Domestic Partnership Rights by State

Alabama

-Not recognized

Alaska

-Not recognized

Arizona

-Benefits extended in the cities of Tucson and Phoenix

Arkansas

-Not recognized

California

-Benefits extended in the cities of Berkeley, Laguna Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Petaluma, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and West Hollywood

-Benefits extended in the counties of Alameda, Los Angeles, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Ventura

-Registries maintained in the cities of Arcata, Berkeley, Cathedral City, Davis, Laguna Beach, Long Beach, Oakland, Palo Alto, Sacramento, and San Francisco; and in the counties of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara

Colorado

-Benefits extended and domestic partner registry maintained in the city of Denver

Connecticut

-Benefits extended throughout state. 

-Registry maintained in the city of Hanford

Delaware

-Not recognized

Florida

-Benefits extended in the city of West Palm Beach

-Benefits extended and registry maintained in Broward County

Georgia

-Benefits extended and registry maintained in the city of Atlanta

Hawaii

-State extends benefits and maintains a domestic partnership registry

Idaho

-Not recognized

Illinois

-Benefits extended in the city of Chicago, and Cook County

-Benefits extended and registry maintained in Oak Park City

Indiana

-Benefits extended in the city of Bloomington

Iowa

-Benefits extended and registry maintained in Iowa City

Kansas

-Not recognized

Kentucky

-Not recognized

Louisiana

-Benefits extended in the city of New Orleans

Maine

-Benefits extended and registry maintained in the city of Portland

Maryland

-Benefits extended in the cities of Baltimore and Takoma Park, and in Montgomery County

Massachusetts

-Benefits extended in the cities of Boston, Brookline, Brewster, Nantucket, Springfield, and Provincetown

-Domestic partner registries maintained in the cities of Boston, Brewster, Brookline, Nantucket, Cambridge, and Northampton

Michigan

-Benefits extended in the city of Kalamazoo, and in Washtenaw and Wayne Counties

-Benefits and registries maintained in the cities of Ann Arbor, East Lansing

Minnesota

-Benefits extended and registry maintained in the city of Minneapolis

Mississippi

-Not recognized

Missouri

-Registry maintained in the city of St. Louis

Montana

-Not recognized

Nebraska

-Not recognized

Nevada

-State extends benefits and maintains a domestic partnership registry

New Hampshire

-Not recognized

New Jersey

-Benefits extended in the city of Delaware

New Mexico

-Benefits extended in the city of Albuquerque

New York

-Benefits extended in the cities of Brighton, Eastchester, Ithaca, Rochester, New York City, as well as Westchester County

-Registry maintained in the cities of Ithaca, Albany, New York City, and Rochester

North Carolina

-Benefits extended and registry in the city of Chapel Hill

-Registry maintained in the city of Carrboro

North Dakota

-Not recognized

Ohio

-Not recognized

Oklahoma

-Not recognized

Oregon

-Benefits extended throughout entire state

-Registry provided in the city of Ashland

Pennsylvania

-Benefits extended in the city of Philadelphia

Rhode Island

-Not recognized

South Carolina

-Not recognized

Tennessee

-Not recognized

Texas

-Benefits extended in Travis County

Utah

-Not recognized

Vermont

-Benefits extended throughout state

Virginia

-Benefits extended in Arlington County

Washington

-Benefits extended throughout state

-Registries maintained in the city of Lacey and the city of Seattle

West Virginia

-Not recognized

Wisconsin

-Benefits extended in the city of Madison, the city of Sherwood Hills Village, and in Dane County

-Registry maintained in the city of Milwaukee

Wyoming

-Not recognized