Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in the South

May 2013

These reports estimate the impact of same-sex weddings on the economies of Southern states over the next three years if the states were to recognize those marriages.

AUTHORS

M.V. Lee Badgett
Distinguished Scholar
Christy Mallory
Legal Director
E.G. Fitzgerald
Public Policy Research Fellow, Former
Justin M. O'Neill
Gleason-Kettel Summer Fellow, Former

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Highlights

Just over half of all same-sex couples in a state will marry in the first three years of marriage equality.

Direct wedding spending by couples and spending by their out-of-state guests will boost state economies by millions.

Wedding spending will also generate state and local sales tax revenue and support jobs in the state.

Brief

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Alabama

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Arkansas

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage Equality in Delaware

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Florida

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Georgia

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Kentucky

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Louisiana

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Mississippi

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in North Carolina

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Oklahoma

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in South Carolina

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Tennessee

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Texas

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Virginia

Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in West Virginia

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