In 2021, around 14 percent of individuals living in the District of Columbia identified as LGBT. Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon also had high rates, exceeding ten percent. Mississippi and North Dakota had the lowest rates of LGBT populations, the only states with less than five percent.
Distribution of LGBT individuals in the United States in 2021, by state
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US Census Bureau. (November 4, 2021). Distribution of LGBT individuals in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383878/lgbt-population-distribution-state-us/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of LGBT individuals in the United States in 2021, by state." Chart. November 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383878/lgbt-population-distribution-state-us/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Distribution of LGBT individuals in the United States in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383878/lgbt-population-distribution-state-us/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of Lgbt Individuals in The United States in 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383878/lgbt-population-distribution-state-us/
US Census Bureau, Distribution of LGBT individuals in the United States in 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383878/lgbt-population-distribution-state-us/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Distribution of LGBT individuals in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383878/lgbt-population-distribution-state-us/