An updated Gallup study has found that almost one in ten (9%) U.S. adults identify with at least one of the categories represented in the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) acronym. The 2025 survey shows only a marginal decrease from the 9.3% peak in 2024. In 2012, the first year Gallup began the survey, only 3.5% identified as LGBTQ+.

The largest share of LGBTQ+ adults are those who identify as bisexual. They constitute 5.3% of the U.S. population and 58.6% of all LGBTQ+ individuals. 

Lower rates of respondents identified as either gay (1.6%) or lesbian (1.4%). About one out of every hundred (1.1%) U.S. adults is transgender, an identity that makes up 12.1% of the LGBTQ+ population.

Almost a quarter (23%) of all U.S. adults under the age of 30 identify as LGBTQ+. The rate decreases with each successive age bracket: 10.4% for ages 30–49, 3.1% for ages 50–64, and 2.3% for adults aged 65 and older.

LGBTQ+ identity is relatively consistent among various racial groups, with 8.3% of those categorized as white, 9.9% of those as Black, and 10.5% of those in the Hispanic demographic identifying as LGBTQ+.

When it comes to geography, city dwellers are more likely to identify as LGBTQ+, with 10.9% of urban residents connecting with at least one identity in the spectrum. This compares with 8.7% of suburban residents and 7% of small-town or rural residents.

Aside from age, political party identity is the strongest predictor of LGBTQ+ identity. Only 1.9% of Republicans identify as LGBTQ+, compared with 10.3% of independents and 14.2% of Democrats.

More information on the Gallup survey is available here.