The number of married same-sex couples in the U.S. is at an all-time high

Over 1.2 million same-sex couple households exist within the United States, according to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The data also showed that there are more married same-sex couples living in the U.S. than ever before, which makes sense considering that marriage equality was only legalized nationwide in 2015.

The data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS), an annual survey sent to nearly 3.5 million households across the nation. The ACS collects demographic information to provide a comprehensive, ongoing view of the U.S. public.

ACS data shows that the number of same-sex households in the U.S. has steadily increased from approximately 540,000 in 2008 to 980,000 in 2019, and then to 1.2 million in 2021 – a more than 122 percent increase from 2008 to 2021.

From 2008 to 2015, ACS data showed that the number of households with unmarried same-sex couples in the U.S. was…

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