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Title: Geographic Variation in Percentage of Unions Including Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples Unions
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2023
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DOI: 10.18128/D010.V12.0
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Abstract: In 2015 the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalized marriages to same-sex couples across all 50 states. Estimates from the 2021 ACS 1-year estimates indicated there were approximately 711,129 married and 498,333 cohabiting same-sex couples in the U.S., totaling more than 1.2 million unions.1 We have a series of Family Profiles on marriage and cohabitation among same-sex couples (e.g.: Payne & Manning, 2021; Payne & Manning, 2021; Payne & Manning, 2021). In this Family Profile we explore the geographic variation of the percentage of unions that are to same-sex couples in the United States by pooling the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019, 2020, and 2021 American Community Survey 1-year estimates to develop a 3-year period estimate.2 While this profile examines LGBT+ population in the context of unions to same-sex couples, it is important to note that not all LGBT Americans are co-residing with a partner/spouse of the same-sex. For an estimate of the LGBT+ population see (Julian, 2023). In this profile we create a map of the U.S. to display the geographic clustering of states. Furthermore, we also rank states in the U.S. according to their percentage of same-sex unions.
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Authors: Julian, Christopher A
Series Title: National Center for Family and Marriage Research
Publication Number: 6
Institution: Bowling Green State University
Pages: 1-2
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Gender, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography
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