Washington same-sex marriages by county

Last year Washington voters approved same-sex marriage, and beginning on Dec. 6, 2012, the ceremonies began. Through March 31, 20.7 percent of ceremonies statewide involved same-sex couples. No doubt that high percentage reflects a backlog of relationships to be formalized. The data, compiled by the state Department of Health, also show that 63 percent of same-sex marriages involved female couples. And 14 percent of same-sex marriages involved couples from elsewhere.

Washington same-sex marriages by county of ceremony

Figures reflect reported marriage ceremonies from Dec. 6, 2012, through March 31, 2013.

County of ceremony	Opposite-sex marriages	Same-sex marriages	Total marriages	% same-sex marriages
Lincoln	1	1	2	50.0%
Pend Oreille	7	5	12	41.7%
San Juan	26	15	41	36.6%
King	2,673	1,321	3,994	33.1%
Clark	543	204	747	27.3%
Jefferson	36	13	49	26.5%
Island	117	37	154	24.0%
Thurston	421	124	545	22.8%
Columbia	7	2	9	22.2%
Pacific	24	6	30	20.0%
Spokane	416	88	504	17.5%
Skamania	19	4	23	17.4%
Whatcom	247	51	298	17.1%
Clallam	90	17	107	15.9%
Mason	81	15	96	15.6%
Kitsap	396	63	459	13.7%
Walla Walla	67	10	77	13.0%
Klickitat	27	4	31	12.9%
Snohomish	924	120	1,044	11.5%
Pierce	1,353	171	1,524	11.2%
Grays Harbor	113	13	126	10.3%
Kittitas	54	6	60	10.0%
Benton	294	32	326	9.8%
Skagit	188	20	208	9.6%
Stevens	29	3	32	9.4%
Douglas	20	2	22	9.1%
Chelan	162	16	178	9.0%
Lewis	116	10	126	7.9%
Adams	24	2	26	7.7%
Okanogan	48	3	51	5.9%
Whitman	32	2	34	5.9%
Yakima	325	18	343	5.2%
Cowlitz	134	7	141	5.0%
Grant	109	5	114	4.4%
Franklin	106	3	109	2.8%
Asotin	9	0	9	0.0%
Ferry	3	0	3	0.0%
Garfield	2	0	2	0.0%
Wahkiakum	4	0	4	0.0%
Total	9,247	2,413	11,660	20.7%