Same-sex households in the U.S. surpass 1 million for the first time, data shows

The number of same-sex households increased 120% from 2008 to 2021, according to recently released Census Bureau data. The number of same-sex couple households in the U.S. has surpassed 1 million for the first time, according to recently released government data. There were more than 1.2 million same-sex couple households across the country in 2021, up from 540,000 in 2008, an increase of 120%, the data, taken from the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey, showed. About 710,000