More than 9% of American adults now identify as LGBT as of 2024, a new poll released Thursday found.
The number of adults reporting to be “something other than heterosexual” has risen from 7.6% in 2023 to 9.3% in 2024, according to Gallup. The newest data shows a drastic increase since Gallup first began its polling on the subject in 2012, when only 3.5% held a non-heterosexual identity.
The statistic is driven largely by Gen Z with nearly a quarter of the generation claiming an LGBT identity, according to Gallup. Less than 15% of millennials and 5% or less of each Gen X, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation report identifying as part of the group.
Students from UC Berkeley march during the 52nd annual San Francisco Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Arun Nevader/Getty Images)
Since 2020, the number of people claiming to be LGBT has risen…
