We Are Here: Understanding the Size of the LGBTQ+ Community” — found that 8 percent of respondents of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey reported that they identify as “LGBTQ,” and an additional 2 percent said their sexual orientation was not gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight.
That number could include those who identify as pansexual, asexual, or as something else.That survey also suggests that about 2 million people in the country identify as trans, which HRC noted is higher than previous estimates.
Out of those identifying as LGBTQ+, bisexual people represented the majority with about 4 percent of respondents. “LGBTQ+ people are here — in every town, in every city, in each and every ZIP code.