The LGBTQ+ population is the largest it has ever been in recorded United States history, and the community is only growing.
Over 13.9 million adults in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ+, accounting for 5.5 percent of the country's total population, a study from the Williams Institute at the University of California found. That's up one whole percentage point, and over 2 million people, from their 2020 report.
The study also found that 18-24-year-olds are the group with the most queer people, with over 15 percent identifying as LGBTQ+. In other age groups, 9 percent of those 25 to 34 years old, 4 percent of those ages 35 to 49, and 5 percent of those ages 50 and older identify as LGBTQ+.
Check the study here.
