The state of same-sex marriage in Georgia
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The number of same-sex married couples in Georgia has increased significantly since the Supreme Court's 2015 decision legalizing them nationwide.
Why it matters: The landmark ruling, Obergefell v. Hodges, requires states to license and recognize same-sex marriage, including in Georgia, where 5.1% of the population identifies as LGBT.
By the numbers: Georgia was home to more than 38,600 same-sex couple households in 2022, according to the latest American Community Survey (ACS) data, compared to over 18,100 in 2008.
- There were about over 22,000 married same-sex couple households in 2022, up from over 4,200 in 2008.
The big picture: The United States had more than 1.2 million same-sex couple households in 2022, up from over 564,700 in 2008.
- There were over 740,700 married same-sex couple households nationwide in 2022, up from nearly 150,00 in 2014.
Flashback: Georgia voters approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in 2004.
What we're watching: Georgia's same-sex marriage ban would take effect if the Supreme Court were to ever overturn Obergefell.
- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has told Axios that his personal position is that marriage is between a man and a woman.