The portion of adults identifying as LGBTQ increased to 4.1 percent in 2016, from 3.5 percent in 2012, according to Gallup.com.
This translates to 10 million LGBTQ adults living in the United Statesan increase of approximately 1.75 million from 2012.
This analysis is based on interviews with a random sample of more than 1.6 million U.S. adults as part of Gallup Daily tracking. Across the five years of data collection, more than 49,000 respondents said "yes" when asked, "Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?"
Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin said in a statement, "This survey reflects the fact that in just the past four years, there has been a historic increase in American adults boldly coming out as LGBTQ, often at great risk, but it does not take into account the countless LGBTQ Americans who remain closetedespecially in areas of the country where our community lacks protections from discrimination and violence.
"However, the Gallup survey does confirm what we already knowthe LGBTQ community is at a turning point when it comes to political relevance."