Is same-sex marriage legal in the United States?

Source

Taken from

Wikipedia: LGBTQ rights by country or territory

Last checked

17 September 2026

How it was classified

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

State by state

Alabama

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Alaska

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Arizona

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Arkansas

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

California

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Colorado

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Connecticut

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Delaware

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

District of Columbia

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Florida

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Georgia

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Hawaii

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Idaho

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Illinois

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Indiana

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Iowa

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Kansas

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Kentucky

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Louisiana

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Maine

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Maryland

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Massachusetts

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Michigan

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Minnesota

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Mississippi

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Missouri

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Montana

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Nebraska

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Nevada

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

New Hampshire

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

New Jersey

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

New Mexico

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

New York

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

North Carolina

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

North Dakota

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Ohio

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Oklahoma

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Oregon

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Pennsylvania

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Rhode Island

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

South Carolina

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

South Dakota

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Tennessee

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Texas

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Utah

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Vermont

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Virginia

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Washington

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

West Virginia

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Wisconsin

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).

Wyoming

Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legal, as in every state since 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.

Guatemala

Not recognized Guatemala has no legal recognition of same-sex unions as legislation is pending.

Other laws in United States

Same-Sex Activity

Legal

Sex Work

Varies by region

Pornography

Legal

Divorce

Legal

Non-Binary Recognition

Limited recognition

Same-Sex Adoption

Joint adoption legal

Incest Laws

Criminal offense

Marriage Age

18+

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