According to recent surveys, the percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) has been increasing over the years. The most recent Gallup poll, based on aggregated 2021 data, found that 7.1% of U.S. adults identify as LGBT. This is up from 5.6% in 2020, 4.5% in 2017, and 4.1% in 2016. The percentage of LGBT Americans is expected to grow in the future, given the large disparities in LGBT identification between younger and older generations of Americans.

Other surveys have found slightly different percentages. For example, a brief by the Williams Institute at UCLA estimated that 3.5% of adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and an estimated 0.3% of adults are transgender. Meanwhile, a demographer who recently released a report estimated that the LGBT population makes up about 3.8% of the U.S. population.

Its worth noting that different surveys may use different methods and questions to determine sexual orientation and gender identity, which can affect the results. However, all of the surveys cited here suggest that the percentage of the U.S. population that identifies as LGBT is in the single digits.