2000 Census information on same-sex couples, by town
size
On October 2002, the U.S. Census released the
data for the same-sex couples that live in urban and rural areas.
Here's the Federal definition of an urban area.
Despite the rhetoric by some conservative think-tanks, a comparable proportion of same-sex couples live in rural areas. This population of rural same-sex couples is usually more female than male, while it's more male in urban settings.
In addittion to the table below, there are three other tables pertaining
to this subject:
Breakdown of urban and rural
population, by state
Urban population table, by state.
Rural population table, by state.
National comparison by town size.
Type of town
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Married couples | Unmarried couples | Total couples | Same-sex couples | % SSC | Male couples | % Male couples | Female couples | % Female couples | % of total SSC | % of total couples |
| TOTAL | 54,493,232 | 5,475,768 | 59,969,000 | 594,391 | 0.99% | 301,026 | 0.50% | 293,365 | 0.49% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Urban | 40,660,904 | 4,475,821 | 45,136,725 | 494,341 | 1.10% | 254,138 | 0.56% | 240,203 | 0.53% | 83.2% | 75.3% |
| Urban -- in central place | 22,002,341 | 2,875,580 | 24,877,921 | 329,671 | 1.33% | 174,951 | 0.70% | 154,720 | 0.62% | 55.5% | 41.5% |
| Urban -- not in central place | 18,658,563 | 1,600,241 | 20,258,804 | 164,670 | 0.81% | 79,187 | 0.39% | 85,483 | 0.42% | 27.7% | 33.8% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area | 35,072,621 | 3,882,901 | 38,955,522 | 448,904 | 1.15% | 232,940 | 0.60% | 215,964 | 0.55% | 75.5% | 65.0% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 5,000,000 or more | 7,352,967 | 772,501 | 8,125,468 | 102,509 | 1.26% | 55,882 | 0.69% | 46,627 | 0.57% | 17.2% | 13.5% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 | 7,177,670 | 808,728 | 7,986,398 | 116,578 | 1.46% | 65,251 | 0.82% | 51,327 | 0.64% | 19.6% | 13.3% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 | 6,282,992 | 752,026 | 7,035,018 | 79,414 | 1.13% | 39,726 | 0.56% | 39,688 | 0.56% | 13.4% | 11.7% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 500,000 to 999,999 | 4,383,931 | 466,699 | 4,850,630 | 50,728 | 1.05% | 25,254 | 0.52% | 25,474 | 0.53% | 8.5% | 8.1% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 250,000 to 499,999 | 3,407,962 | 370,457 | 3,778,419 | 37,237 | 0.99% | 18,138 | 0.48% | 19,099 | 0.51% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 100,000 to 249,999 | 3,936,204 | 436,492 | 4,372,696 | 39,876 | 0.91% | 18,627 | 0.43% | 21,249 | 0.49% | 6.7% | 7.3% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 50,000 to 99,999 | 2,530,895 | 275,998 | 2,806,893 | 22,562 | 0.80% | 10,062 | 0.36% | 12,500 | 0.45% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- in central place | 17,852,835 | 2,418,225 | 20,271,060 | 295,781 | 1.46% | 159,142 | 0.79% | 136,639 | 0.67% | 49.8% | 33.8% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 5,000,000 or more -- in central place | 3,856,876 | 516,261 | 4,373,137 | 72,018 | 1.65% | 40,641 | 0.93% | 31,377 | 0.72% | 12.1% | 7.3% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 -- in central place | 3,797,931 | 513,066 | 4,310,997 | 80,198 | 1.86% | 47,121 | 1.09% | 33,077 | 0.77% | 13.5% | 7.2% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 -- in central place | 3,039,290 | 452,391 | 3,491,681 | 51,792 | 1.48% | 26,765 | 0.77% | 25,027 | 0.72% | 8.7% | 5.8% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 500,000 to 999,999 -- in central place | 2,095,271 | 286,128 | 2,381,399 | 31,586 | 1.33% | 16,242 | 0.68% | 15,344 | 0.64% | 5.3% | 4.0% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 250,000 to 499,999 -- in central place | 1,508,636 | 204,811 | 1,713,447 | 21,623 | 1.26% | 10,752 | 0.63% | 10,871 | 0.63% | 3.6% | 2.9% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 100,000 to 249,999 -- in central place | 2,040,092 | 260,663 | 2,300,755 | 23,534 | 1.02% | 10,978 | 0.48% | 12,556 | 0.55% | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 50,000 to 99,999 -- in central place | 1,514,739 | 184,905 | 1,699,644 | 15,030 | 0.88% | 6,643 | 0.39% | 8,387 | 0.49% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- not in central place | 17,219,786 | 1,464,676 | 18,684,462 | 153,123 | 0.82% | 73,798 | 0.39% | 79,325 | 0.42% | 25.8% | 31.2% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 5,000,000 or more -- not in central place | 3,496,091 | 256,240 | 3,752,331 | 30,491 | 0.81% | 15,241 | 0.41% | 15,250 | 0.41% | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 -- not in central place | 3,379,739 | 295,662 | 3,675,401 | 36,380 | 0.99% | 18,130 | 0.49% | 18,250 | 0.50% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 -- not in central place | 3,243,702 | 299,635 | 3,543,337 | 27,622 | 0.78% | 12,961 | 0.37% | 14,661 | 0.41% | 4.6% | 5.9% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 500,000 to 999,999 -- not in central place | 2,288,660 | 180,571 | 2,469,231 | 19,142 | 0.78% | 9,012 | 0.36% | 10,130 | 0.41% | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 250,000 to 499,999 -- not in central place | 1,899,326 | 165,646 | 2,064,972 | 15,614 | 0.76% | 7,386 | 0.36% | 8,228 | 0.40% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 100,000 to 249,999 -- not in central place | 1,896,112 | 175,829 | 2,071,941 | 16,342 | 0.79% | 7,649 | 0.37% | 8,693 | 0.42% | 2.7% | 3.5% |
| Urban -- in urbanized area -- 50,000 to 99,999 -- not in central place | 1,016,156 | 91,093 | 1,107,249 | 7,532 | 0.68% | 3,419 | 0.31% | 4,113 | 0.37% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster | 5,588,283 | 592,920 | 6,181,203 | 45,437 | 0.74% | 21,198 | 0.34% | 24,239 | 0.39% | 7.6% | 10.3% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 25,000 to 49,999 | 1,581,728 | 173,437 | 1,755,165 | 13,429 | 0.77% | 6,288 | 0.36% | 7,141 | 0.41% | 2.3% | 2.9% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 10,000 to 24,999 | 1,923,856 | 208,587 | 2,132,443 | 15,620 | 0.73% | 7,392 | 0.35% | 8,228 | 0.39% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 5,000 to 9,999 | 1,202,054 | 123,198 | 1,325,252 | 9,275 | 0.70% | 4,192 | 0.32% | 5,083 | 0.38% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 2,500 to 4,999 | 880,645 | 87,698 | 968,343 | 7,113 | 0.73% | 3,326 | 0.34% | 3,787 | 0.39% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- in central place | 4,149,506 | 457,355 | 4,606,861 | 33,890 | 0.74% | 15,809 | 0.34% | 18,081 | 0.39% | 5.7% | 7.7% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 25,000 to 49,999 -- in central place | 1,034,851 | 122,714 | 1,157,565 | 9,297 | 0.80% | 4,439 | 0.38% | 4,858 | 0.42% | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 10,000 to 24,999 -- in central place | 1,431,467 | 161,346 | 1,592,813 | 11,566 | 0.73% | 5,443 | 0.34% | 6,123 | 0.38% | 1.9% | 2.7% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 5,000 to 9,999 -- in central place | 948,689 | 100,068 | 1,048,757 | 7,183 | 0.68% | 3,198 | 0.30% | 3,985 | 0.38% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 2,500 to 4,999 -- in central place | 734,499 | 73,227 | 807,726 | 5,844 | 0.72% | 2,729 | 0.34% | 3,115 | 0.39% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- not in central place | 1,438,777 | 135,565 | 1,574,342 | 11,547 | 0.73% | 5,389 | 0.34% | 6,158 | 0.39% | 1.9% | 2.6% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 25,000 to 49,999 -- not in central place | 546,877 | 50,723 | 597,600 | 4,132 | 0.69% | 1,849 | 0.31% | 2,283 | 