Nearly half (47%) of LGBT+ adults in the US are religious with older, black and residents of the South more likely to have faith.
Of the five million LGBT+ people who say they are religious, around one million say they are highly religious. They say religion is important in their daily lives and they attend services weekly or nearly weekly.
That’s according to a new study by researchers at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. The researchers found religious people are spread across all demographics and states.
However, there are also sharp differences. For example, 74% of LGBT+ adults living in South Carolina and 70% in Mississippi are religious.