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2000 Census information on same-sex couples, Urban
 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
Rural population table, by state.
National comparison by town size.

Urban 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 451,188 34,286 485,474 4,552 0.94% 2,283 0.47% 2,269 0.47%
Alaska 75,147 10,938 86,085 789 0.92% 325 0.38% 464 0.54%
Arizona 860,646 105,965 966,611 10,919 1.13% 5,582 0.58% 5,337 0.55%
Arkansas 261,195 23,531 284,726 2,409 0.85% 1,182 0.42% 1,227 0.43%
California 5,464,172 646,236 6,110,408 87,173 1.43% 47,212 0.77% 39,961 0.65%
Colorado 696,951 79,551 776,502 8,746 1.13% 4,101 0.53% 4,645 0.60%
Connecticut 573,341 61,488 634,829 6,412 1.01% 3,090 0.49% 3,322 0.52%
Delaware 117,044 14,728 131,772 1,491 1.13% 783 0.59% 708 0.54%
District of Columbia 56,631 14,886 71,517 3,678 5.14% 2,693 3.77% 985 1.38%
Florida 2,798,758 335,182 3,133,940 37,529 1.20% 21,239 0.68% 16,290 0.52%
Georgia 1,024,118 110,135 1,134,253 15,074 1.33% 8,228 0.73% 6,846 0.60%
Hawaii 196,793 20,751 217,544 2,089 0.96% 1,075 0.49% 1,014 0.47%
Idaho 172,512 16,418 188,930 1,221 0.65% 547 0.29% 674 0.36%
Illinois 1,980,558 196,734 2,177,292 21,147 0.97% 11,309 0.52% 9,838 0.45%
Indiana 810,782 96,879 907,661 7,749 0.85% 3,905 0.43% 3,844 0.42%
Iowa 351,687 39,284 390,971 2,500 0.64% 1,206 0.31% 1,294 0.33%
Kansas 377,431 33,397 410,828 3,004 0.73% 1,434 0.35% 1,570 0.38%
Kentucky 428,225 44,787 473,012 4,254 0.90% 1,978 0.42% 2,276 0.48%
Louisiana 545,480 64,352 609,832 6,769 1.11% 3,261 0.53% 3,508 0.58%
Maine 93,900 16,087 109,987 1,449 1.32% 613 0.56% 836 0.76%
Maryland 818,884 97,333 916,217 10,024 1.09% 4,650 0.51% 5,374 0.59%
Massachusetts 1,067,732 120,628 1,188,360 15,650 1.32% 7,427 0.62% 8,223 0.69%
Michigan 1,343,442 156,585 1,500,027 11,949 0.80% 5,749 0.38% 6,200 0.41%
Minnesota 672,265 76,590 748,855 7,446 0.99% 3,486 0.47% 3,960 0.53%
Mississippi 217,233 25,556 242,789 2,299 0.95% 1,110 0.46% 1,189 0.49%
Missouri 723,578 81,210 804,788 7,169 0.89% 3,598 0.45% 3,571 0.44%
Montana 93,200 10,897 104,097 616 0.59% 282 0.27% 334 0.32%
Nebraska 232,439 23,263 255,702 1,783 0.70% 839 0.33% 944 0.37%
Nevada 335,491 50,253 385,744 4,607 1.19% 2,555 0.66% 2,052 0.53%
New Hampshire 144,521 20,339 164,860 1,535 0.93% 666 0.40% 869 0.53%
New Jersey 1,525,723 143,920 1,669,643 15,685 0.94% 7,799 0.47% 7,886 0.47%
New Mexico 250,818 33,701 284,519 3,395 1.19% 1,402 0.49% 1,993 0.70%
New York 2,758,987 318,420 3,077,407 42,107 1.37% 22,473 0.73% 19,634 0.64%
North Carolina 909,627 89,329 998,956 10,059 1.01% 5,032 0.50% 5,027 0.50%
North Dakota 70,009 7,628 77,637 380 0.49% 203 0.26% 177 0.23%
Ohio 1,659,400 187,843 1,847,243 15,671 0.85% 7,698 0.42% 7,973 0.43%
Oklahoma 431,292 38,397 469,689 3,955 0.84% 1,950 0.42% 2,005 0.43%
Oregon 512,827 70,337 583,164 7,378 1.27% 3,173 0.54% 4,205 0.72%
Pennsylvania 1,783,924 188,153 1,972,077 16,954 0.86% 8,367 0.42% 8,587 0.44%
Rhode Island 173,629 21,487 195,116 2,258 1.16% 1,085 0.56% 1,173 0.60%
South Carolina 446,363 43,981 490,344 4,543 0.93% 2,185 0.45% 2,358 0.48%
South Dakota 75,082 8,363 83,445 435 0.52% 200 0.24% 235 0.28%
Tennessee 671,191 63,729 734,920 6,963 0.95% 3,554 0.48% 3,409 0.46%
Texas 3,143,049 280,189 3,423,238 36,626 1.07% 18,819 0.55% 17,807 0.52%
Utah 384,522 21,917 406,439 3,022 0.74% 1,504 0.37% 1,518 0.37%
Vermont 40,437 7,102 47,539 651 1.37% 252 0.53% 399 0.84%
Virginia 979,593 94,810 1,074,403 10,680 0.99% 5,583 0.52% 5,097 0.47%
Washington 932,359 118,040 1,050,399 13,680 1.30% 6,685 0.64% 6,995 0.67%
West Virginia 166,346 16,678 183,024 1,367 0.75% 719 0.39% 648 0.35%
Wisconsin 696,133 86,163 782,296 6,021 0.77% 2,806 0.36% 3,215 0.41%
Wyoming 64,249 7,365 71,614 479 0.67% 241 0.34% 238 0.33%
Puerto Rico 640,812 38,311 679,123 6,487 0.96% 2,956 0.44% 3,531 0.52%
Total U.S. 41,301,716 4,514,132 45,815,848 500,828 1.09% 257,094 0.56% 243,734 0.53%