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.

This statistic shows the metropolitan areas in the United States with the highest share in inhabitants identifying as gay, lesbian, transgender or bisexual. In 2014, the San Francisco - Oakland - Hayward metro area in California had the highest share of LGBT population with 6.2 percent.

For LGBTQ home seekers in the United States in 2021, the most affordable gay-friendly city was Pittsburgh with a median list price for houses of about 299 thousand U.S. dollars. Long Beach in California held the tenth position among gay-friendly cities with affordable housing with a house price of 729 thousand U.S. dollars which was almost 2.5 times as expensive as Pittsburgh. The source defines LGBTQ friendly cities as cities situated in states with at least 2.5 married or co-habitating same-sex couples per 1,000 residents that also had a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Municipal Equality Index.

In 2024, there were around 810 openly LGBTQ+ elected officials at the local level in the United States. Additionally, there were 61LGBTQ+ mayors of U.S. cities. The number of LGBTQ+ people in government has increased over time, and the number of LGB people in Congress since 1985 can be accessed here.

Uruguay was rated the safest Latin American country for LGBT tourists in 2023, scoring 11 points. Following in the ranking were Argentina and Colombia, which rated nine points. In the Caribbean region, Cuba, Guadeloupe, and Martinique ranked for the top three places as the safest travel destinations for this group of travelers.