Same Sex Couples Main

All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about same sex couples. The level of detail collected varies, as well as the availability of other characteristics of the partners. For more information about the main surveys and the unique aspects of each data source visit the Data section.

Latest Releases

Same-sex Couples’ Consistency in Reports of Marital Status (2012-11)

Paper [PDF - 1.2M] , by Daphne A. Lofquist. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA, May 3-5, 2012.
Presentation [PDF - 1.2M] , by Daphne A. Lofquist. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA, May 3-5, 2012.

Household and Families: 2010

Brief [PDF - 17K] (C2010BR-14)
Hispanic Origin and Race of Coupled Households: 2010 (CPH-T-4)
Appendix Tables to the Households and Families: 2010 Webinar - Interracial and Interethnic Coupled Households [PDF - 17K]

Same-sex Couple Household Statistics from the 2010 Census

Paper [DOC - 1.2M] , by Martin O’Connell and Sarah Feliz. Issued September 2011.
Detailed Tables [XLS - 182k]
Figures and Maps [PDF - 2.5M]
Supplemental Tables [XLS - 69k]

2010 ACS Brief on Same-sex couple households