0.38% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 10,000 to 24,999 -- not in central place | 492,389 | 47,241 | 539,630 | 4,054 | 0.75% | 1,949 | 0.36% | 2,105 | 0.39% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 5,000 to 9,999 -- not in central place | 253,365 | 23,130 | 276,495 | 2,092 | 0.76% | 994 | 0.36% | 1,098 | 0.40% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Urban -- in urban cluster -- 2,500 to 4,999 -- not in central place | 146,146 | 14,471 | 160,617 | 1,269 | 0.79% | 597 | 0.37% | 672 | 0.42% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| In metropolitan area | 42,757,993 | 4,456,488 | 47,214,481 | 506,745 | 1.07% | 259,807 | 0.55% | 246,938 | 0.52% | 85.3% | 78.7% |
| In metropolitan area -- 5,000,000 or more | 15,096,062 | 1,585,172 | 16,681,234 | 208,138 | 1.25% | 111,709 | 0.67% | 96,429 | 0.58% | 35.0% | 27.8% |
| In metropolitan area -- 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 | 6,324,979 | 691,040 | 7,016,019 | 85,092 | 1.21% | 45,033 | 0.64% | 40,059 | 0.57% | 14.3% | 11.7% |
| In metropolitan area -- 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 | 8,572,059 | 923,609 | 9,495,668 | 96,679 | 1.02% | 48,352 | 0.51% | 48,327 | 0.51% | 16.3% | 15.8% |
| In metropolitan area -- 500,000 to 999,999 | 4,302,932 | 421,931 | 4,724,863 | 42,421 | 0.90% | 20,034 | 0.42% | 22,387 | 0.47% | 7.1% | 7.9% |
| In metropolitan area -- 250,000 to 499,999 | 4,599,696 | 455,744 | 5,055,440 | 41,511 | 0.82% | 19,728 | 0.39% | 21,783 | 0.43% | 7.0% | 8.4% |
| In metropolitan area -- 100,000 to 249,999 | 3,521,921 | 343,114 | 3,865,035 | 30,318 | 0.78% | 13,837 | 0.36% | 16,481 | 0.43% | 5.1% | 6.4% |
| In metropolitan area -- 50,000 to 99,999 | 340,344 | 35,878 | 376,222 | 2,586 | 0.69% | 1,114 | 0.30% | 1,472 | 0.39% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| In metropolitan area -- urban | 36,491,141 | 4,024,083 | 40,515,224 | 460,301 | 1.14% | 238,219 | 0.59% | 222,082 | 0.55% | 77.4% | 67.6% |
| In metropolitan area -- urban -- in urbanized area | 34,551,767 | 3,828,641 | 38,380,408 | 444,395 | 1.16% | 230,889 | 0.60% | 213,506 | 0.56% | 74.8% | 64.0% |
| In metropolitan area -- urban -- in urban cluster | 1,939,374 | 195,442 | 2,134,816 | 15,906 | 0.75% | 7,330 | 0.34% | 8,576 | 0.40% | 2.7% | 3.6% |
| In metropolitan area -- rural | 6,266,852 | 432,405 | 6,699,257 | 46,444 | 0.69% | 21,588 | 0.32% | 24,856 | 0.37% | 7.8% | 11.2% |
| In metropolitan area -- in central city | 13,232,903 | 1,956,841 | 15,189,744 | 247,524 | 1.63% | 135,546 | 0.89% | 111,978 | 0.74% | 41.6% | 25.3% |
| In metropolitan area -- 5,000,000 or more -- in central city | 4,416,194 | 689,603 | 5,105,797 | 105,711 | 2.07% | 61,798 | 1.21% | 43,913 | 0.86% | 17.8% | 8.5% |
| In metropolitan area -- 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 -- in central city | 1,629,539 | 264,315 | 1,893,854 | 40,219 | 2.12% | 23,296 | 1.23% | 16,923 | 0.89% | 6.8% | 3.2% |
| In metropolitan area -- 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 -- in central city | 2,663,284 | 409,628 | 3,072,912 | 46,890 | 1.53% | 24,465 | 0.80% | 22,425 | 0.73% | 7.9% | 5.1% |
| In metropolitan area -- 500,000 to 999,999 -- in central city | 1,382,459 | 190,706 | 1,573,165 | 19,477 | 1.24% | 9,493 | 0.60% | 9,984 | 0.63% | 3.3% | 2.6% |
| In metropolitan area -- 250,000 to 499,999 -- in central city | 1,600,019 | 210,998 | 1,811,017 | 19,367 | 1.07% | 9,226 | 0.51% | 10,141 | 0.56% | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| In metropolitan area -- 100,000 to 249,999 -- in central city | 1,348,989 | 167,565 | 1,516,554 | 14,202 | 0.94% | 6,544 | 0.43% | 7,658 | 0.50% | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| In metropolitan area -- 50,000 to 99,999 -- in central city | 192,419 | 24,026 | 216,445 | 1,658 | 0.77% | 724 | 0.33% | 934 | 0.43% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| In metropolitan area -- not in central city | 29,525,090 | 2,499,647 | 32,024,737 | 259,221 | 0.81% | 124,261 | 0.39% | 134,960 | 0.42% | 43.6% | 53.4% |
