0.37% 8,846 0.33%
California 6,560,600 5,877,084 683,516 92,138 1.40% 49,614 0.76% 42,524 0.65% 184,276 0.54%
Colorado 949,895 858,671 91,224 10,045 1.06% 4,640 0.49% 5,405 0.57% 20,090 0.47%
Connecticut 745,340 676,467 68,873 7,386 0.99% 3,559 0.48% 3,827 0.51% 14,772 0.43%
Delaware 171,434 153,136 18,298 1,868 1.09% 979 0.57% 889 0.52% 3,736 0.48%
District of Columbia 71,517 56,631 14,886 3,678 5.14% 2,693 3.77% 985 1.38% 7,356 1.29%
Florida 3,561,888 3,192,266 369,622 41,048 1.15% 22,988 0.65% 18,060 0.51% 82,096 0.51%
Georgia 1,694,543 1,548,800 145,743 19,288 1.14% 10,251 0.60% 9,037 0.53% 38,576 0.47%
Hawaii 239,593 216,077 23,516 2,389 1.00% 1,234 0.52% 1,155 0.48% 4,778 0.39%
Idaho 299,075 276,511 22,564 1,873 0.63% 902 0.30% 971 0.32% 3,746 0.29%
Illinois 2,573,438 2,353,892 219,546 22,887 0.89% 12,155 0.47% 10,732 0.42% 45,774 0.37%
Indiana 1,376,309 1,251,458 124,851 10,219 0.74% 5,054 0.37% 5,165 0.38% 20,438 0.34%
Iowa 690,076 633,254 56,822 3,698 0.54% 1,789 0.26% 1,909 0.28% 7,396 0.25%
Kansas 610,223 567,924 42,299 3,973 0.65% 1,888 0.31% 2,085 0.34% 7,946 0.30%
Kentucky 929,210 857,944 71,266 7,114 0.77% 3,310 0.36% 3,804 0.41% 14,228 0.35%
Louisiana 893,061 809,498 83,563 8,808 0.99% 4,180 0.47% 4,628 0.52% 17,616 0.39%
Maine 310,033 272,152 37,881 3,394 1.09% 1,493 0.48% 1,901 0.61% 6,788 0.53%
Maryland 1,104,884 994,549 110,335 11,243 1.02% 5,230 0.47% 6,013 0.54% 22,486 0.42%
Massachusetts 1,328,836 1,197,917 130,919 17,099 1.29% 7,943 0.60% 9,156 0.69% 34,198 0.54%
Michigan 2,149,930 1,947,710 202,220 15,368 0.71% 7,293 0.34% 8,075 0.38% 30,736 0.31%
Minnesota 1,118,603 1,018,245 100,358 9,147 0.82% 4,290 0.38% 4,857 0.43% 18,294 0.37%
Mississippi 567,582 520,844 46,738 4,774 0.84% 2,251 0.40% 2,523 0.44% 9,548 0.34%
Missouri 1,251,876 1,140,866 111,010 9,428 0.75% 4,684 0.37% 4,744 0.38% 18,856 0.34%
Montana 210,008 192,067 17,941 1,218 0.58% 554 0.26% 664 0.32% 2,436 0.27%
Nebraska 390,533 360,996 29,537 2,332 0.60% 1,112 0.28% 1,220 0.31% 4,664 0.27%
Nevada 427,103 373,201 53,902 4,973 1.16% 2,739 0.64% 2,234 0.52% 9,946 0.50%
New Hampshire 294,998 262,438 32,560 2,703 0.92% 1,156 0.39% 1,547 0.52% 5,406 0.44%
New Mexico 1,789,640 1,638,322 43,542 4,496 0.93% 1,901 0.46% 2,595 0.47% 8,992 0.49%
New Jersey 385,360 341,818 151,318 16,604 1.17% 8,257 0.49% 8,347 0.67% 33,208 0.39%
New York 3,667,070 3,289,514 377,556 46,490 1.27% 24,494 0.67% 21,996 0.60% 92,980 0.49%
North Carolina 1,789,026 1,645,346 143,680 16,198 0.91% 7,849 0.44% 8,349 0.47% 32,396 0.40%
North Dakota 148,812 137,433 11,379 703 0.47% 360 0.24% 343 0.23% 1,406 0.22%
Ohio 2,514,887 2,285,798 229,089 18,937 0.75% 9,266 0.37% 9,671 0.38% 37,874 0.33%
Oklahoma 770,918 717,611 53,307 5,763 0.75% 2,811 0.36% 2,952 0.38% 11,526 0.33%
Oregon 777,166 692,532 84,634 8,932 1.15% 3,846 0.49% 5,086 0.65% 17,864 0.52%
Pennsylvania 2,705,295 2,467,673 237,622 21,166 0.78% 10,492 0.39% 10,674 0.39% 42,332 0.34%
Puerto Rico 723,042 682,804 40,238 6,818 0.94% 3,122 0.43% 3,696 0.51% 13,636 0.36%
Rhode Island 219,937 196,757 23,180 2,471 1.12% 1,172 0.53% 1,299 0.59% 4,942 0.47%
South Carolina 853,564 783,142 70,422 7,609 0.89% 3,561 0.42% 4,048 0.47% 15,218 0.38%
South Dakota 171,282 157,391 13,891 826 0.48% 389 0.23% 437 0.26% 1,652 0.22%
Tennessee 1,267,908 1,173,960 93,948 10,189 0.80% 5,090 0.40% 5,099 0.40% 20,378 0.36%
Texas 4,316,987 3,989,741 327,246 42,912 0.99% 21,740 0.50% 21,172 0.49% 85,824 0.41%
Utah 467,035 442,931 24,104 3,370 0.72% 1,665 0.36% 1,705 0.37% 6,740 0.30%
Vermont 144,492 126,413 18,079 1,933 1.34% 762 0.53% 1,171 0.81% 3,866 0.63%
Virginia 1,552,409 1,426,044 126,365 13,802 0.89% 7,053 0.45% 6,749 0.43% 27,604 0.39%
Washington 1,321,464 1,181,995 139,469 15,900 1.20% 7,652 0.58% 8,248 0.62% 31,800 0.54%
West Virginia 432,254 397,499 34,755 2,916 0.67% 1,494 0.35% 1,422 0.33% 5,832 0.32%
Wisconsin 1,226,564 1,108,597 117,967 8,232 0.67% 3,862 0.31% 4,370 0.36% 16,464 0.31%
Wyoming 116,560 106,179 10,381 807 0.69% 412 0.35% 395 0.34% 1,614 0.33%
TOTAL U.S. 60,692,042 55,176,036 5,516,006 601,209
0.99%
 304,148 0.50% 297,061 0.49% 1,202,418 0.42%