Metro Areas with Highest Percentages of Same-Sex Couples Raising Children Are in States with Constitutional Bans on Marriage

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May 20, 2013

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Salt Lake City, Memphis and San Antonio among top 5 metro areas over 1 million.

LOS ANGELES—The metro areas with the highest percentages of same-sex couples raising children are in states that have a constitutional ban on marriage, according to a new infographic created by the Williams Institute.

“Research consistently shows that same-sex couples raise children all across the country,” said Williams Institute public policy research fellow, Angeliki Kastanis. “This analysis underscores the fact that recognition of LGBT families is a consequential policy question in every state.”

Mississippi has the highest percentage of same-sex couples raising children at 26 percent. Below is a list of the top ten metro areas above and below 1 million:

The top metro areas depicted in the graphic are comprised of a large population center and the adjacent communities that are highly economically integrated with that center. Each area is made up of one or more counties.

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