Cities and counties in the United States offering a domestic partnership registry

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Performed in the Netherlands proper (including the Caribbean Netherlands), as well as in Aruba and Curaçao. May be registered in Sint Maarten in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
  2. ^ Neither performed nor recognized in Niue, Tokelau, or the Cook Islands.
  3. ^ Neither performed nor recognized in six British Overseas Territories.
  4. ^ a b Neither performed nor recognized in some tribal nations of the US. Recognized but not performed in several other tribal nations and American Samoa.
  5. ^ Registered foreign marriages confer all marriage rights in Israel. Domestic common-law marriages confer most rights of marriage. Domestic civil marriage recognized by some cities.
  6. ^ a b c d e The Coman v. Romania ruling of the European Court of Justice obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses of EU citizens. Some member states, including Romania, do not follow the ruling.
  7. ^ A "declaration of family relationship" is available in several of Cambodia's communes which may be useful in matters such as housing, but is not legally binding.
  8. ^ Guardianship agreements confer some limited legal benefits in China, including decisions about medical and personal care.
  9. ^ Hong Kong provides inheritance, guardianship rights, and residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents.
  10. ^ Indian courts have recognised guru–shishya, nata pratha or maitri karar–type contractual relationships, but they are not legally binding.
  11. ^ Most Japanese cities and prefectures issue partnership certificates, but they are not legally binding.
  12. ^ Marriages conducted abroad between a Namibian national and a foreign spouse provide residency rights in Namibia.
  13. ^ Romania provides hospital visitation rights through a "legal representative" status.
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As of 2015, all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia legally recognize and document same-sex relationships in some fashion, be it by same-sex marriage, civil union or domestic partnerships. Many counties and municipalities outside of these states also provide domestic partnership registries or civil unions which are not officially recognized by the laws of their states, are only valid and applicable within those counties, and are usually largely unaffected by state law regarding relationship recognition (except in some aspects). In addition, many cities and counties continue to provide their own domestic partnership registries while their states also provide larger registries (for all relationship recognitions); a couple can only maintain registration on one registry, requiring the couple to de-register from the state registry before registering with the county registry.

These are the cities and counties of United States which offer a domestic partnership and/or civil union classified by census region.[1]

West Region

  Cities, boroughs, towns, townships, unincorporated areas, and villages that offers domestic partner benefits
  Counties, consolidated city-counties, boroughs, parishes, and independent cities that offers domestic partner benefits
  State-wide partner benefits through same-sex marriage, civil unions, domestic partnership, designated beneficiary agreements, or reciprocal beneficiary relationships
  State-wide partner benefits through same-sex marriage, civil unions, domestic partnership, designated beneficiary agreements, or reciprocal beneficiary relationships, including state-wide domestic partnership benefits for state employees1

Pacific Division

Hawaii

Same-sex marriages, civil unions, domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) and reciprocal beneficiary relationships are all granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.[2]

Alaska

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Washington State

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the state to same-sex couples and all previous domestic partnerships (with the exception of couples with at least one member aged 62 or above) have automatically been converted into civil marriage.

Oregon

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships are both granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

California

Same-sex marriage and domestic partnerships are both granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Mountain Division

Idaho

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Montana

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Wyoming

Same-sex marriage are granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Nevada

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships are both granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Utah

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Colorado

Same-sex marriages, civil unions and designated beneficiary agreements are all granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Arizona

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

New Mexico

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.[13]

Midwest Region

West North Central Division

North Dakota

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

South Dakota

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Minnesota

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Nebraska

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the state to same-sex couples.

Iowa

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Kansas

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

  • City of Lawrence: Both individuals must be residents of the City of Lawrence, Kansas. Both opposite- and same-sex couples.
  • City of Topeka: Both be residents of the city of Topeka. Share a common permanent residence. Agree to be in a relationship of mutual interdependence. Each be at least 18 years old and mentally competent to enter into a contract. Not be related by blood as defined by Kansas law. Agree to file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the city of Topeka.[28][29]

Missouri

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

East North Central Division

Wisconsin

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Michigan

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Illinois

Same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are all granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.[42][43][44]

Indiana

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Ohio

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

North-East Region

New England Division

Vermont

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Rhode Island

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples and all previous civil unions were automatically converted into same sex marriages.

New Hampshire

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples and all previous civil unions were automatically converted into same sex marriages.

Maine

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships are both granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Massachusetts

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited state employees only) are both granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

  • City of Boston: No residency requirement. Both opposite- and same-sex couples.
  • Town of Brewster: No residency requirement. Both opposite- and same-sex couples.
  • Town of Brookline: No residency requirement. Limited to same-sex couples.
  • City of Cambridge: No residency requirement. Both opposite- and same-sex couples. Benefits include visitation rights in hospitals and correctional facilities equal to those given to a spouse. A domestic partner, who is also the parent or legal guardian of a child, may file a form at or send a letter to the child's school to indicate that the parent's domestic partner shall have access to the child's records.
  • Town of Nantucket: No residency requirement. Open to opposite- and same-sex couples.
  • Town of Provincetown: No residency requirement for registrants. Both opposite- and same-sex couples. Benefits include visitation rights in hospitals and correctional facilities equal to those given to a spouse. A domestic partner, who is also the parent or legal guardian of a child, may file a form at or send a letter to the child's school to indicate that the parent's domestic partner shall have access to the child's records.

Connecticut

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples and all previous civil unions were automatically converted into same sex marriages.

Middle Atlantic Division

New York State

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Pennsylvania

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

New Jersey

Same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships are all granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

South Region

West South Central Division

Oklahoma

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Texas

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Arkansas

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Louisiana

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

East South Central Division

Kentucky

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Tennessee

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Mississippi

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Alabama

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

South Atlantic Division

Delaware

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships (limited to state employees only) are both granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples. All previous civil unions have been automatically converted into civil marriages.[86]

Maryland

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships are both granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Washington, DC

Same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships are both granted in the entire district to same-sex couples.

West Virginia

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Virginia

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

North Carolina

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

South Carolina

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Georgia

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

Florida

Same-sex marriages are granted throughout the entire state to same-sex couples.

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