HRC Estimates 12% Of US Adults Identify As LGBTQ

Just in via press release:

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation today released updated population estimates showing that a record-high 12% of U.S. adults – roughly 25.6 million people – identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or gender diverse.

The analysis, drawn from more than 2.4 million responses to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey collected between 2021 and 2024, is one of the most comprehensive looks at the LGBTQ+ population to date.

The Household Pulse Survey is one of the last major federal data sources to include a gender identity measure before the Trump Administration removed sexual orientation and gender identity questions from roughly 360 federal data collections.

40: Number of states with an LGBTQ+ population of greater than 10% (plus the District of Columbia).

25.6 million: Number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+

12%: Percentage of adult population who identify as LGBTQ+

HRCF’s estimate is notably higher than Gallup’s most recent 9% figure, a gap that researchers attribute to differences in survey methods rather than a sudden shift in identification.

Read the full press release.

NEW THIS MORNING: An exclusive analysis of Census Bureau data shows LGBTQ+ people make up a record-breaking 12% of the total population – but, even more importantly, represent 10% of adults in 40 of 50 states.

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