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Mississippi has the highest percentage of same-sex couples raising children in the US, with 26%, followed by Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana. Washington, DC has the lowest percentage at less than 9%. Same-sex couples are four times more likely to raise adoptive children. San Antonio has the highest percentage of same-sex couples with children under 18. San Francisco and New York City are not in the top 15 cities.
An estimated three million same-sex couples in the United States raised a child in 2010, with Mississippi being the state with the highest percentage of same-sex couples raising children. Mississippi had about 26% of same-sex couples raising children, followed by Wyoming at 25%, Alaska at 23%, and Idaho and Montana at 22%. States with the lowest percentages of same-sex couples raising children in 2010 included Maine at 17% and Florida at 18%.
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Washington, DC had the lowest percentage of single-sex families with children of any state, at less than 9%.
Same-sex couples are estimated to be four times more likely than opposite-sex couples to raise adoptive children.
The U.S. metro area with the highest percentage of same-sex couples with children under the age of 18 is the San Antonio, Texas area at 33%. Two of the cities with the largest gay and lesbian populations, San Francisco and New York City, did not make the top 15.
