Survey sample size is for 2020. Sample size is for all respondents not just lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults.
Estimates for 2020 should be used with caution when comparing estimates between 2020 and prior years because of methodological changes for 2020.
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Share of U.S. LGB adults who had used meth in the past year, 2017-2020, by age
In 2020, around three percent of lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults in the United States aged 26 years and older had used methamphetamines in the past year. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults who had used methamphetamines in the past year, from 2017-2020, by age group.
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SAMHSA. (July 27, 2022). Percentage of U.S. lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults who had used methamphetamines in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1114707/meth-use-past-year-lgb-adults-by-age-percent/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of U.S. lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults who had used methamphetamines in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age." Chart. July 27, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1114707/meth-use-past-year-lgb-adults-by-age-percent/
SAMHSA. (2022). Percentage of U.S. lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults who had used methamphetamines in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1114707/meth-use-past-year-lgb-adults-by-age-percent/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of U.S. Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Adults Who Had Used Methamphetamines in The past Year from 2017 to 2020, by Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Jul 2022, /statistics/1114707/meth-use-past-year-lgb-adults-by-age-percent/
SAMHSA, Percentage of U.S. lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults who had used methamphetamines in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1114707/meth-use-past-year-lgb-adults-by-age-percent/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults who had used methamphetamines in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age [Graph], SAMHSA, July 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1114707/meth-use-past-year-lgb-adults-by-age-percent/
