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2000 Census information on same-sex couples, Rural
 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 same-sex couples is usually more female than male.

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.
National comparison by town size.

Rural population, by state.

State Married couples Unmarried-partner households: Total couples Same-sex couples % SSC Male householder and male partner % Male couples Female householder and female partner % Female couples
Alabama 455,728 24,251 479,979 3,557 0.74% 1,697 0.35% 1,860 0.39%
Alaska 41,171 5,630 46,801 391 0.84% 158 0.34% 233 0.50%
Arizona 125,657 12,231 137,888 1,413 1.02% 696 0.50% 717 0.52%
Arkansas 305,206 17,012 322,218 2,014 0.63% 994 0.31% 1,020 0.32%
California 412,912 37,280 450,192 4,965 1.10% 2,402 0.53% 2,563 0.57%
Colorado 161,720 11,673 173,393 1,299 0.75% 539 0.31% 760 0.44%
Connecticut 103,126 7,385 110,511 974 0.88% 469 0.42% 505 0.46%
Delaware 36,092 3,570 39,662 377 0.95% 196 0.49% 181 0.46%
Florida 393,508 34,440 427,948 3,519 0.82% 1,749 0.41% 1,770 0.41%
Georgia 524,682 35,608 560,290 4,214 0.75% 2,023 0.36% 2,191 0.39%
Hawaii 19,284 2,765 22,049 300 1.36% 159 0.72% 141 0.64%
Idaho 103,999 6,146 110,145 652 0.59% 355 0.32% 297 0.27%
Illinois 373,334 22,812 396,146 1,740 0.44% 846 0.21% 894 0.23%
Indiana 440,676 27,972 468,648 2,470 0.53% 1,149 0.25% 1,321 0.28%
Iowa 281,567 17,538 299,105 1,198 0.40% 583 0.19% 615 0.21%
Kansas 190,493 8,902 199,395 969 0.49% 454 0.23% 515 0.26%
Kentucky 429,719 26,479 456,198 2,860 0.63% 1,332 0.29% 1,528 0.33%
Louisiana 264,018 19,211 283,229 2,039 0.72% 919 0.32% 1,120 0.40%
Maine 178,252 21,794 200,046 1,945 0.97% 880 0.44% 1,065 0.53%
Maryland 175,665 13,002 188,667 1,219 0.65% 580 0.31% 639 0.34%
Massachusetts 130,185 10,291 140,476 1,449 1.03% 516 0.37% 933 0.66%
Michigan 604,268 45,635 649,903 3,419 0.53% 1,544 0.24% 1,875 0.29%
Minnesota 345,980 23,768 369,748 1,701 0.46% 804 0.22% 897 0.24%
Mississippi 303,611 21,182 324,793 2,475 0.76% 1,141 0.35% 1,334 0.41%
Missouri 417,288 29,800 447,088 2,259 0.51% 1,086 0.24% 1,173 0.26%
Montana 98,867 7,044 105,911 602 0.57% 272 0.26% 330 0.31%
Nebraska 128,557 6,274 134,831 549 0.41% 273 0.20% 276 0.20%
Nevada 37,710 3,649 41,359 366 0.88% 184 0.44% 182 0.44%
New Hampshire 117,917 12,221 130,138 1,168 0.90% 490 0.38% 678 0.52%
New Jersey 112,599 7,398 119,997 919 0.77% 458 0.38% 461 0.38%
New Mexico 91,000 9,841 100,841 1,101 1.09% 499 0.49% 602 0.60%
New York 530,527 59,136 589,663 4,383 0.74% 2,021 0.34% 2,362 0.40%
North Carolina 735,719 54,351 790,070 6,139 0.78% 2,817 0.36% 3,322 0.42%
North Dakota 67,424 3,751 71,175 323 0.45% 157 0.22% 166 0.23%
Ohio 626,398 41,246 667,644 3,266 0.49% 1,568 0.23% 1,698 0.25%
Oklahoma 286,319 14,910 301,229 1,808 0.60% 861 0.29% 947 0.31%
Oregon 179,705 14,297 194,002 1,554 0.80% 673 0.35% 881 0.45%
Pennsylvania 683,749 49,469 733,218 4,212 0.57% 2,125 0.29% 2,087 0.28%
Rhode Island 23,128 1,693 24,821 213 0.86% 87 0.35% 126 0.51%
South Carolina 336,779 26,441 363,220 3,066 0.84% 1,376 0.38% 1,690 0.47%
South Dakota 82,309 5,528 87,837 391 0.45% 189 0.22% 202 0.23%
Tennessee 502,769 30,219 532,988 3,226 0.61% 1,536 0.29% 1,690 0.32%
Texas 846,692 47,057 893,749 6,286 0.70% 2,921 0.33% 3,365 0.38%
Utah 58,409 2,187 60,596 348 0.57% 161 0.27% 187 0.31%
Vermont 85,976 10,977 96,953 1,282 1.32% 510 0.53% 772 0.80%
Virginia 446,451 31,555 478,006 3,122 0.65% 1,470 0.31% 1,652 0.35%
Washington 249,636 21,429 271,065 2,220 0.82% 967 0.36% 1,253 0.46%
West Virginia 231,153 18,077 249,230 1,549 0.62% 775 0.31% 774 0.31%
Wisconsin 412,464 31,804 444,268 2,211 0.50% 1,056 0.24% 1,155 0.26%
Wyoming 41,930 3,016 44,946 328 0.73% 171 0.38% 157 0.35%
Puerto Rico 41,992 1,927 43,919 331 0.75% 166 0.38% 165 0.38%
Total U.S. 13,874,320 1,001,874 14,876,194 100,381 0.67% 47,054 0.32% 53,327 0.36%