The US Census has disproved the myth that gay people live in a handful of well-known urban neighborhoods. Even the 2000 Census showed that same-sex couples live in 99 percent of U.S. counties. The 2012 Census numbers turned up some surprising places, from large cities, to medium-sized, to some really surprising small towns that have a significant percentage of same-sex households. (Above: Fort Lauderdale: The big percentage winner in same sex households.)

Cities and towns are both retirement-friendly and gay-friendly by population:

1. Cities with population 250,000 plus: Atlanta GA, Phoenix AZ, and Tampa FL
2. Population 100,000 to 200,000: Ft. Lauderdale FL, Orlando, FL, St. Petersburg, FL, Enterprise and Paradise NY.
3. Cities under 100,000: Wilton Manors, FL, Rehoboth Beach, DE, Oakland Park FL, Miami Shores, FL.

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