In the last decade, the number of same-sex married households more than quadrupled. Same-sex couples were 1.2% of all households with married couples in 2021, according to the latest American Community Survey data. These numbers have continued to increase consistently over the past few decades.
The right to same-sex marriage is currently protected through the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges. At the time of the Obergefell case, 28 states had constitutions banning same-sex marriage, and four states had laws banning the practice. If the case were overturned, the issue would return to state regulation.
