Map 1a. Percent of All Households Reporting as Map 1a.

Percent of All Households Reporting as Same-sexCouple Households: Same-sex Couple Households: Census 2010 2010 Census
AK
WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL GA VA NC SC ND MN WI MI WV PA VT NY ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DE

DC
AZ NM

HI

Percent Reporting as Same-sex Couple Households

0.396% - 0.610% 0.611% - 0.772% US Average: 0.773% 0.773% - 1.091% 1.092% - 1.929%

Map 1b. Percent of All Households Reporting asas Map 1b. Percent of All Households Reporting Same-sex Unmarried PartnerHouseholds: Same-sex Unmarried Partner Households: Census 2010 2010 Census
AK WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL HI GA WV VA NC SC ND MN WI MI PA VT NY ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DE

DC
AZ NM

Percentage Reporting as Same-sex Unmarried Partner Households

0.177% 0.334% 0.473% 0.697% - 0.333% - 0.472% - 0.696% - 1.560%

US Average: 0.473%

Map 1c. Percent of All Households Reporting as Map 1c. Percent of All Households Reporting as Same-sexSpousal Households: Same-sex Spousal Households: Census 2010 2010 Census
AK
WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL GA WV VA NC SC ND MN WI MI PA VT NY ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DE

DC
AZ NM

HI

Percent Reporting as Same-sex Spousal Households

0.207% 0.256% 0.299% 0.381% - 0.255% - 0.298% - 0.380% - 0.539%

US Average: 0.299%

Map 2a. Percent Growth Same-sex Couple Households: Map 2a. Percent Growth in Allin All Same-sex Couple Households: Census 2000 2010 Census 2000 - 2010
AK

WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS MO TN AR MS TX LA FL AL GA IA IL IN OH WV KY VA NC SC ND MN WI MI VT NY PAMD NJ DE DC ME NH MA RI CT

DC
AZ NM OK

HI

Percent Change 2000 - 2010

31.7% - 45.4% US Average: 51.8% 45.5% - 51.7% 51.8% - 68.2% 68.3% - 88.4%

Map 2b. Percent Growth in Same-sex Unmarried Map 2b. Percent Growth in Same-sex Unmarried Partner Partner Households: Census 2000 - 2010 Households: Census 2000 - 2010
AK WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL HI GA WV VA NC SC ND MN WI MI PA VT NY ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DE

DC

AZ

NM

Percent Change 2000 - 2010

7.38%- 20.3% US Average: 38.3% 20.4% - 38.2% 38.3% - 46.3% 46.3% - 59.3%

MapMap 2c. Percent Growth in Same-sex Spousal 2c. Percent Growth in US Same-sex Spousal Households: Census 2000 2010 Households: Census 2000 - -2010
AK

WA MT OR ID SD WY NV NE UT CO KS OK MO TN AR MS TX LA FL AL GA IA IL IN OH WV KY VA NC SC ND MN WI MI VT NY PAMD NJ DE DC ME NH MA RI CT

DC

CA

AZ

NM

HI

Percent Change 2000 - 2010

10.6% - 16.7% 16.8% - 27.4% 27.5% - 40.8% 40.9% - 58.5%

US Average: 27.5%

Figure 1. Plot of Percent Increase in Same-sex Unmarried Partner Households vs. Same-sex Spousal Households, by State: 2010 Census
70

60
Massachusetts

Percent increase in spousal households

Vermont

New Hampshire
District of Columbia Connecticut

50

Iowa Oregon

40
California

30

20

10

10

20 30 40 50 Percent increase in unmarried partner households

60

70

Figure 2. Same-sex Couple Households: 2000 and 2010 Census and ACS Estimated Numbers, 2005-2010
1000

Numbers of same-sex households (in thousands)

900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 341 385 253 392 386

ACS form changed 2007-2008

349
341 150 152 152

553

394

413

415

429

441

0
2000C 2005A 2006A 2007A 2008A 2009A 2010A 2010C Unmarried partners Spouses

C-Census A-American Community Survey

Figure 3. Same-sex Couple Households: 2000 and 2010 Same-sex Census and 2010 ACS Estimated Numbers by State couple
households
140,000
120,000

100,000

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

Note: States ordered from highest to lowest based on Census 2010 numbers.

