The US Census released 2019 data from the American Community Survey, which was updated in 2019 to better capture coupled households. The survey found:
- About 980,000 households were those of same-sex couples
- Approximately 58% of the same-sex couples were married, and approximately 42% were unmarried partners
- 84.6% of same-sex households were employed or seeking employment, compared to 80.4% of opposite-sex households
- 83.2% of same-sex married women were employed or seeking employment, compared to 71.4% of opposite-sex married women
- 86.2% of same-sex married men were employed or seeking employment, compared to 90.0% of opposite-sex married men.