LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Rises to 9.3%
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup’s latest update on LGBTQ+ identification finds % of U.S. adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual in This represents an increase of more than a percentage point versus the prior estimate, from Longer term, the figure has nearly doubled since and is up from % in , when Gallup first. The percentage of U. Gallup conducted random telephone interviews over the last year with 14, adults living in all 50 states and found that about identified as LGBTQ.
America’s LGBTQ+ Population Has Doubled
Today, 96% of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer adults in the United States say they have told someone that they are or might be LGBTQ. Newsletter March 6, Daniel A. LGBTQ demographics of the United States
The demographics of sexual orientation and gender identity in the United States have been studied in the social sciences in recent decades. A Gallup poll concluded that % of adult Americans identified as LGBTQ+. [1] A different survey in , from the Williams Institute, estimated that % of U.S. adults identify as transgender. [2] As of , estimates for the total percentage of U. Stay up to date with the latest insights by following Gallup on X and on Instagram. Results for this poll are based on telephone interviews conducted by ReconMR in , with combined random samples totaling 14, adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U. LGBTQ+ in the U.S.
In , % of U.S. adults said they align themselves with the LGBTQ+ community, compared to % in , the first year Gallup collected such metrics. That figure has grown every year since This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. 
What’s Behind the Rapid Rise in LGBTQ Identity?
Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), this study estimates the percentage and number of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels. The Center conducts high-quality research to inform the public, journalists and decision-makers. These types of analyses allow us to provide a composite snapshot of American identity.
Adult LGBT Population in the United States
But American society has changed a lot over the last few decades, and views of LGBTQ people have become far less negative than they once were. In , 67 percent of US adults said that homosexuality should be accepted by society, up from 50 percent in . 
Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ, Gallup survey finds
LGBT identification in the U.S. Share of respondents who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the United States from to .
Number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has doubled
The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ or something other than heterosexual increased to %, from % in .