Indiana
Census Snapshot: 2010
Same-sex couples
11,074
Same-sex couples per 1,000
households
4.4
1.3
Husband/wife
1,603
Same-sex “husband/wife” couples per
1,000 “husband/wife” couples
Unmarried partner
9,471
Same-sex “unmarried partner” couples
57.1
per 1,000 “unmarried partner” couples
Same-sex couples per 1,000 households
by Census tract (adjusted)
All Same-sex Couples
Same-sex female couples per 1,000 households
by county (adjusted)
Female
6,236
56%
Male
4,838
44%
Same-sex couples
who identify as spouses
Female
815
51%
Male
788
49%
Same-sex male couples per 1,000 households
by county (adjusted)
Same-sex couples
who identify as unmarried partners
Female
5,421
57%
Male
4,050
43%
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Percent of same-sex couples raising “own” children*
by county (adjusted)
*“Own” children are never-married children
under 18 who are sons or daughters of one
partner or spouse (Person 1) by birth,
marriage (stepchild), or adoption.
All Same-sex Couples
Raising
"own"
children
2,090
19%
Not
raising
"own"
children
8,984
81%
Same-sex couples
who identify as spouses
Raising
"own"
children
574
36%
Not
raising
"own"
children
1,029
64%
Same-sex couples
who identify as unmarried partners
Raising
"own"
children
1,516
16%
Not
raising
"own"
children
7,955
84%
Data and methodology
Data are compiled using the US Census Bureau’s state-level preferred estimates for same-sex couples found here. Same-sex
couples are identified in households where Person 1 describes his or her relationship with another adult of the same sex as either
a “husband/wife” or “unmarried partner”. The Census Bureau preferred estimates adjust original Census tabulations reported in
the Census 2010 SF-1, PCT15 to account for the likelihood that a small portion of different-sex couples miscode the sex of a
spouse or partner and are incorrectly counted as a same-sex couple.
Adjusted data
The Census Bureau only released preferred estimates for states. County, city, and tract data used in this report are adjusted by
the authors and do not represent official Census Bureau tabulations. Like the Census Bureau preferred estimates, the adjustment
procedure accounts for the likelihood that a small portion of different-sex couples miscode the sex of a spouse or partner and are
incorrectly counted as a same-sex couple.
Undercount
The adjusted figures do not take into account the possibility that some same-sex couples may not be counted in Census
tabulations due to concerns about confidentiality or because neither partner was Person 1 in the household.
Go here for a complete description of the adjustment procedure.
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Counties with 50+ same-sex couples ranked by same-sex couples per 1,000 households
State
rank
US rank
among 1,142
counties with
50+ same-sex
couples
County
1
53
2
3
4
Same-sex couples
(adjusted)
Same-sex couples
per 1,000
households
(adjusted)
Same-sex
male
couples
(adjusted)
Same-sex
female
couples
(adjusted)
% Raising “own”
children among
same-sex couples
(adjusted)
Monroe
497
9.05
280
216
16%
63
Marion
3157
8.62
2113
1044
18%
223
Floyd
172
5.82
91
81
22%
235
Vanderburgh
428
5.75
219
209
20%
5
334
LaPorte
214
5.05
120
94
17%
6
341
Clark
223
5.03
101
121
14%
7
358
Howard
170
4.95
46
123
33%
8
359
Harrison
75
4.95
11
64
24%
9
372
Vigo
202
4.89
70
132
25%
10
379
Delaware
226
4.87
112
114
10%
11
427
Tippecanoe
304
4.63
122
182
25%
12
443
Bartholomew
136
4.54
39
96
38%
13
455
St. Joseph
465
4.51
232
233
18%
14
516
Madison
223
4.30
66
157
31%
15
517
Clinton
52
4.30
0
52
65%
16
521
Allen
590
4.28
263
328
11%
17
584
Wayne
112
4.06
40
72
17%
18
618
Morgan
102
3.95
0
102
32%
19
