Here's the status of gay marriage in all 50 states

Here's the legal status of gay marriage in all 50 states, a day after the Supreme Court in one fell swoop effectively raised the number of states where the practice is legal from 19 to 30, in addition to Washington, D.C.:

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WHERE GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL (And when it was legalized):

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— CALIFORNIA (2013)

— COLORADO (Oct. 6, 2014) — The state attorney general on Tuesday ordered all the state's counties to issue licenses now that the state Supreme Court has lifted previous orders barring that.

— CONNECTICUT (2008)

— DELAWARE (2013)

— HAWAII (2013) — The state Legislature legalized gay marriage last year, and couples continue to marry. Meanwhile, an appeal is pending of a federal court ruling that upheld Hawaii's previous ban.

— ILLINOIS (June 2014)

— INDIANA (Oct. 6, 2014) — The federal appeals court in Chicago formally lifted Indiana's ban Tuesday, lifting a stay that was in place while the Supreme Court considered the case.

— IOWA (2009)

— KANSAS (Oct. 6, 2014) — The American Civil Liberties Union says the Supreme Court decision in the 10th Circuit cases affects Kansas because it's in that circuit; the group plans to seek a federal court ruling to block Kansas' constitutional ban on gay marriage. Gov. Sam Brownback was defiant, saying he swore to uphold the constitution, and some same-sex couples who applied for marriage licenses were turned away.

— MAINE (2012)

— MARYLAND (2013)

— MASSACHUSETTS (2004) — The first state to legalize gay marriage.

— MINNESOTA (2013)

— NEW HAMPSHIRE (2010)

— NEW JERSEY (2013)

— NEW MEXICO (2013)

— NEW YORK (2011)

— NORTH CAROLINA (Oct. 6, 2014) — The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina says it will seek an immediate ruling in federal court overturning the state's ban. The state attorney general has previously said he wouldn't challenge such a ruling.

— OKLAHOMA (Oct. 6, 2014) — Tulsa County issued a marriage license Monday to Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin, the couple who successfully challenged the state's ban on gay marriage. Several other counties also issued same-sex marriage licenses.

— OREGON (May 2014)

— PENNSYLVANIA (May 2014)

— RHODE ISLAND (2013)

— SOUTH CAROLINA (Oct. 6, 2014) — A lawyer for a gay couple seeking to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage said she will ask a federal judge to immediately rule in their favor. The attorney general said he will continue to fight to uphold the ban.

— UTAH (Oct. 6, 2014) — Gay couples in Utah began applying for marriage licenses, and a handful of same-sex weddings occurred in Salt Lake County after the governor directed state agencies to recognize the marriages Monday.

— VERMONT (2009) — The first state to offer civil unions, in 2001.

— VIRGINIA (Oct. 6, 2014) — Gay couples started marrying in Virginia. Thirty-year-old Lindsey Oliver and 42-year-old Nicole Pries received the first same-sex marriage license issued from the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk's office then were married by gay-rights advocate The Rev. Robin Gorsline.

— WASHINGTON, D.C. (2010)

— WASHINGTON STATE (2012)

— WEST VIRGINIA (Oct. 6, 2014) — The state attorney general was studying the implications for the state in light of the Supreme Court decision.

— WISCONSIN (Oct. 6, 2014) — County clerks began accepting applications from gay couples for marriage licenses which, by Wisconsin law, can't be issued until after a five-day waiting period. In Milwaukee and Dane counties, where most of the roughly 500 same-sex weddings took place this summer before a federal judge's decision was put on hold, a few couples applied for licenses.

— WYOMING (Oct. 6, 2014) — A state case, scheduled for a court hearing Dec. 15, is similar to gay marriage cases in federal court but Wyoming supporters weren't ready Monday to declare unconditional victory. They say same-sex marriage could be legal in the state by year's end.

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WHERE GAY MARRIAGE IS NOT LEGAL AND CASES ARE PENDING:

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— ALABAMA — Lawsuits challenging the ban have been filed in each of the state's three federal court districts, but judges have yet to rule. The state is defending the prohibition.

— ALASKA — A federal judge is hearing arguments Friday in a case filed by five couples challenging the state's ban.

— ARIZONA — In a ruling that called into question Arizona's gay marriage ban, a US District Court judge handed a victory Sept. 12 to a gay man denied death benefits after losing his spouse to cancer.

— ARKANSAS — A state judge in May struck down the state's ban. The state Supreme Court brought marriages to a halt and is weighing state officials' appeal. Same-sex couples are also suing the state in federal court.

— FLORIDA — A federal judge declared the state's ban unconstitutional in mid-August, joining state judges in four counties. He issued a stay delaying the effect of his order, meaning no marriage licenses would be issued immediately issued for gay couples.

— GEORGIA — A lawsuit challenging the state's ban was filed in federal court in Atlanta in April. The state wants to dismiss the suit, but the judge has not ruled. Lawyers for the ban's challengers say the US Supreme Court's denial to consider other cases supports their arguments.

— IDAHO — State officials are appealing a federal judge's decision to overturn the state's ban. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco heard arguments Sept. 8 along with appeals from Hawaii and Nevada.

— KENTUCKY — Two Kentucky cases were among six from four states heard in the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Aug. 6. Rulings are pending on recognition of out-of-state marriages, as well as the ban on marriages within the state.

— LOUISIANA — A federal judge's ruling in September upholding the state's ban has been appealed to the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals. A state judge ruled in a separate case that the ban is unconstitutional, a ruling that has been suspended while the state attorney general appeals to the state Supreme Court.

— MICHIGAN — The state's ban was overturned by a federal judge in March following a rare trial that mostly focused on the impact on children. The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati heard arguments Aug. 6, and a ruling is pending.

— MISSISSIPPI

— MISSOURI — The state attorney general said Monday he wouldn't appeal a state court order that Missouri recognize same-sex marriages from in other states. But two other cases are pending: A federal challenge in Kansas City and one in St. Louis that focuses on city officials who issued licenses to four couples to trigger a legal test.

— MONTANA

— NEBRASKA

— NEVADA — Eight couples are challenging Nevada's voter-approved 2002 ban, which a federal judge upheld a decade later. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Sept. 8, along with appeals from Hawaii and Idaho.

— NORTH DAKOTA

— OHIO — Two Ohio cases were argued Aug. 6 in the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals, and a ruling is pending. In one, two gay men whose spouses were dying sued to have their out-of-state marriages recognized on their spouses' death certificates. In the other, four couples sued to have both spouses listed on their children's birth certificates.

— SOUTH DAKOTA

— TENNESSEE — The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Aug. 6 on whether Tennessee's refusal to recognize a valid same-sex marriage from another state is constitutional. A ruling is pending.

— TEXAS — A federal judge declared the state's ban unconstitutional, issuing a preliminary injunction. The state is appealing to the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, which is soon expected to set a date for arguments.