With the 2010 Census coming up, it’s good to know the most recent data on the number of same sex couples in the United States. Here’s the information from the 2000 Census:
- Total Number of Gay Couples: 594,391
- Number of People in a Couple: 1.2 Million
- State With the Most Couples: California (92,138)
- State With the Least Couples: North Dakota (703)
- Highest Concentration of Gay Couple (% of all couples): Washington, D.C. (1.29%)
- Lowest Concentration of Gay Couples (% of all couples): North and South Dakota (.22%)
Keep in mind that the 2000 census did not count gay marriages directly, so the data is based on how people reported their household. It counted households with 2 members of the same sex that are unrelated. It’ll be interesting to see how much these numbers have changed in ten years.
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