624
Hendricks
206
3.94
0
206
20%
20
637
Whitley
51
3.90
2
49
25%
21
661
Johnson
199
3.81
45
155
34%
22
668
Hamilton
377
3.78
139
238
13%
23
687
Porter
233
3.75
41
192
19%
24
726
Shelby
63
3.65
2
61
31%
25
820
Jackson
56
3.41
0
56
16%
26
833
Cass
50
3.39
19
31
11%
27
860
Lake
625
3.32
76
549
26%
28
872
Henry
63
3.28
0
63
15%
29
913
Warrick
71
3.16
1
70
30%
30
927
Lawrence
59
3.12
9
49
31%
31
934
Boone
66
3.11
13
53
0%
32
977
Grant
81
2.99
0
81
17%
33
988
Hancock
77
2.92
0
77
1%
34
1034
Kosciusko
80
2.74
0
80
0%
35
1048
Elkhart
188
2.68
0
188
36%
Counties with <50 same-sex couples
Adams
11
0.92
0
11
22%
Benton
9
2.67
0
9
22%
Blackford
9
1.70
0
9
27%
Brown
43
6.97
29
14
10%
Carroll
0
0.00
0
0
0%
Clay
33
3.18
0
33
33%
Crawford
16
3.70
4
12
12%
4
Daviess
32
2.84
0
32
16%
Dearborn
34
1.80
0
34
27%
Decatur
20
1.98
0
20
36%
DeKalb
31
1.94
0
31
74%
Dubois
27
1.69
0
27
0%
Fayette
11
1.16
0
11
31%
Fountain
5
0.73
0
5
0%
Franklin
25
2.91
0
25
5%
Fulton
22
2.73
2
20
35%
Gibson
34
2.58
4
31
37%
Greene
10
0.73
0
10
0%
Huntington
33
2.31
0
33
0%
Jasper
23
1.89
0
23
0%
Jay
22
2.72
0
22
33%
Jefferson
37
2.95
4
34
23%
Jennings
37
3.43
0
37
16%
Knox
37
2.40
0
37
0%
LaGrange
14
1.18
0
14
0%
Marshall
12
0.70
0
12
0%
Martin
2
0.40
0
2
0%
Miami
20
1.46
0
20
0%
Montgomery
41
2.71
0
41
11%
Newton
11
2.03
0
11
20%
Noble
37
2.12
0
37
10%
Ohio
5
2.16
4
2
0%
Orange
21
2.63
11
10
11%
Owen
21
2.43
5
15
19%
Parke
17
2.75
0
17
0%
Perry
9
1.24
0
9
35%
Pike
5
0.89
0
5
11%
Posey
17
1.69
0
17
0%
Pulaski
13
2.55
0
13
7%
Putnam
46
3.59
0
46
41%
Randolph
29
2.81
0
29
43%
Ripley
19
1.73
0
19
39%
Rush
16
2.44
0
16
12%
Scott
36
3.79
14
22
21%
Spencer
26
3.26
3
23
0%
Starke
14
1.52
0
14
33%
Steuben
23
1.72
0
23
11%
Sullivan
6
0.75
0
6
0%
Switzerland
12
3.02
8
4
0%
Tipton
15
2.35
0
15
0%
Union
11
3.59
4
6
0%
Vermillion
9
1.43
0
9
42%
Wabash
25
1.94
0
25
41%
Warren
11
3.42
6
6
0%
Washington
32
2.93
7
25
27%
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Wells
26
2.37
0
26
0%
White
20
2.10
0
20
17%
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Cities with 50+ same-sex couples
ranked by same-sex couples per 1,000 households
State
rank
US rank
among 1,415
cities with
50+ same-sex
couples
City
Same-sex couples
(adjusted)
Same-sex couples
per 1,000
households
(adjusted)
1
252
Indianapolis
2986
8.99
2
270
Bloomington
274
8.73
3
490
New Albany
107
6.89
4
516
Michigan
82
6.74
5
541
Evansville
335
6.63
6
542
Lafayette
189
6.61
7
554
Jeffersonville
122
6.54
8
606
Terre Haute
142
6.27
9
636
Muncie
171
6.15
10
642
Kokomo
122
6.14
11
690
South Bend
236
5.93
12
711
Anderson
137
5.82
13
721
Plainfield town
56
5.77
14
808
Portage
76
5.44
15
845
Columbus
92
5.19
16
850
Greenwood
101
5.16
17
935
Fort Wayne
494
4.86
18
970
Lawrence
85
4.74
19
978
Hammond
140
4.69
20
984
Richmond
70
4.66
21
991
Marion
55
4.61
22
1001
Hobart
53
4.56
23
1114
Merrillville
58
4.22
24
1122
Mishawaka
90
4.21
25
1124
Gary
132
4.20
26
1177
Carmel
115
3.98
27
1206
Noblesville
74
3.89
28
1214
Fishers
104
3.83
29
1252
Elkhart
70
3.65
About the authors
Gary J. Gates, PhD is the Williams Distinguished Scholar at the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law.
Abigail M. Cooke is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at UCLA and is affiliated with the California Center for
Population Research.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank Williams Institute Fellows Angeliki Kastanis, Laura Durso, and Christy Mallory for assistance with the Snapshots.
For more information
The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, (310) 267-4382
http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/
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