Americans who identify as LGBT have nearly tripled in 12 years to record high: Gallup
February 24, 2025
A new Gallup study shows roughly 1 in 5 Americans born between 1997 and 2003 now say they identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).
The Christian Post reports that that the study show 23% of members of Generation Z say they identify as “something other than heterosexual.”
By contrast, among millennials, those born between 1981 and 1996, only 14.2% say they are LGBT.
The Gallup study shows a sharp increase in LGBT identification among younger generations compared to Gen X which reports just 5.1% with baby boomers at 3% and those born before 1946 at just 1.8%.
According to the Christian Post, the Gallup study is based on findings from phone interviews conducted in 2024 with more than 14,000 adults 18 years of age or older.
In those interviews, participants were asked to identify as heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or another identity.
The study showed that the current figure has nearly doubled since 2020 and surpasses the rate of 3.5% in 2012, when Gallup first began measuring sexual orientation and gender identity.
Gallup reports that increasing numbers of Americans in their teens, 20s and 30s are claiming to be bisexual, especially women and that the rate has nearly tripled in the 12 years they have been tracking this information.
With younger adults being more likely than older adults to identify as something other than straight, “The rate of LGBTQ+ identification is likely to continue to grow, given the generational shifts underway,” Gallup said.
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