East Coast, West Coast or somewhere in between: Where do same-sex couples live? Explore the top 10 counties for female and male same-sex couples.

Male same-sex couples had higher median household incomes than female same-sex couples even though the shares with both partners working did not differ.

Coupled households still made up more than half of all U.S. households but their share dropped since 2000.

Compare demographic and economic characteristics of U.S. same-sex and opposite-sex couple households in new Census Bureau table package and graphics.

Children whose parent was in a same-sex relationship in 2019 were more likely to be adopted than those living with a parent in an opposite-sex relationship.

New Census Bureau tables on America’s families show differences in the employment status of unmarried and married opposite-sex couples that live together.

A U.S. Census Bureau interactive data visualization shows characteristics of same-sex couples at the state level.

The American Community Survey shows the impact of age, children and marital status on the employment of same-sex couples compared to opposite-sex couples.

New 2019 American Community Survey data show labor force participation and work status characteristics were different for same- and opposite-sex married people.

Male same-sex couples are more likely to adopt children than female same-sex couples.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey releases data on income and poverty levels of same-sex couples.

New interactive data visualization allows you to analyze trends in married couples’ birthplace, all the way back to 1900.

U.S. Census Bureau now shows same-sex couples in its annual America’s Families and Living Arrangements table package, reflecting growing diversity of families.

Just over half of same-sex couple households in the United States are female, but male same-sex households are more common in large cities.

Reflecting societal changes, testing supports dropping terms such as "trolley bus" and "handheld computer."