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All 50 states in the United States have legalized same-sex marriage. Below are the dates when each state did so. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right guaranteed by the Constitution, thus making same-sex marriage legal in the 13 states that have not legalized same-sex marriage up to that point.
By Date
| Rank |
State Name |
Date Same Sex Marriage Legalized |
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| 1 | Massachusetts | May 17, 2004 |
| 2 | Connecticut | November 12, 2008 |
| 3 | Iowa | April 24, 2009 |
| 4 | Vermont | September 1, 2009 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | January 1, 2010 |
| 6 | New York | July 24, 2011 |
| 7 | Washington | December 9, 2012 |
| 8 | Maine | December 29, 2012 |
| 9 | Maryland | January 1, 2013 |
| 10 | California | June 28, 2013 |
| 11 | Delaware | July 1, 2013 |
| 12-T | Minnesota | August 1, 2013 |
| 12-T | Rhode Island | August 1, 2013 |
| 14 | New Jersey | October 21, 2013 |
| 15 | Hawaii | December 2, 2013 |
| 16 | New Mexico | December 19, 2013 |
| 17 | Oregon | May 19, 2014 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | May 20, 2014 |
| 19 | Illinois | June 1, 2014 |
| 20-T | Indiana | October 6, 2014 |
| 20-T | Oklahoma | October 6, 2014 |
| 20-T | Utah | October 6, 2014 |
| 20-T | Virginia | October 6, 2014 |
| 20-T | Wisconsin | October 6, 2014 |
| 25 | Colorado | October 7, 2014 |
| 26-T | Nevada | October 9, 2014 |
| 26-T | West Virginia | October 9, 2014 |
| 28 | North Carolina | October 10, 2014 |
| 29 | Idaho | October 13, 2014 |
| 30-T | Alaska | October 17, 2014 |
| 30-T | Arizona | October 17, 2014 |
| 32 | Wyoming | October 21, 2014 |
| 33 | Kansas | November 12, 2014 |
| 34 | Montana | November 19, 2014 |
| 35 | South Carolina | November 20, 2014 |
| 36 | Florida | January 6, 2015 |
| 37 | Alabama | February 9, 2015 |
| 38-T | Arkansas | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Georgia | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Kentucky | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Louisiana | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Michigan | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Mississippi | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Missouri | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Nebraska | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | North Dakota | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Ohio | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | South Dakota | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Tennessee | June 26, 2015 |
| 38-T | Texas | June 26, 2015 |
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Alphabetically
| State Name |
Date Same Sex Marriage Legalized |
| Alabama | February 9, 2015 |
| Alaska | October 17, 2014 |
| Arizona | October 17, 2014 |
| Arkansas | June 26, 2015 |
| California | June 28, 2013 |
| Colorado | October 7, 2014 |
| Connecticut | November 12, 2008 |
| Delaware | July 1, 2013 |
| Florida | January 6, 2015 |
| Georgia | June 26, 2015 |
| Hawaii | December 2, 2013 |
| Idaho | October 13, 2014 |
| Illinois | June 1, 2014 |
| Indiana | October 6, 2014 |
| Iowa | April 24, 2009 |
| Kansas | November 12, 2014 |
| Kentucky | June 26, 2015 |
| Louisiana | June 26, 2015 |
| Maine | December 29, 2012 |
| Maryland | January 1, 2013 |
| Massachusetts | May 17, 2014 |
| Michigan | June 26, 2015 |
| Minnesota | August 1, 2013 |
| Mississippi | June 26, 2015 |
| Missouri | June 26, 2015 |
| Montana | November 19, 2014 |
| Nebraska | June 26, 2015 |
| Nevada | October 9, 2014 |
| New Hampshire | January 1, 2010 |
| New Jersey | October 21, 2013 |
| New Mexico | December 19, 2013 |
| New York | July 24, 2011 |
| North Carolina | October 10, 2014 |
| North Dakota | June 26, 2015 |
| Ohio | June 26, 2015 |
| Oklahoma | October 6, 2014 |
| Oregon | May 19, 2014 |
| Pennsylvania | May 20, 2014 |
| Rhode Island | August 1, 2013 |
| South Carolina | November 20, 2014 |
| South Dakota | June 26, 2015 |
| Tennessee | June 26, 2015 |
| Texas | June 26, 2015 |
| Utah | October 6, 2014 |
| Vermont | September 1, 2009 |
| Virginia | October 6, 2014 |
| Washington | December 9, 2012 |
| West Virginia | October 9, 2014 |
| Wisconsin | October 6, 2014 |
| Wyoming | October 21, 2014 |
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Washington DC legalized same-sex marriage on March 3, 2010. |
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