Gayest places in Indiana research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Indiana with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year vintage, which counts same-sex married spouses and same-sex unmarried partners at the city level.
5.3% gay households · #1 gayest in Indiana
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4.3% gay households · #2 gayest in Indiana
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4.1% gay households · #3 gayest in Indiana
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3.1% gay households · #4 gayest in Indiana
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Warrick County, Indiana
Boonville is a city in Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,246 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Warrick County.
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2.6% gay households · #5 gayest in Indiana
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2.3% gay households · #6 gayest in Indiana
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Hancock County, Indiana
McCordsville is a town in Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,797 at the 2010 census.
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2.0% gay households · #7 gayest in Indiana
2.0% gay households · #8 gayest in Indiana
Located in
Boone County, Indiana
Lebanon is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, United States. The population was 15,792 at the 2010 census. Lebanon is located in central Indiana, approximately 29 miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis and 36 miles southeast of Lafayette.
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1.9% gay households · #9 gayest in Indiana
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Knox County, Indiana
Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute. Founded in 1732 by French fur traders, notably, Franois-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes for whom the Fort was named, Vincennes is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Indiana and one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachians.
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1.9% gay households · #10 gayest in Indiana
Located in
Morgan County, Indiana
Mooresville is a town in Brown Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 9,326.
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How we determined the gayest places in Indiana for 2026
In order to rank the gayest cities in Indiana, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census. We looked at:
- Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same-sex partners
We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.
We ranked each place from 1 to 177 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same-sex partner households being the most gay.
In the end, Corydon ended up being the most gay place with 5.3% gay households.
Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straightest.
We updated this report for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the gayest places in Indiana.
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Gayest Places In Indiana
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| Rank | City | Households | LGBTQ Households | % Gay Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corydon | 1,359 | 72 | 5.3% |
| 2 | Porter | 2,128 | 92 | 4.3% |
| 3 | Syracuse | 1,506 | 62 | 4.1% |
| 4 | Boonville | 2,672 | 83 | 3.1% |
| 5 | Berne | 1,488 | 38 | 2.6% |
| 6 | McCordsville | 4,136 | 94 | 2.3% |
| 7 | New Palestine | 1,272 | 26 | 2.0% |
| 8 | Lebanon | 7,371 | 145 | 2.0% |
| 9 | Vincennes | 7,227 | 140 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Mooresville | 3,924 | 75 | 1.9% |
| 11 | Brazil | 3,319 | 58 | 1.7% |
| 12 | Scottsburg | 3,149 | 54 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Lagrange | 1,117 | 19 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 1,006 | 17 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Madison | 4,924 | 80 | 1.6% |
