Black or white gay
In U.S., More Adults Identifying as LGBT
Story Highlights
- 10 million American adults identify as LGBT (4.1%)
- LGBT millennials up from 5.8% in 2012 to 7.3% in 2016
- LGBT identification higher among women
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The portion of American adults naming as lesbian, homosexual, bisexual or gender nonconforming (LGBT) increased to 4.1% in 2016 from 3.5% in 2012. These figures, drawn from the largest representative sample of LGBT Americans collected in the U.S., imply that more than an estimated 10 million adults now determine as LGBT in the U.S. today, approximately 1.75 million more compared with 2012.
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| % LGBT | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Estimated number of LGBT | 8.3 million | 8.673 million | 9.18 million | 9.652 million | 10.052 million |
This examination is based on interviews with a random sample of more than 1.6 million U.S. adults as part of Gallup Daily following. Across the five years of statistics collection, more than 49,000 respondents said "yes" when asked, "Do you, personally, identify as queer woman , gay, bisexual or transgender?"
Millennials, defined here as those born between 1980 and
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Black LGBT Adults in the US
Executive Summary
Over 11.3 million LGBT adults live in the U.S.They are a part of every community throughout the country and are diverse in terms of personal characteristics, socioeconomic outcomes, health status, and lived experiences. In many ways, LGBT people are similar to their non-LGBT counterparts, but also show differences that illuminate their singular needs and experiences related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
About 40% of LGBT adults are people of shade , including 12% who identify as Black.In this report, we analyzed data from several sources to provide information about adults who self-identify as Black and LGBT. We show an overview of their demographic characteristics and focus on several key domains of well-being, including mental health, physical health, economic health, and social and cultural experiences. In addition, we compared Black LGBT and non-LGBT adults across these indicators in order to search differences related to sexual orientation and gender identity among Black Americans. For several key indicators, we also compared Black LGBT and non-LGBT women and Black LGBT and non-LGBT men in order to examine diff