Рекордные 9% взрослых американцев идентифицируют себя как ЛГБТК+

According to the latest Gallup poll, in 2025 9,0% взрослых жителей США identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or of other orientations other than heterosexual. This indicator shows rapid growth: it more than doubled since 2012, when Gallup first began making such measurements (then it was 3.5%).

Growth dynamics and identification structure

The percentage of LGBTQ+ Americans has grown steadily over the past decade, from 4.5% in 2017 to 7.1% in 2021, reaching the current high of 9.0%.

The largest share in the structure of the LGBTQ+ community is made up of Bisexual — This is 58,6% от всех идентифицирующих себя как ЛГБТК+, что эквивалентно 5,3% от общего взрослого населения США. Распределение по другим категориям выглядит следующим образом:

• Gays: 1,6% всех взрослых (17,4% внутри группы).
• Lesbians: 1,4% всех взрослых (16,0% внутри группы).
• Transgenders: 1,1% всех взрослых (12,1% внутри группы).
• Other categories (e.g., queer, pansexual): 0,5% всех взрослых (5,8% внутри группы).

A huge gap between generations

The study found a significant difference in self-identification depending on age. 23% молодых людей в возрасте от 18 до 29 лет identify as LGBTQ+. For comparison:

• In the age group 30–49 years old This figure is 10,4%.
• Among people 50–64 years old — 3,1%.
• Among Americans over 65 years of age — total 2,3%.

Gender, political and geographical differences

Women are almost twice as likely as men to identify as LGBTQ+ (10.5% vs 5.6% respectively). This gap is especially noticeable among young people: 31,4% женщин в возрасте 18–29 лет идентифицируют себя как ЛГБТК+ (в основном как бисексуалки) по сравнению с 11,4% мужчин того же возраста.

There are also significant differences in political views and place of residence:

• Policy: 14,2% сторонников Демократической партии, 10,3% независимых и лишь 1,9% республиканцев относят себя к ЛГБТК+.
• Geography: Residents of cities (10.9%) are slightly more likely to identify as LGBTQ+ than residents of suburbs (8.7%) or rural areas (7.0%).

Methodology

The results are based on telephone interviews conducted in 2025 with a representative sample of 13,454 adults in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The margin of error for the overall sample is ±1 percentage point at a 95 percent confidence level.