More than 9 in 10 LGBTQ adults in the U.S. are ‘out’ to someone
The percentage has more than doubled since Gallup first measured LGBTQ+ identification in Bisexual adults make up the largest share of the LGBTQ+ population at %, equivalent to % of all U.S. adults. About one in five LGBTQ+ adults say they are gay, with slightly fewer, close to 15%, identifying as lesbian. 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?
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. 
Gallup
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+ population in US rises to 9.3%, poll finds
The percentage of young people identifying as LGBTQ+ has increased over the past two years from an average of % in through to an average of %, according to the poll. New data estimates the greatest number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender U. Earlier this year, a poll from Gallup found a slightly higher percentage of U.
Adult LGBT Population in the United States
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 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. Number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has doubled
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. . 
What Percentage of Americans Are LGBTQ+?
The percentage of Americans who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer was relatively low and inching up slowly year over year. Recently, the pace has sped up. Gallup’s newest report recorded the single largest one-year increase in LGBTQ identity. In , nearly one in ten ( percent) Americans identify as LGBTQ. .
Adult LGBTQ population by state
What percentage of the US population is LGBTQ? New data shows which states have the most. .