The American Community Survey reveals there were 1.2 million same-sex U.S. households in 2021, the first time the data has exceeded 1 million. This is a 120% increase from 2008, where there were about 540,000 same-sex households. 59% of same-sex households were married couples, 42% were unmarried.
From The Washington Times:
Hawaii had the highest percentage of same-sex couple households of any state, at 1.4%, followed by Oregon and Delaware at 1.3% each, according to NBC News. However, the District of Columbia had a higher rate of 2.5%. South Dakota had the lowest percentage of same-sex couple households, at 0.4%, followed by Kansas, Mississippi, Idaho, North Dakota and Montana — each at 0.5%.
