This statistic shows the results of a survey among adults in the United States regarding whether they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or not. The survey was conducted from January 1, 2015, through December 30, 2016 in all federal states. During the survey, 8.6 percent of respondents in the District of Columbia stated they identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
U.S. adults: Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender? (by state, 2015-2016)
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Gallup. (February 6, 2017). U.S. adults: Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender? (by state, 2015-2016) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257601/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-state/
Gallup. "U.S. adults: Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender? (by state, 2015-2016)." Chart. February 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257601/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-state/
Gallup. (2017). U.S. adults: Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender? (by state, 2015-2016). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257601/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-state/
Gallup. "U.S. Adults: Do You, Personally, Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender? (by State, 2015-2016)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257601/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-state/
Gallup, U.S. adults: Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender? (by state, 2015-2016) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257601/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-state/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
U.S. adults: Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender? (by state, 2015-2016) [Graph], Gallup, February 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257601/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-state/