| In metropolitan area -- 5,000,000 or more -- not in central city | 10,679,868 | 895,569 | 11,575,437 | 102,427 | 0.88% | 49,911 | 0.43% | 52,516 | 0.45% | 17.2% | 19.3% |
| In metropolitan area -- 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 -- not in central city | 4,695,440 | 426,725 | 5,122,165 | 44,873 | 0.88% | 21,737 | 0.42% | 23,136 | 0.45% | 7.5% | 8.5% |
| In metropolitan area -- 1,000,000 to 2,499,999 -- not in central city | 5,908,775 | 513,981 | 6,422,756 | 49,789 | 0.78% | 23,887 | 0.37% | 25,902 | 0.40% | 8.4% | 10.7% |
| In metropolitan area -- 500,000 to 999,999 -- not in central city | 2,920,473 | 231,225 | 3,151,698 | 22,944 | 0.73% | 10,541 | 0.33% | 12,403 | 0.39% | 3.9% | 5.3% |
| In metropolitan area -- 250,000 to 499,999 -- not in central city | 2,999,677 | 244,746 | 3,244,423 | 22,144 | 0.68% | 10,502 | 0.32% | 11,642 | 0.36% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| In metropolitan area -- 100,000 to 249,999 -- not in central city | 2,172,932 | 175,549 | 2,348,481 | 16,116 | 0.69% | 7,293 | 0.31% | 8,823 | 0.38% | 2.7% | 3.9% |
| In metropolitan area -- 50,000 to 99,999 -- not in central city | 147,925 | 11,852 | 159,777 | 928 | 0.58% | 390 | 0.24% | 538 | 0.34% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| In metropolitan area -- not in central city -- urban | 23,401,791 | 2,077,209 | 25,479,000 | 214,152 | 0.84% | 103,321 | 0.41% | 110,831 | 0.43% | 36.0% | 42.5% |
| In metropolitan area -- not in central city -- urban -- in urbanized area | 21,602,608 | 1,897,873 | 23,500,481 | 199,467 | 0.85% | 96,525 | 0.41% | 102,942 | 0.44% | 33.6% | 39.2% |
| In metropolitan area -- not in central city -- urban -- in urban cluster | 1,799,183 | 179,336 | 1,978,519 | 14,685 | 0.74% | 6,796 | 0.34% | 7,889 | 0.40% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| In metropolitan area -- not in central city -- rural | 6,123,299 | 422,438 | 6,545,737 | 45,069 | 0.69% | 20,940 | 0.32% | 24,129 | 0.37% | 7.6% | 10.9% |
| Not in metropolitan area | 11,735,239 | 1,019,280 | 12,754,519 | 87,646 | 0.69% | 41,219 | 0.32% | 46,427 | 0.36% | 14.7% | 21.3% |
| Not in metropolitan area -- urban | 4,169,763 | 451,738 | 4,621,501 | 34,040 | 0.74% | 15,919 | 0.34% | 18,121 | 0.39% | 5.7% | 7.7% |
| Not in metropolitan area -- urban -- in urbanized area | 520,854 | 54,260 | 575,114 | 4,509 | 0.78% | 2,051 | 0.36% | 2,458 | 0.43% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Not in metropolitan area -- urban -- in urban cluster | 3,648,909 | 397,478 | 4,046,387 | 29,531 | 0.73% | 13,868 | 0.34% | 15,663 | 0.39% | 5.0% | 6.7% |
| Not in metropolitan area -- rural | 7,565,476 | 567,542 | 8,133,018 | 53,606 | 0.66% | 25,300 | 0.31% | 28,306 | 0.35% | 9.0% | 13.6% |
| Rural | 13,832,328 | 999,947 | 14,832,275 | 100,050 | 0.67% | 46,888 | 0.32% | 53,162 | 0.36% | 16.8% | 24.7% |
| Rural -- place | 2,783,983 | 228,682 | 3,012,665 | 21,353 | 0.71% | 10,093 | 0.34% | 11,260 | 0.37% | 3.6% | 5.0% |
| Rural -- place -- 2,500 or more | 939,403 | 67,148 | 1,006,551 | 7,497 | 0.74% | 3,497 | 0.35% | 4,000 | 0.40% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
| Rural -- place -- 1,000 to 2,499 | 1,029,069 | 90,700 | 1,119,769 | 7,873 | 0.70% | 3,739 | 0.33% | 4,134 | 0.37% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Rural -- place -- less than 1,000 | 815,511 | 70,834 | 886,345 | 5,983 | 0.68% | 2,857 | 0.32% | 3,126 | 0.35% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| Rural -- not in place | 11,048,345 | 771,265 | 11,819,610 | 78,697 | 0.67% | 36,795 | 0.31% | 41,902 | 0.35% | 13.2% | 19.7% |