On average, there are 5.6 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in Michigan. But these top 5 counties and cities had higher than average rates of same-sex couples.
Read more about same-sex couples in the 2010 census.
Washtenaw
1,518
11.06 per 1,000 households
Ingham
970
8.73 per 1,000 households
Allegan
358
8.53 per 1,000 households
Kalamazoo
754
7.49 per 1,000 households
Kent
1, 533
6.74 per 1,000 households
Pleasant Ridge
66
59.55 per 1,000 households
Ferndale
335
35.06 per 1,000 households
Huntington Woods
51
21.72 per 1,000 households
Ypsilanti
164
20.39 per 1,000 households
Royal Oak
382
13.6 per 1,000 households
List: Michigan cities and counties with most same-sex couples
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