FRANKFORT, KY — (12-08-23) — According to a new study released by the University of California, more than 10% of adults in Kentucky identify as LGBT. In fact the state of Kentucky has the second highest percentage of adults that identify as LGBT in the USA, following the District of Columbia.
The study from the University of California, Los Angeles analyzed data from the 2020-2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
According to the study, in Kentucky, 10.5% of adults identify as LGBT, That’s almost 4 percent behind the District of Columbia which has 14.3% of adults identifying as LGBT. West Virginia and Mississippi rank the lowest with 4.1% identifying as LGBT.
In terms of the number of adults identifying as LGBT, the number came in at 359,500 in the state of Kentucky, ranking the commonwealth No. 13 on the list.
“Combining 2020-2021 BRFSS data, we estimate that 5.6% of U.S. adults identify as LGBT,” according to the study. “Further, we estimate that there are almost 14.1 million (14,090,400) LGBT adults in the U.S.”
The study identified estimates of percentages and numbers of adults who identify as LGBT by age group in the country:
• 18 to 24-year-olds: 15.4% (4,707,800)
• 25 to 34-year-olds: 9.2% (4,130,900)
• 35 to 49-year-olds: 4.2% (2,567,400)
• 50 to 64-year-olds: 2.8% (1,752,800)
• 65 years and older: 1.8% (931,400)
The study also divided the country by region and gave an estimate of percentages and numbers of adults in the group of states in each one — Kentucky is in the South region.
• Northeast: 18.3% (2,574,900)
• Midwest: 20.6% (2,902,700)
• South: 36.9% (5,203,200)
• West: 24.2% (3,406,600)
Review the entire study at https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/adult-lgbt-pop-us
Article by: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer
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