More Than 1 Million Same-Sex Couples Live in the U.S., Census Says
By TRUDY RING Click here for updates on this story UNITED STATES (Advocate Channel) — The number of same-sex couple households documented by the U.S. Census Bureau exceeded 1 million for the first time in 2021, according to Census data released in late November. The figure came to 1.2 million, including 710,000 households where same-sex couples were married and 500,000 where the couples were unmarried. It is based on information from the Ce…
New Census Data Finds Over One Million Same-Sex Couple Households In U.S.
The latest data from the American Community Survey, the annual, more granular census survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, puts the number of same-sex couple households over one million for the first time. But since the census still doesn't ask the sexual-orientation question, we remain in the dark about how many actual LGBTQ people there are, single and coupled.In the world of the U.S. Census, at least for the last decade and a half, the only dat…
Same-sex households in US surpass one million - National Zero
More than one million households in the United States are headed by same-sex couples, a first in American history, with reported open same-sex households increasing by 120% since 2008, Census Bureau data shows, NBC News reports. Census data show more than 1.2 million self-declared LGBTQ-led households in 2021, up from 540,000 during the last data sweep in 2008 American Community Survey. About 60% of these households are led by married couples. …
