In 2022, around 13.7 percent of same-sex couple households in the United States had their own children in the household. For lesbian couples, 21.2 percent had their own children living with them in the household, whereas 5.5 percent of gay couples had the same.
Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2022, sorted by children in the household
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US Census Bureau. (October 26, 2023). Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2022, sorted by children in the household [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
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US Census Bureau. (2023). Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2022, sorted by children in the household. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Same-sex Couples in The United States in 2022, Sorted by Children in The Household." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
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Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2022, sorted by children in the household [Graph], US Census Bureau, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
