A while back we told you how the estimated number of same-sex couples in Texas had gone way down — not because they’re all getting divorced right under AG Greg Abbott’s nose, but due to issues with 2010 Census forms.

When the Census Bureau released its revised (or “preferred”) estimates from the biennial survey last month, the number of same-sex couples in Texas dropped by about 21,000 statewide, or more than 30 percent.

Until today, though, we didn’t fully know how the revised estimates would break down for cities and counties across the state. But thanks to UCLA’s Williams Institute, we now have those figures, too.

As you can see in the chart at right (click to enlarge), despite losing a total of more than 1,000 same-sex couples under the revised estimates, Dallas remains the city with the highest rate in Texas. And Travis County remains the county with the highest rate of hitched gays (Dallas County is No. 2).

You can check out the Williams’ Institutes full report on the revised statistics for Texas here, or view a press release after the jump.

So which city was the biggest loser for same-sex couples under the revised estimates? That would take some figuring, but it might just be Hutto, a small town east of Round Rock in Williamson County. Under the old estimates, Hutto was No. 7 in the state for most same-sex couples per 1,000 households. Under the new ones, it’s nowhere in the top 85. Oops.

CENSUS 2010 DATA SHOWS SAME-SEX COUPLES IDENTIFIED AS SPOUSES IN EVERY STATE; FIRST REVISED ESTIMATES OF SAME-SEX COUPLES FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES

LOS ANGELES, CA – October 5, 2011 – Same-sex couples identified as spouses on Census 2010 in every state, even though they can currently only marry in six states and the District of Columbia, according to reports released by the Williams Institute for all 50 states and DC. The reports are based on recently revised Census 2010 data on same-sex couples and are the only source of revised estimates of same-sex couples for cities and counties across the U.S. (the Census Bureau only revised state-level estimates).

Nationally, Census 2010 data show that nearly 132,000 (20%) of the estimated 650,000 same-sex couples in the U.S. identified as spouses and are present in every state and DC. Prior Williams Institute research shows that among couples who identified as spouse on the Census, approximately 70% said they were legally married and 15% said that they were in civil unions or registered domestic partnerships. Approximately 15% indicated they were not actually in a legally recognized relationship, but considered the terms “husband” and “wife” to be the best description of their relationship. Analyses also suggest that 4% of same-sex couples who identified as unmarried partners were legally married but did not identify as spouses since their marriage was not recognized either in their state or by the federal government.

The ten states where same-sex couples comprise the largest portion of all couples who designated themselves as spouses were all states where same-sex couples could either marry or enter into civil unions or registered domestic partnerships. Those states were DC (12.5 same-sex couples per 1,000 “husband/wife” couples), Massachusetts (7.5), Vermont (6.0), California (4.5), Connecticut, (4.0), New Hampshire, (3.7), Rhode Island (3.2), New York (3.2), Oregon (2.7), and Nevada (2.7).

Same-sex couples who identified as spouses are more likely to be raising children than other same-sex couples in every state. Nationally, almost a third (31%) of couples who identified as spouses and 14% of unmarried partners were raising children. Same-sex couples who identified as spouses were more likely to be raising children in every state.

“Same-sex couples are most likely to be raising children in socially conservative states. In these areas, lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals often face more stigma and come out later in life. As a result, many have children from different-sex relationships that they had when they were younger and before they were open or perhaps even aware of their sexual orientation,” said Williams Institute demographer Gary Gates.

The state reports released today replace similar reports issued in the summer of 2011 that relied on tabulations of same-sex couples that the Census Bureau has since revised. These new analyses use preferred estimates of same-sex couples released by the Census Bureau that are considered to be more accurate than the tabulations released in the summer. The revisions are designed to correct for difficulties in tabulations that result when some different-sex couples miscode the sex of a partner or spouse and appear to be same-sex couples. “We applaud the Census Bureau’s effort to improve its practices for counting same-sex couples, and encourage them to include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on other federal surveys,” says Gates.

The reports are available at: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/#mapus

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