CA TX FL NY PA IL GA OH NC MA WA NJ MI AZ VA MD IN TN CO MO OR MN WI LA KY SC AL CT OK NV NM AR IA MS KS UT ME WV DC NH HI NE RI DE ID VT MT AK SD WY ND

Census 2000

Census 2010

ACS 2010

Map 3a. Percent of Households Reporting Map 3a. Percent of Households Reporting with NRFU Forms: Census 2010 with NRFU Forms: 2010 Census
AK

WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL GA WV VA NC SC ND MN WI MI VT NY PADE ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DC

DC
AZ NM

HI

Percent of Households Reporting with NRFU Forms

16.9% - 20.1% 20.2% - 22.5% US Average: 22.6% 22.6% - 24.6% 24.7% - 37.4%

Map 3a. Percent of Same-sex Households Reporting Map 3b. Percent of Same-sexHouseholds Reporting with NRFU Forms: Census 2010 with NRFU Forms: 2010 Census
AK WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL GA WV VA NC SC ND MN WI MI PA VT NY ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DE

DC

AZ

NM

HI

Percent of Same-sex Households Reporting with NRFU Forms

12.0% - 23.1% US Average: 27.3% 23.2% - 27.4% 27.3% - 31.2% 31.3% - 45.1%

Figure 4. Percent of Households Reporting as Same-sex Couple Households by Form Type: 2010 Census and 2010 ACS Estimates
Percent reporting Same-sex households
1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.773 0.724 0.667 0.934

0.518
0.5 0.4 0.322 0.3 0.2

0.1
0.0 All forms Mail 2010 Census ACS 2010 Non-mail*

NRFU forms for 2010 Census and CATI/CAPI forms for ACS 2010.

Figure 5a. Percent of All Households Reporting as Same-sex Couple Households, by State: 2010 Census and 2010 ACS Estimates Percent
2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6

0.4 0.2
DC VT MA CA OR NM DE ME HI WA NV NH NY RI FL AZ GA CO MD CT TX NJ NC AK LA WV KY VA IL OK PA UT MN IN TN MO SC OH AR WI AL MS MI MT ID KS IA NE WY SD ND

0.0

2010 Census

ACS 2010

Note: States ordered from highest to lowest based on 2010 Census percents.

Figure 5b. Percent of Mail Return Households Reporting As Same-sex Couple Households by State: 2010 Census and 2010 ACS Estimates Percent
2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4

1.2
1.0

0.8
0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
DC MA OR ME WA RI NY FL CO CT TX NC MN VA LA IN KY OK OH WV AL KS IA MS WY ND

2010 Census

ACS 2010

Note: States ordered from highest to lowest based on 2010 Census percents.

Percent

Figure 5c. Percent of Non-Mail Return Households Reporting As Same-sex Couple Households by State: 2010 Census and 2010 ACS Estimates

1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2

VT DC NV NH NM HI MA ME DE WV OR FL NY GA CA AZ NJ NC OK RI MD WA CO AR MT TX KY LA IN SC MO CT PA TN AL ID MS OH IL IA VA AK UT WI WY NE KS MI MN SD ND

0.0

2010 Census

ACS 2010

Note: States ordered from highest to lowest based on 2010 Census percents.

Figure 6. Percent of Households Reporting as Samesex Couple Households by Form Type: 2010 Census
2.5

Percent reporting same-sex couple households

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

Note: States ordered from highest to lowest based on 2010 Census percents for all forms.

DC VT MA CA OR NM DE ME HI WA NV NH NY RI FL AZ GA CO MD CT TX NJ NC AK LA WV KY VA IL OK PA UT MN IN TN MO SC OH AR WI AL MS MI MT ID KS IA NE WY SD ND

0.0

All forms

Mail forms

NRFU forms

Figure 7. Box Plot of Inconsistent Name-Sex Reporting Per 100 Opposite-sex Unmarried Partners and of Opposite-sex Spouses for 50 States and the District of Columbia, 2010 Census
1.6
WV

1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 Mail NRFU Mail NRFU

Inconsistent names per 100

Unmarried partners

Reported spouses

Figure 8. Percent of Same-sex Couples with Inconsistent Name-Sex Reporting, by Form Type: 2010 Census
80
Percent with inconsistent names

70

68.9 62.3 56.9 50.2

60
50 40 30 20 10 0 Total Unmarried partners All forms Mail NRFU
28.3 19.8 6.9 21.5

3.7

Reported spouses

Figure 9. Box Plot of Percent of Same-sex Couples with Inconsistent Name-Sex Reporting: 2010 Census
100 90

80

70

60
MA

50
DC ND CA MA VT

40

30

20
DC SD ND WY MS DC

10

0 Mail NRFU Mail NRFU

Unmarried partners

Reported spouses

Map Percent of Same-sex Couples with Inconsistent Map 4. 4 Percentof Same-sex Couples with Inconsistent Name-Sex Reporting: Census 2010 Name-Sex Reporting: 2010 Census
AK WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL GA WV VA NC SC ND MN WI MI PA VT NY ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DE

AZ DC

NM

HI

Percent of Same-sex Couples with Inconsistent Name-Sex Reporting

6.3% - 25.8% 25.9% - 28.2%

US Average: 28.3%

28.3% - 38.1% 38.2% - 49.9%

Figure 10. Plot of Percent of Same-sex Couple Households Using NRFU Forms vs. Percent with Inconsistent Name-Sex Reporting, by State: 2010 Census
60
Percent of same-sex households with name-sex inconsistency R= 0.837
ND

