Jun 25, 2024 - News
Stat du jour: Same-sex marriage rising
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Same-sex marriages among Hoosiers have climbed in the years following the Supreme Court's 2015 decision legalizing them nationwide.
By the numbers: There were about 1.3 million same-sex couple households nationwide as of 2022, per the latest American Community Survey (ACS) data, compared to about 565,000 in 2008.
- There were about 741,000 married same-sex couple households as of 2022, up from about 150,000 in 2008.
- 58% of same-sex couple households were married as of 2022, compared to just 26.6% in 2008.
- Caveat: There's no 2020 data here because the COVID-19 pandemic interfered with the Census Bureau's collection efforts.
Zoom in: Indiana had 14,383 married same-sex couple households in 2022, 59% of all same-sex couple households.