Is same-sex marriage legal in the United States?

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Wikipedia: LGBTQ rights by country or territory

Last checked

15 September 2026

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Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

State by state

Alabama

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Alaska

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Arizona

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Arkansas

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

California

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Colorado

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Connecticut

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Delaware

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

District of Columbia

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Florida

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Georgia

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Hawaii

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Idaho

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Illinois

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Indiana

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Iowa

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Kansas

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Kentucky

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Louisiana

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Maine

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Maryland

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Massachusetts

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Michigan

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Minnesota

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Mississippi

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Missouri

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Montana

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Nebraska

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Nevada

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

New Hampshire

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

New Jersey

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

New Mexico

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

New York

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

North Carolina

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

North Dakota

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Ohio

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Oklahoma

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Oregon

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Pennsylvania

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Rhode Island

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

South Carolina

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

South Dakota

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Tennessee

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Texas

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Utah

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Vermont

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Virginia

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Washington

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

West Virginia

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Wisconsin

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Wyoming

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Nearby countries

Mexico

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.

Canada

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.

Cuba

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.

Cayman Islands

Civil unions Same-sex couples can enter a civil union or registered partnership, but not marry.

Bermuda

Civil unions Same-sex couples can enter a civil union or registered partnership, but not marry.

Jamaica

Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition, and marriage is constitutionally or statutorily barred.

Other laws in United States

Same-Sex Activity

Legal

Sex Work

Illegal

Pornography

Legal

Divorce

Legal

Non-Binary Recognition

Recognized

Same-Sex Adoption

Joint adoption legal

Incest Laws

Criminal offense

Marriage Age

18+

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