| 16 | Shelbyville | 8,718 | 138 | 1.6% |
| 17 | New Albany | 16,389 | 255 | 1.6% |
| 18 | Lawrence | 19,579 | 297 | 1.5% |
| 19 | Indianapolis | 362,961 | 5,437 | 1.5% |
| 20 | Beech Grove | 6,798 | 99 | 1.5% |
| 21 | Aurora | 1,653 | 24 | 1.5% |
| 22 | Winchester | 2,139 | 31 | 1.4% |
| 23 | Garrett | 2,827 | 40 | 1.4% |
| 24 | North Vernon | 2,940 | 41 | 1.4% |
| 25 | South Bend | 41,282 | 573 | 1.4% |
| 26 | Fairmount | 1,010 | 14 | 1.4% |
| 27 | Sullivan | 1,749 | 24 | 1.4% |
| 28 | Plainfield | 12,809 | 172 | 1.3% |
| 29 | Brown | 1,296 | 17 | 1.3% |
| 30 | Evansville | 53,095 | 671 | 1.3% |
| 31 | Zionsville | 11,822 | 149 | 1.3% |
| 32 | Middlebury | 1,283 | 16 | 1.2% |
| 33 | Warsaw | 7,089 | 87 | 1.2% |
| 34 | Logansport | 6,768 | 82 | 1.2% |
| 35 | New Haven | 6,627 | 79 | 1.2% |
| 36 | Speedway | 6,095 | 72 | 1.2% |
| 37 | Spencer | 1,193 | 14 | 1.2% |
| 38 | Delphi | 1,067 | 12 | 1.1% |
| 39 | Bloomington | 34,514 | 387 | 1.1% |
| 40 | Fort Wayne | 110,929 | 1,227 | 1.1% |
| 41 | Brownsburg | 11,345 | 124 | 1.1% |
| 42 | Lawrenceburg | 2,294 | 25 | 1.1% |
| 43 | Sheridan | 1,379 | 15 | 1.1% |
| 44 | Attica | 1,291 | 14 | 1.1% |
| 45 | Greenfield | 10,666 | 115 | 1.1% |
| 46 | Columbus | 21,726 | 232 | 1.1% |
| 47 | La Porte | 8,951 | 92 | 1.0% |
| 48 | Franklin | 9,590 | 94 | 1.0% |
| 49 | Kokomo | 26,241 | 257 | 1.0% |
| 50 | Hammond | 29,797 | 286 | 1.0% |
| 51 | Georg | 1,279 | 12 | 0.9% |
| 52 | Salem | 2,706 | 25 | 0.9% |
| 53 | Pendleton | 2,060 | 19 | 0.9% |
| 54 | Noblesville | 27,115 | 238 | 0.9% |
| 55 | Greendale | 1,713 | 15 | 0.9% |
| 56 | Bicknell | 1,372 | 12 | 0.9% |
| 57 | Connersville | 5,409 | 46 | 0.9% |
| 58 | Winamac | 1,084 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 59 | Mishawaka | 22,850 | 188 | 0.8% |
| 60 | Bedford | 6,353 | 52 | 0.8% |
| 61 | Munster | 9,471 | 76 | 0.8% |
| 62 | Batesville | 3,002 | 24 | 0.8% |
| 63 | Highland | 10,440 | 83 | 0.8% |
| 64 | Wabash | 4,433 | 35 | 0.8% |
| 65 | Jeffersonville | 22,196 | 174 | 0.8% |
| 66 | Terre Haute | 23,220 | 182 | 0.8% |
| 67 | Santa Claus | 1,048 | 8 | 0.8% |
| 68 | Richmond | 14,849 | 113 | 0.8% |
| 69 | Elkhart | 21,552 | 160 | 0.7% |
| 70 | Avilla | 1,087 | 8 | 0.7% |
| 71 | Clarksville | 9,392 | 65 | 0.7% |
| 72 | Liberty | 1,016 | 7 | 0.7% |
| 73 | Hobart | 12,226 | 84 | 0.7% |
| 74 | Gary | 27,227 | 187 | 0.7% |
| 75 | Muncie | 26,479 | 179 | 0.7% |
| 76 | Westfield | 20,984 | 138 | 0.7% |
| 77 | Greenwood | 26,415 | 172 | 0.7% |
| 78 | Valparaiso | 14,611 | 93 | 0.6% |
| 79 | West Lafayette | 15,062 | 95 | 0.6% |
| 80 | Michigan City | 13,008 | 82 | 0.6% |
| 81 | Lafayette | 32,242 | 203 | 0.6% |
| 82 | Huntington | 7,009 | 44 | 0.6% |
| 83 | Anderson | 24,218 | 145 | 0.6% |
| 84 | Carmel | 38,426 | 229 | 0.6% |
| 85 | Sellersburg | 4,278 | 24 | 0.6% |
| 86 | Hartford City | 2,717 | 15 | 0.6% |
| 87 | St. John | 7,844 | 42 | 0.5% |
| 88 | Griffith | 6,969 | 37 | 0.5% |
| 89 | Brookville | 1,158 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 90 | Angola | 3,513 | 18 | 0.5% |
| 91 | Jasper | 6,548 | 31 | 0.5% |
| 92 | Crawfordsville | 6,782 | 31 | 0.5% |
| 93 | Alexandria | 2,191 | 10 | 0.5% |
| 94 | Lowell | 4,204 | 19 | 0.5% |
| 95 | Cumberland | 2,586 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 96 | Ellettsville | 2,610 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 97 | Decatur | 4,389 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 98 | Martinsville | 4,907 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 99 | Bargersville | 3,738 | 15 | 0.4% |
| 100 | Chesterton | 6,004 | 24 | 0.4% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. Places with over 1,000 households.
Summary
There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Indiana For 2026
If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Indiana, this is an accurate list.
The gayest cities in Indiana are Corydon, Porter, Syracuse, Boonville, Berne, McCordsville, New Palestine, Lebanon, Vincennes, and Mooresville. Not sold on Indiana? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
