Topic: Healthcare for LGBTQ+ in the U.S.

Healthcare for LGBTQ+ in the U.S. - statistics & facts

In the last ten years, the number of Americans who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) has nearly doubled. Gen Z and millennials are more likely to do so compared to the older generation. LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. have long endured severe prejudice, including being unjustly labeled as mentally ill and subjected to criminal laws. The healthcare and social needs of the LGBTQ+ community vary at different stages of their life. However, find it very challenging to find individual care for their specific healthcare needs, due to cis-heteronormativity practices in healthcare systems and the discriminatory attitude of healthcare professionals towards this community. This marginalization has contributed to poor health outcomes, including higher rates of mental health issues, substance abuse, and chronic conditions within the community.

Share of Black LGBT+ adults who faced discrimination in the U.S.
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Share LGBT adults who view racism as a big issue in U.S. health care
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Share of U.S. transgender adults who were refused gender-affirming care by providers
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Love & Sex

LGBT identification in the U.S. 2012-2025

Health System

Health insurance coverage among LGBT+ people in the U.S. in 2022, by insurance

Health Policy

Support for policy providing gender-affirming care to LGBTQ+ in the U.S. in 2023

Overview

LGBT identification in the U.S. 2012-2025
LGBT identification in the U.S. 2012-2025
Share of respondents who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the United States from 2012 to 2025
U.S. self-identified sexual orientation and gender identity 2023, by generation
U.S. self-identified sexual orientation and gender identity 2023, by generation
Americans self-identified sexual orientation and gender identity in the United States in 2023, by generation
U.S. LGBTQ youth harmed due to sexual orientation or gender 2023, by race
U.S. LGBTQ youth harmed due to sexual orientation or gender 2023, by race
Share of LGBTQ youth who were physically threatened or harmed due to their sexual orientation or gender identity in the United States in 2023, by race and ethnicity
Perceived discrimination towards transgender people in the United States 2023
Perceived discrimination towards transgender people in the United States 2023
Perceived discrimination towards transgender people in the United States as of 2023
Most common ways parents/caregivers supported U.S LGBTQ youth in 2021
Most common ways parents/caregivers supported U.S LGBTQ youth in 2021
Percentage of LGBTQ youth in the United States who reported select ways their parents or caregivers supported them as of 2021

Health policy

U.S. equality score for LGBTQ+ policy 2025, by state
U.S. equality score for LGBTQ+ policy 2025, by state
Overall policy score for LGBTQ+ related laws and policies in the United States in 2025, by state
U.S. LGBTQ curricular laws in 2025, by type of law
U.S. LGBTQ curricular laws in 2025, by type of law
Share of LGBTQ population living in states with LGBTQ curricular policies in place in the United States in 2025, by type of law
U.S. conversion therapy law coverage 2025, by type of law
U.S. conversion therapy law coverage 2025, by type of law
Share of LGBTQ youth covered by state conversion therapy laws in the United States in 2025, by type of law
U.S. adults on lawmakers focus on trans issues in schools 2023
U.S. adults on lawmakers focus on trans issues in schools 2023
Compared to other issues, do you think that lawmakers in your state are focusing too much or too little on legislation relating to transgender children in schools?

Healthcare coverage

U.S. LGBT population 2024, by status of transgender exclusions in health insurance
U.S. LGBT population 2024, by status of transgender exclusions in health insurance
Share of LGBT population living in the U.S. states as of April 2024, by status of transgender exclusions in private health insurance coverage
U.S. Medicaid coverage of transgender health care 2025, by policy
U.S. Medicaid coverage of transgender health care 2025, by policy
Number of states with Medicaid coverage of transgender related health care in the United States in 2025, by policy
Views on insurance coverage of gender transition costs in 2023, by country
Views on insurance coverage of gender transition costs in 2023, by country
Views on insurance coverage of gender transition costs similar to other medical procedures in 2023, by country
Health insurance coverage among LGBT+ people in the U.S. in 2022, by insurance
Health insurance coverage among LGBT+ people in the U.S. in 2022, by insurance
Distribution of health insurance coverage among LGBT+ people in the U.S. in 2022, by insurance

Experience with healthcare

Americans who view racism as a big issue in health care in 2023, by race and LGBT ID
Americans who view racism as a big issue in health care in 2023, by race and LGBT ID
Share of adults who believe racism is a major problem in health care in the U.S. as of August 2023, by race and sexual identity
LGBT adults who had positive interactions with healthcare providers in the U.S., 2023
LGBT adults who had positive interactions with healthcare providers in the U.S., 2023
Share of LGBT adults who had positive interactions with healthcare providers in the past three years in the United States in 2023
LGBT adults' comfort asking doctors about their health or treatment in the U.S., 2023
LGBT adults' comfort asking doctors about their health or treatment in the U.S., 2023
LGBT adults' comfort asking doctors questions about their health or treatment in the past three years in the United States in 2023
Unmet health care needs due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality
Unmet health care needs due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality
Share of people who postponed or did not try to get necessary medical care or preventive screenings due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality and demography
LGBTQ+ people who encountered refusals by health care providers in the U.S. 2022
LGBTQ+ people who encountered refusals by health care providers in the U.S. 2022
Share of LGBTQ+ people who experienced various types of health care refusals by health care providers in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexuality and race
Transgender people who encountered refusals by health care providers in the U.S. 2022
Transgender people who encountered refusals by health care providers in the U.S. 2022
Share of transgender people who experienced health care refusals by health care providers in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by race

