Marriage News Blog
33% of Americans live with marriage equality
October 22, 2013
With New Jersey now recognizing the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples, one third of the U.S. population now lives in a state with marriage equality, based on the 2010 U.S. Census.
| State | Date Effective | Population | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | May 2004 | 6,547,629 | 2.12% |
| Connecticut | Nov. 2008 | 3,574,097 | 1.16% |
| Iowa | Apr. 2009 | 3,046,355 | 0.99% |
| Vermont | Jun. 2009 | 625,741 | 0.20% |
| New Hampshire | Jan. 2010 | 1,316,470 | 0.43% |
| Washington, D.C. | Mar. 2010 | 601,723 | 0.19% |
| New York | Jun. 2011 | 19,378,361 | 6.28% |
| Washington | Dec. 2012 | 6,724,540 | 2.18% |
| Maine | Dec. 2012 | 1,328,361 | 0.43% |
| Maryland | Jan. 2013 | 5,773,552 | 1.87% |
| Delaware | Jun. 2013 | 897,934 | 0.29% |
| California | Jun. 2013 | 37,253,956 | 12.07% |
| Minnesota | Aug. 2013 | 5,303,925 | 1.72% |
| Rhode Island | Aug. 2013 | 1,052,567 | 0.34% |
| New Jersey | Oct. 2013 | 8,791,894 | 2.84% |
| Â Total | 102,216,846 | 33.11% | |