In 2021, among all same-sex couple households in the United States, around 34.1 percent of households were such where both partners held at least a bachelor's degree. Among gay couples, 35.5 percent of householders were such where both partners had at least a bachelor's degree as their highest form of educational attainment.
Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by educational attainment of householder
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Statistics on Homosexuality in the U.S.
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2022). Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by educational attainment of householder [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325076/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment-of-householder/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by educational attainment of householder." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325076/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment-of-householder/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by educational attainment of householder. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325076/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment-of-householder/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Same-sex Couples in The United States in 2021, Sorted by Educational Attainment of Householder." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325076/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment-of-householder/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by educational attainment of householder Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325076/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment-of-householder/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by educational attainment of householder [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325076/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment-of-householder/