Brief
LGBT Adults in Large US Metropolitan Areas
March 2021
Using data from the Gallup Daily Tracking survey, this brief provides population estimates of LGBT adults in the 55 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) in the United States. The analysis includes rankings of the top 10 metropolitan areas by population and percentage of LGBT residents.
Highlights
The New York metro area (New York-Newark-Jersey City) has the highest population of LGBT adults of any metro area.
The San Francisco metro area (San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley) has the highest percentage of LGBT adults of any metro area.
Among the top 55 metro areas, Tulsa, OK has the fewest LGBT adults.
