I have published the latest article in my series on the results of Gallup's survey of LGBT identity in the United States.
The article compares the number of US Adults who are LGBT, bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender to the populations of US States.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/03/how-many-americans-are-lgbt-2024-update.html
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The first article in the series discussed how the percent of Americans who identify as LGBT has changed over time, and how the percent of Americans who identify with specific LGBT identities has changed over time.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/02/gallup-93-of-americans-are-lgbt.html
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The second article examined the percent of each generation that identifies as LGBT, and how these figures have changed over time.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/03/lgbt-identity-by-generation-2012-24.html
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Gallup also calculated the percent of US adults who identify with specific LGBT identities.
5.2% are bisexual, 2.0% are gay, 1.4% are lesbian, and 1.3% are transgender.
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Today, we are going to calculate the number of US adults each of these figures represent.
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After we calculate the number of US adults who identify as LGBT, bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender, we will then compare these statistics to the populations of US states and territories.
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At first glance, some of these statistics appear rather small, but each represents more people than the entire populations of US states.
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For my comparisons, I will use estimates of state populations from the US Census.
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-national-total.html
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These figures are conveniently organized from largest to smallest on Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population
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This ongoing thread, which will compare the number of LGBT Americans to the populations of US states, can be read as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/03/how-many-americans-are-lgbt-2024-update.html
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This will be the third time I have compared the number of LGBT Americans to state populations.
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I made these comparisons in both Season 1 and Season 2 of "LGBT by the Numbers," a series that examines LGBT statistics in the United States and around the world.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/02/lgbt-by-numbers-table-of-contents.html
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In Season 1, I used surveys conducted by Gallup, the Pew Research Center, and a research study for my comparisons.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/02/lgbt-by-numbers-table-of-contents.html
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"How many Americans are LGBT?" used Gallup’s LGBT data from 2022.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/02/how-many-americans-are-lgbt.html
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In Season 2, I used the results of Gallup’s 2023 LGBT survey for my comparisons.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/05/lgbt-by-numbers-season-2.html
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"Overview" compared Gallup’s 2023 LGBT total to the populations of the largest US states.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/03/overview.html
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"Specific Identities" compared Gallup’s 2023 results for individual LGBT identities to the populations of US states.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/03/specific-identities.html
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"A Better LGBT Total" added additional LGBT people I believe Gallup left out of its 2023 total.
I then compared my larger total to US states.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-better-lgbt-total.html
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This ongoing thread, about the number of LGBT Americans, can be read as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/03/how-many-americans-are-lgbt-2024-update.html
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Gallup’s LGBT Total
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Gallup determined 9.3% of US adults identified as LGBT in 2024.
267 million adults lived in the United States in 2024, according to the US Census.
That means 25 million US adults are LGBT.
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The numbers for LGBT identities in this thread refer to adults, whereas the population statistics include all ages.
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I live in Kansas.
The prairies are beautiful, and the quality of the average politician elected in the state is atrocious.
Thanks for the recommendation, and the safety tips.
I know I went to South Dakota with my dad to see Mt. Rushmore when I was a kid, but I don't think I've made my way to North Dakota, at least not yet.
Jason Beets
No Gods , no Masters! RESIST