3. Delaware
Percentage of LGBTQ+ People Living in the State as of December 2023: 7.5%
Population as of 2022: 1.01 million people
According to estimates by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 78.2% of the state’s population is heterosexual, or straight as of 2021. Around 2.8% is gay or lesbian, while 11.3% is bisexual. 7.2% of Delaware’s population falls in the “Other/Questioning” category of sexual orientation as of the same year. The state ranks third on our list with a 7.4% LGBTQ+ population as of December 2023.