regularly in the 1990s. From 1988 to 2009, support for same-sex marriage increased between 1% and 1.5% per year. In the 2010s, it increased more quickly. Gallup found that nationwide public support reached 50% in May 2011, 60% in May 2015, and 70% in May 2021. The Pew Research Center similarly found 40% in 2010, 50% in 2013 and 61% in 2019. As of 2016, 83% of Americans aged 18–29 supported same-sex marriage. As of 2021, there is majority support for same-sex marriage in 47 states, ranging from 50% in South Carolina to 85% in Massachusetts. There is plurality support in Alabama, with 49% supporting and 47% opposing. Only Mississippi and Arkansas have majority opposition to same-sex marriage; in Mississippi, 55% oppose and 44% support, while in Arkansas, 52% oppose and 47% support same-sex marriage. As of 2018, 60% of Americans said they would not mind if their child married someone of the same gender. Annual polling conducted by Gallup each May in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 has found support for same-sex marriage stable, with two-thirds of Americans indicating that same-sex marriage should be recognized as valid under law (a range of 63% to 67% was recorded). In 2022, a new record high of 71% of respondents stated that same-sex marriage should be legally recognized as valid under the law. A Grinnell College National Poll in September 2022 indicated that 74% of Americans thought that same-sex marriage should be a guaranteed right, 13% thought it should be left to elected officials, and 13% were unsure. See also Divorce of same-sex couples History of same-sex marriage in the United States LGBT employment discrimination in the United States LGBT rights in the United States Recognition of same-sex unions in the Americas Same-sex unions and military policy#United States Status of same-sex marriage Timeline of same-sex marriage in the United States Timeline of same-sex marriage Legislation Domestic partnership in the United States Federal Marriage Amendment Respect for Marriage Act Former U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States Same-sex marriage status in the United States by state Same-sex unions in the United States Miscellaneous A Union in Wait (documentary film) Notes References Bibliography Corvino, John, and Maggie Gallagher (2012). Debating Same-Sex Marriage. New York: Oxford University Press. . Murdoch, Joyce, and Deb Price (2001). Courting Justice: Gay Men