Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table lists the percentage of same-sex households that have children under 18 in the United States. Find information on female partners and male partners in the four regions of the U.S. Nationwide.
| Male partners | Female partners | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Own children1 | Own and/or unrelated children2 | Own children1 | Own and/or unrelated children2 |
| United States | 10.5% | 10.7% | 21.8% | 23.9% |
| Region | ||||
| Northeast | 10.3 | 10.7 | 21.8 | 23.6 |
| Midwest | 10.3 | 10.9 | 21.8 | 24.7 |
| South | 10.1 | 10.9 | 22.4 | 24.1 |
| West | 10.6 | 11.1 | 21.5 | 23.1 |
1. Refers to own sons/daughters of the householder.
2. Refers to own sons/daughters of the householder and other children not related to the householder.
Source: Married-Couple and Unmarried-Partner Households: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, 2010.
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