Census Same Sex Couples
Decennial Census Data on Same Sex Couples
The Decennial Census occurs every 10 years, in years ending in zero, to count the population and housing units for the entire United States. Its primary purpose is to provide the population counts that determine how seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are apportioned.
Data about same sex couples are available for the U.S., 50 states and the District of Columbia, counties, and subcounty statistical areas (such as zip codes and block groups) from 1990 to the present.
- Census Data Same Sex CouplesCensus information on same sex couples is available at the national, state and sub-state levels
USC Databases
In addition to general searching in our databases, search here for specific information on LGBTQ consumers:
- MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new windowSearch for their report on the "The Gay and Lesbian Market in the U.S.: Trends and Opportunities in the LGBT Community"
- Passport This link opens in a new windowSearch for "LGBT" to find reports and articles on this demographic group around the world.
- Insider Intelligence (formerly known as eMarketer) This link opens in a new windowSearch for "Gay and Lesbian" to find statistics and articles on digital media, social networking and more.
- WARC This link opens in a new windowSearch for "LGBT" or "Gay and Lesbian" to find marketing and advertising articles for this demographic group.
