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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
Over Half of Spouses in Same-Sex Marriages Tied the Knot After 2014
Same-sex marriages reached a peak between 2015 and 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all states, and most spouses in same-sex marriages tied the knot after 2003, when Massachusetts became the first state to legally recognize same-sex marriages.
About 41% of same-sex spouses married between 2015 and 2019 compared to 14% of those in opposite-sex marriages, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report that analyzes 2022 data.
The report paints a national portrait of spouses in same-sex couples and their households, finding that on average they were younger; more likely to have a bachelor’s degree; and more likely to have married in the past year than those in opposite-sex marriages.
Continue reading to explore how spouses in opposite- and same-sex marriages compared in 2022.
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