50
AL

SD MS WV

MT

40

WY AK

30

20

10
DC

10

20

30

40

50

Percent of same-sex households using NRFU forms

Figure 11a. Percent of Households Reporting as Same-sex Couple Households by Household Type: 2010 Census and 2010 ACS Estimates
1.0

Percent reporting same-sex households

0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0

0.773

0.554

0.518

0.473

0.441 0.385 0.299

0.113 0.133

Total Census summary file counts

Unmarried partners

Reported spouses ACS 2010

Census preferred estimates

Figure 11b. Percent of Households Reporting as Same-sex Couple Households by Form Type: 2010 Census and 2010 ACS Estimates
Percent reporting same-sex households
1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6

0.934

0.773 0.724 0.667 0.554 0.58 0.518 0.465 0.322

0.5
0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 All forms Mail

Non-mail*

Census summary file counts

Census preferred estimates

ACS 2010

NRFU forms for 2010 Census and CATI/CAPI forms for ACS 2010.

Figure 12a. Percent of Households Reporting as Same-sex Couple Households by State: 2010 Census and 2010 ACS Estimates
Percent 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2
DC VT MA CA OR NM DE ME HI WA NV NH NY RI FL AZ GA CO MD CT TX NJ NC AK LA WV KY VA IL OK PA UT MN IN TN MO SC OH AR WI AL MS MI MT ID KS IA NE WY SD ND

0.0

Census summary file counts

Census preferred estimates

ACS 2010

Note: States ordered from highest to lowest based on 2010 Census summary file percents.

Figure 12b. Percent of Households Reporting as Same-sex Unmarried Partner Households by State: 2010 Census and 2010 ACS Estimates Percent
1.8 1.6

1.4
1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2
DC DE ME OR NM WA NV HI AZ FL VT CA CO RI NY GA MD MA NH TX MN NC IL NJ PA VA IN AK MO LA CT OH TN WI KY UT OK MI SC WV KS AR ID MT AL NE MS IA WY SD ND

0.0

Census summary file counts

Census preferred estimates

ACS 2010

Note: States ordered from highest to lowest based on 2010 Census summary file percents.

Figure 12c. Percent of Households Reporting as Same-sex Spouse Households by State: 2010 Census and 2010 ACS Estimates Percent
0.6

0.5
0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1

Note: States ordered from highest to lowest based on 2010 Census summary file percents.

MA VT NH CA CT DC WV NJ NY HI RI AL OK MS NM AK GA OR AR NV LA TX KY SC NC UT FL WA IA ME DE MD AZ MT TN WY VA PA ID IN KS CO IL NE MO SD OH ND WI MI MN

0.0

Census summary file counts

Census preferred estimates

ACS 2010

Map Percent of All Households Reporting as Same-sex Map 5a. 5a. Percent of All Households Reporting as Same-sex Couple Households Using Alternative Estimates: Couple Households Using Preferred Estimates: Census 2010 2010 Census
AK WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL GA WV VA NC SC ND MN WI MI PA VT NY ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DE

AZ DC

NM

HI

Percent Reporting as Same-sex Couple Household

0.199% - 0.375% 0.376% - 0.553% US Average: 0.554% 0.554% - 0.650% 0.651% - 1.807%

Map 5b. Percent of All Households Reporting asas Same-sex Map 5b. Percent of All Households Reporting Same-sex Unmarried Partner Households Using Preferred Estimates: Unmarried Partner Households Using Alternative Estimates: Census 2010 2010 Census
AK WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL GA WV VA NC SC ND MN WI MI PA VT NY ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DE

DC

AZ

NM

HI

Percent Reporting as Same-sex Unmarried Partner Households

0.147% - 0.308% 0.309% - 0.440%
US Average: 0.441%

0.441% - 0.534% 0.535% - 1.529%

Map 5c. Percent of All Households Reporting Same-sex Map 5c. Percent of All Households Reporting as as Same-sex Spousal Households Using Alternative Estimates: Spousal Households Using Preferred Estimates: 2010 Census Census 2010
AK WA MT OR ID SD WY NV CA NE UT CO KS OK MO IA IL IN OH KY TN AR MS AL TX LA FL GA WV VA NC SC ND MN WI MI PA VT NY ME NH RI MA NJCT MD DE

DC

AZ

NM

HI

Percent Reporting as Same-sex Spousal Households

0.052% - 0.074% 0.075% - 0.112% 0.113% - 0.142% 0.143% - 0.348%

US Average: 0.113%

Figure 13. Same-sex Spousal Households by State: Census 2000 Summary File Counts and Predicted Data Capture Errors Derived from 2010 Census Inconsistency Ratios
Number of households

35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

Note: States ordered from highest to lowest based on Census 2000 summary file counts.

CA TX NY FL IL PA OH NC GA NJ MI VA MA TN AL WA AZ IN LA SC MD MO KY WI CO OK CT MS MN OR AR KS NV IA WV NM UT ME NE ID NH HI RI MT DE VT AK SD DC WY ND

Census 2000 summary file counts

Census data capture errors