LGBTQ Adults

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the largest continuously conducted health survey in the world. States can opt to include a number of modules with added questions, including questions about sexual orientation and gender identity. The map below is based on participation in the 2022 BRFSS.  Information about 2023 participation has not yet been released.

State includes questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in state-based BRFSS survey of adults
(33 states + 1 territory)
State does not include sexual orientation and gender identity module in its state-based BRFSS survey of adults
(17 states + 2 territories + D.C.)
State does not participate in the BRFSS
(2 territories)

Note: For more information about the data on this map, visit BRFSS website.

Recommended citation:
Movement Advancement Project. “Equality Maps: Data Collection.” https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/health-data-collection/. Accessed June 12, 2026.

Percent of Adult LGBTQ Population Covered by Laws

*Note: These percentages reflect estimates of the LGBTQ adult population living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Estimates of the LGBTQ adult population in the five inhabited U.S. territories are not available, and so cannot be reflected here. Population estimates are from The Williams Institute.

58%
58% of LGBTQ Americans living in a state that includes questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in state-based BRFSS survey of adults.
42%
42% of LGBTQ Americans living in a state that does not include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in state-based BRFSS survey of adults.
0%
0% of LGBTQ Americans living in a state that does not participate in the BRFSS.