In 2021, around 14.3 percent of same-sex couple households in the United States had their own children in the household. For lesbian couples, 21.6 percent had their own children living with them in the household, whereas 6.3 percent of gay couples had the same.
Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by children in the household
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Statistics on Homosexuality in the U.S.
Global overview
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Homosexuality in the United States
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- Basic Statistic Americans who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender 2012-2021
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Same-sex marriage and families
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- Basic Statistic Support for same-sex marriage in the United States 2016-2021, by political party
- Basic Statistic Support for same-sex marriage in the United States 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Percentage of gay couple households U.S. 2021, by race of householder
- Premium Statistic Share of same-sex couple households in the U.S. 2021, by age
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Hate crime
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Media
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- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters included by streaming providers in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Distribution of characters on prime TV in the U.S. 2022, by sexual orientation
- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters on cable networks in the U.S. 2022, by sexual orientation
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- Percentage of same-sex couple households U.S. 2021, by household income
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- Percentage of same-sex couple households in the U.S. 2019, by employment status
- Percentage of lesbian couple households U.S. 2021, by household income
- Percentage of lesbian couple households in the U.S. 2021, by race of householder
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- Median household income of same-sex couples U.S. 2015-2021
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- Opinions on gay/lesbian couples raising children in the United States as of 2010, by age
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2022). Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by children in the household [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2023, from 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 2021, sorted by children in the household." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by children in the household. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2023. 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 2021, Sorted by Children in The Household." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, 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 2021, sorted by children in the household Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/ (last visited April 02, 2023)
Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2021, sorted by children in the household [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/