Table 3: Same-Sex Couple Households: 2015 American Community Survey

Geographic Area: Total Same Sex Households |Percent of All Same Sex Households Who Are Same Sex Spouses

United States: 858,896 | 49.5%

Alabama: 7,814 | 54.5%

Alaska: 1,359 | 51.1%

Arizona: 20,781 | 35.4%

Arkansas: 5,501 | 56.3%

California: 120,998 | 55.5%

Colorado: 18,902 | 53.5%

Connecticut: 9,513 | 64.4%

Delaware: 3,799 | 61.2%

District of Columbia: 5,346 | 46.5%

Florida: 58,565 | 42.1%

Georgia: 22,490 | 42.7%

Hawaii: 4,568 | 49.8%

Idaho: 3,834 | 35.7%

Illinois: 31,322 | 49.2%

Indiana: 14,602 | 58.0%

Iowa: 6,207 | 50.4%

Kansas: 6,322 | 56.6%

Kentucky: 9,158 | 49.7%

Louisiana: 9,539 | 42.9%

Maine: 6,202 | 51.6%

Maryland: 18,098 | 57.4%

Massachusetts: 27,977 | 59.0%

Michigan: 19,817 | 36.2%

Minnesota: 13,999 | 57.9%

Mississippi: 3,893 | 38.5%

Missouri: 15,593 | 37.5%

Montana: 1,571 | 34.6%

Nebraska: 3,361 | 50.2%

Nevada: 8,683 | 48.6%

New Hampshire: 4,397 | 64.7%

New Jersey: 21,376 | 53.5%

New Mexico: 7,525 | 51.2%

New York: 67,267 | 53.6%

North Carolina: 23,915 | 45.6%

North Dakota: 1,323 | 49.7%

Ohio: 26,863 | 41.4%

Oklahoma: 9,797 | 53.0%

Oregon: 15,850 | 53.1%

Pennsylvania: 31,412 | 47.2%

Rhode Island: 3,456 | 52.9%

South Carolina: 7,471 | 45.8%

South Dakota: 1,144 | 71.2%

Tennessee: 15,254 | 43.1%

Texas: 66,546 | 40.9%

Utah: 5,856 | 55.8%

Vermont: 3,590 | 66.3%

Virginia: 21,175 | 50.6%

Washington: 26,184 | 57.1%

West Virginia: 4,414 | 49.9%

Wisconsin: 13,483 | 45.7%

Wyoming: 784 | 56.3%

Table 3: Same-Sex Couple Households: 2010 American Community Survey

Geographic Area: Total Same Sex Households |Percent of All Same Sex Households Who Are Same Sex Spouses

United States: 593,324 | 0.47%

Alabama: 5,452 | 7.01%

Alaska: 752 | 16.03%

Arizona: 15,143 | 3.01%

Arkansas: 4,015 | 5.46%

California: 90,023 | 1.48%

Colorado: 12,116 | 3.51%

Connecticut: 9,135 | 5.68%

Delaware: 1,859 | 6.30%

District of Columbia: 2,959 | 3.63%

Florida: 40,537 | 1.95%

Georgia: 15,897 | 2.76%

Hawaii: 3,472 | 7.98%

Idaho: 1,815 | 9.26%

Illinois: 19,670 | 2.26%

Indiana: 9,936 | 2.87%

Iowa: 4,556 | 6.75%

Kansas: 3,638 | 4.89%

Kentucky: 6,822 | 4.92%

Louisiana: 5,379 | 4.27%

Maine: 4,220 | 5.12%

Maryland: 10,321 | 3.72%

Massachusetts: 20,905 | 2.98%

Michigan: 14,794 | 3.13%

Minnesota: 12,589 | 2.89%

Mississippi: 2,790 | 8.05%

Missouri: 9,982 | 3.84%

Montana: 1,614 | 12.65%

Nebraska: 2,835 | 8.61%

Nevada: 5,451 | 5.76%

New Hampshire: 2,850 | 8.65%

New Jersey: 15,678 | 2.88%

New Mexico: 5,362 | 3.13%

New York: 45,792 | 2.04%

North Carolina: 17,387 | 2.87%

North Dakota: 818 | 11.74%

Ohio: 18,194 | 2.01%

Oklahoma: 6,347 | 4.73%

Oregon: 10,475 | 3.66%

Pennsylvania: 21,612 | 2.33%

Rhode Island: 3,561 | 6.06%

South Carolina: 5,597 | 4.71%

South Dakota: 578 | 16.76%

Tennessee: 9,766 | 4.45%

Texas: 43,045 1.72%

Utah: 3,937 | 5.48%

Vermont: 1,790 | 7.58%

Virginia: 13,251 | 3.14%

Washington: 16,485 | 2.60%

West Virginia: 2,306 | 6.70%

Wisconsin: 9,426 | 3.04%

Wyoming: 390 | (X)

(X) Estimate not shown because coefficient of variation exceeds Census Bureau standard of .60

Conclusions:

When comparing the geographic data between the years 2010 and 2015, it is clear that the institution of same-sex marriage, actualized by Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, is responsible for the uptick in same-sex marriages and in the declaration of same-sex marriages on the American Community Survey.