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LGBT Populations
This map shows the estimated raw number of LGBT people (ages 13+) living in each declare. The data are based on a Williams Institute analysis of surveys conducted by Gallup Polling () and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; and YRBS). For more information, see the methodology in the Williams analysis.
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Data are not currently available about LGBT people living in the U.S. territories.
Percent of Individual LGBTQ Population Covered by Laws
*Note: These percentages reflect estimates of the LGBTQ senior population living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Estimates of the LGBTQ adult population in the five inhabited U.S. territories are not available, and so cannot be reflected here.
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LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at %
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- LGBTQ+ identification in the U.S. continues to expand, with % of U.S. adults now identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or some other sexual orientation besides heterosexual. The current figure is up from % four years ago and % in , Gallup’s first year of measuring sexual orientation and transgender identity.
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These results are based on aggregated data from Gallup telephone surveys, encompassing interviews with more than 12, Americans aged 18 and older. In each survey, Gallup asks respondents whether they identify as heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual or something else. Overall, % say they are straight or heterosexual, % identify with one or more LGBTQ+ groups, and % decline to respond.
Bisexual adults make up the largest proportion of the LGBTQ+ population -- % of U.S. adults and % of LGBTQ+ adults say they are pansexual. Gay and lesbian are the next-most-common identities, each representing slightly over 1% of U.S. adults and roughly one in six LGBTQ+ adults. Sligh
Almost Half of the World Sees Their Area as Gay-Friendly
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly half of people worldwide (45%) viewed their town or area as a “good place” for gay or woman-loving woman 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 land 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
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 Merged States,more LGBT adults survive in the South than in any other region. More than half (%) of LGBT people in the U.S. live 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).
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LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at %
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- LGBTQ+ identification in the U.S. continues to expand, with % of U.S. adults now identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or some other sexual orientation besides heterosexual. The current figure is up from % four years ago and % in , Gallup’s first year of measuring sexual orientation and transgender identity.
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These results are based on aggregated data from Gallup telephone surveys, encompassing interviews with more than 12, Americans aged 18 and older. In each survey, Gallup asks respondents whether they identify as heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual or something else. Overall, % say they are straight or heterosexual, % identify with one or more LGBTQ+ groups, and % decline to respond.
Bisexual adults make up the largest proportion of the LGBTQ+ population -- % of U.S. adults and % of LGBTQ+ adults say they are pansexual. Gay and lesbian are the next-most-common identities, each representing slightly over 1% of U.S. adults and roughly one in six LGBTQ+ adults. Sligh
Almost Half of the World Sees Their Area as Gay-Friendly
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly half of people worldwide (45%) viewed their town or area as a “good place” for gay or woman-loving woman 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 land 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
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 Merged States,more LGBT adults survive in the South than in any other region. More than half (%) of LGBT people in the U.S. live 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).
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