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US Census Bureau. (October 26, 2023). Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2022, sorted by children in the household [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2022, sorted by children in the household." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2022, sorted by children in the household. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Same-sex Couples in The United States in 2022, Sorted by Children in The Household." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2022, sorted by children in the household Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/ (last visited July 27, 2025)
Percentage of same-sex couples in the United States in 2022, sorted by children in the household [Graph], US Census Bureau, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325083/same-sex-couples-in-the-us-by-children-in-the-household/