Gender-affirming care

Support for policy providing gender-affirming care to LGBTQ+ in the U.S. in 2023
Support for policy providing gender-affirming care to LGBTQ+ in the U.S. in 2023
Distribution of support for policy that allows health care providers across the U.S. to give gender-affirming care to LGBTQ+ youth as of June 2023
Global opinion on teens allowed access to gender-affirming care in 2023, by country
Global opinion on teens allowed access to gender-affirming care in 2023, by country
Global opinion on whether transgender teenagers should have access to gender-affirming care with parental consent in 2023, by country
U.S. LGBTQ youth access to affirming spaces 2023, by space
U.S. LGBTQ youth access to affirming spaces 2023, by space
Share of LGBTQ youth with access to affirming spaces in the United States in 2023, by space
Life satisfaction of transgender adults with hormone treatment in the U.S. in 2022
Life satisfaction of transgender adults with hormone treatment in the U.S. in 2022
Level of life satisfaction among transgender adults who were receiving hormone treatment in the United States in 2022
Life satisfaction of transgender adults after gender-affirming surgery U.S. 2022
Life satisfaction of transgender adults after gender-affirming surgery U.S. 2022
Level of life satisfaction among transgender adults after gender-affirming surgery in the United States in 2022
Life satisfaction of transgender adults since gender transition in the U.S. in 2022
Life satisfaction of transgender adults since gender transition in the U.S. in 2022
Level of life satisfaction of transgender adults since transitioning gender in the United States in 2022

Mental health care

Leading reasons LGBTQ youth in the U.S. did not get mental health help 2023
Leading reasons LGBTQ youth in the U.S. did not get mental health help 2023
Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care but were unable to get it for select reasons as of 2023
Reasons for unmet mental health needs among transgender adults in the U.S. in 2022
Reasons for unmet mental health needs among transgender adults in the U.S. in 2022
Share of main reasons due to which transgender adults did not get the mental health care they needed in the past year in the U.S. in 2022
Share of U.S. LGB adults with untreated substance use or mental health disorders 2022
Share of U.S. LGB adults with untreated substance use or mental health disorders 2022
Percentage of U.S. lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults with substance abuse or mental illness problems who reported no treatment in the past year as of 2022*
Share of LGBTQ older adults seeing a mental health professional U.S. 2022
Share of LGBTQ older adults seeing a mental health professional U.S. 2022
Share of LGBTQ adults aged 45 years and older who are seeing a mental health professional for depression or anxiety in the United States in 2022

LGBT community centers

Share of big and small LGBTQ community centers in the United States 2022, by region
Share of big and small LGBTQ community centers in the United States 2022, by region
Distribution of big and small LGBTQ community centers in the United States in 2022, by region
Share of government grants to LGBTQ community centers in the U.S. 2021, by source
Share of government grants to LGBTQ community centers in the U.S. 2021, by source
Distribution of government grants to LGBTQ community centers in the United States in 2021, by source
Leading demographic groups served by LGBTQ community centers in the U.S. in 2021
Leading demographic groups served by LGBTQ community centers in the U.S. in 2021
Leading demographic groups that most LGBTQ community centers offered tailored programs for in the United States in 2021
Share of LGBTQ community centers offering selected mental health services U.S. 2021
Share of LGBTQ community centers offering selected mental health services U.S. 2021
Share of LGBTQ community centers that offered selected mental health services in the United States in 2021
Share of LGBTQ community centers offering selected physical health services U.S. 2021
Share of LGBTQ community centers offering selected physical health services U.S. 2021
Share of LGBTQ community centers that offer selected physical health services in the United States in 2021
Share of LGBTQ community centers offering selected anti-violence services, U.S. 2021
Share of LGBTQ community centers offering selected anti-violence services, U.S. 2021
Share of LGBTQ community centers that offered selected anti-violence services in the United States in 2021

Share of Black LGBT+ adults who faced discrimination in the U.S.
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Share LGBT adults who view racism as a big issue in U.S. health care
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Share of U.S. transgender adults who were refused gender-affirming care by providers
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- U.S. region with the highest share of big LGBTQ community centers
- Western
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Share of big and small LGBTQ community centers in the United States 2022, by region
- Largest government funding source for LGBTQ community centers
- State government
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Share of government grants to LGBTQ community centers in the U.S. 2021, by source
- Number of volunteers working in small LGBTQ community centers
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Staff size at LGBTQ community centers in the U.S. 2022, by type of center and staff

- Share of substance use facilities offering programs to LGBTQ clients
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Substance use facilities offering programs for specific client groups U.S. 2023
- Most common reason LGBT youth had unmet mental healthcare needs
- I was afraid to talk about my mental health concerns with someone else
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Leading reasons LGBTQ youth in the U.S. did not get mental health help 2023
- Share of LGBTQ community centers providing mental healthcare services
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Share of LGBTQ community centers in the U.S. 2021, by type of services offered

- U.S. state with highest equality score for LGBTQ+ policy
- Colorado
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U.S. equality score for LGBTQ+ policy 2025, by state
- Share of LGBT population residing in U.S. states where conversion therapy for minors is banned
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U.S. conversion therapy law coverage 2025, by type of law
- Share of Americans who somewhat oppose teens' access to gender-affirming care in the U.S.
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Global opinion on teens allowed access to gender-affirming care in 2023, by country

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