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Adult LGBT Population in the United States

This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U.S. adult population that identifies as LGBT, overall, as well as by age. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. We rely on BRFSS data for these estimates. Pooling multiple years of data provides more stable estimates—particularly at the state level.

Combining BRFSS data, we estimate that % of U.S. adults identify as LGBT. Further, we estimate that there are almost million (13,,) LGBT adults in the U.S.

Regions and States

LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. (Table 2 and Figure 2). Consistent with the overall population in the United States,more LGBT adults live in the South than in any other region. More than half (%) of LGBT people in the U.S. exist in the Midwest (%) and South (%), including million in the Midwest and million in the South. About one-quarter (%) of LGBT adults reside in the West, approximately million people. Less than one in five (%) LGBT adults live in the Northeast ( million).

The perce

Almost Half of the World Sees Their Area as Gay-Friendly

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly half of people worldwide (45%) viewed their capital or area as a “good place” for gay or lesbian people to live in Nearly as many, 44%, said it is “not a good place.”

Acceptance is down from levels between and , when it hovered around 50%, but it is still more than double the 21% first measured in

Nordic countries, including Norway (92%), Iceland (90%), Sweden (89%) and Denmark (86%), continue to rank among the most accepting places in the world. Other European countries -- including Spain (89%), the Netherlands (88%) and Malta (87%) -- also top the list, as does Australia (85%).

Nepal (87%), which became the first region in South Asia to acknowledge same-sex marriage in , remains the only non-Western country among the most accepting nations.

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Perceptions of acceptance remain lowest in African and Middle Eastern countries, including several where consensual same-sex sexual acts are illegal, such as Senegal (1%), Gambia (3%), Malawi (4%), Zambia (5%), and L

U.S. LGBT Identification Steady at %

Story Highlights

  • LGBT identification leveled off in after increasing in prior years
  • Most LGBT individuals say they are bisexual
  • LGBT identification most common among young adults

Learn more in Gallup’s LGBTQ+ update.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After showing perceptible increases in and , U.S. adults’ identification as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual held steady in , at %. The current percentage is double what it was when Gallup first measured LGBT identification a decade ago.

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The data are based on aggregated polling data from Gallup telephone surveys, encompassing interviews with over 10, U.S. adults. In each survey, Gallup asks respondents if they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something else, allowing them to choose multiple identities.

In addition to the 7% identifying as LGBT, 86% of U.S. adults tell they are straight or heterosexual, while 7% chose not to answer the question.

As is typically the case, the greatest give of LBGT adults -- more

Best and worst states for LGBTQ folks? Divide worsens after 'Don't Say Gay,' report says

Amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation, the gap between states that are welcoming to the LGBTQ community and those that are not is widening. The lack of progress may lead to a brain drain as workers choose areas that are more tolerant, according to a new business climate ranking given exclusively to USA TODAY.  

New York had the most equitable climate for the LGBTQ community while South Carolina ranked the lowest, according to the fourth annual State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index from the global LGBTQ business advisory Out Leadership.

But while New York held the top detect for the second consecutive year and South Carolina scored the worst for the third year in a row, the shifting scores of many states in between highlight the nation's widening divisions around issues ranging from LGBTQ inclusion to reproductive rights, says Todd Sears, Out Leadership's founder and CEO.

"The states that are getting worse for LGBT people are also getting worse for women and for people of color,'' Sears says