Transgender Population by State

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Introduction

The American Psychological Association defines transgender persons as individuals whose gender identity, behavior, or identity do not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Statistics on the number of transgender individuals may vary greatly due to differing definitions of the word, social stigmas, or political legislation. 

Yet, the School of Law of the University of California, Los Angeles estimated that there are 1.6 million Americans over 13 years old who identify as transgender in the country, which accounts for 0.6% of the population over 13. Of that, 18% of people who identify as transgender are aged 13–17, effectively doubling since previous estimates. The number of transgender individuals may greatly differ from state to state, depending on socioeconomic, cultural, and political factors. 

Learn for yourself how the transgender population differs by state by looking at the data in the charts.

#StateTransgender PopulationLGBT Population
1District of Columbia0.92%
2North Carolina0.87%382,000
3Delaware0.82%40,000
4Arizona0.73%286,000
5Alaska0.7%25,000
6Arkansas0.7%95,000
7Hawaii0.7%59,000
8Massachusetts0.67%335,000
9New Mexico0.67%85,000
10Rhode Island0.66%44,000
11Oklahoma0.63%138,000
12New Jersey0.62%343,000
13Colorado0.6%234,000
14Georgia0.6%425,000
15Minnesota0.6%210,000
16Utah0.6%104,000
17Oregon0.59%207,000
18New Hampshire0.57%59,000
19Kansas0.56%92,000
20Washington0.56%342,000
21Florida0.55%886,000
22Pennsylvania0.55%490,000
23Connecticut0.54%133,000
24Maine0.53%60,000
25New York0.53%913,000
26Vermont0.53%30,000
27Idaho0.52%48,000
28Tennessee0.52%223,000
29Kentucky0.51%144,000
30Maryland0.51%234,000
31Ohio0.51%462,000
32Indiana0.5%272,000
33California0.49%1,859,000
34Alabama0.48%147,000
35Wyoming0.48%18,000
36South Carolina0.47%167,000
37Virginia0.47%308,000
38Nebraska0.45%67,000
39Illinois0.44%506,000
40Louisiana0.44%169,000
41South Dakota0.44%25,000
42North Dakota0.43%20,000
43Texas0.43%1,053,000
44Michigan0.42%373,000
45Mississippi0.42%99,000
46Montana0.41%30,000
47West Virginia0.4%68,000
48Nevada0.34%145,000
49Wisconsin0.34%207,000
50Iowa0.29%106,000
51Missouri0.2%217,000

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0.48%

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147,000

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Alaska

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0.7%

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25,000

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#47

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Arizona

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0.73%

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286,000

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#15

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Arkansas

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0.7%

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#6

95,000

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#34

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California

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0.49%

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#33

1,859,000

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Colorado

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0.6%

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#13

234,000

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#17

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Connecticut

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0.54%

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#23

133,000

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Delaware

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0.82%

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40,000

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District of Columbia

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0.92%

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Florida

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0.55%

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#21

886,000

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Georgia

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0.6%

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#14

425,000

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Hawaii

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0.7%

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#7

59,000

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Idaho

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0.52%

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#27

48,000

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Illinois

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0.44%

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#39

506,000

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Indiana

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0.5%

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#32

272,000

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#16

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Iowa

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0.29%

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106,000

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#31

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Kansas

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0.56%

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#19

92,000

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Kentucky

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0.51%

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#29

144,000

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#28

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Louisiana

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0.44%

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#40

169,000

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#24

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Maine

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0.53%

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60,000

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Maryland

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0.51%

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#30

234,000

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#18

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Massachusetts

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0.67%

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#8

335,000

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Michigan

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0.42%

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#44

373,000

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Minnesota

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0.6%

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#15

210,000

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#21

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Mississippi

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0.42%

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#45

99,000

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Missouri

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0.2%

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#51

217,000

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#20

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Montana

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0.41%

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#46

30,000

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Nebraska

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0.45%

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#38

67,000

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Nevada

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0.34%

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#48

145,000

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#27

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New Hampshire

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0.57%

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59,000

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New Jersey

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0.62%

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343,000

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New Mexico

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0.67%

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85,000

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New York

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0.53%

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913,000

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North Carolina

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0.87%

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382,000

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North Dakota

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0.43%

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#42

20,000

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Ohio

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0.51%

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#31

462,000

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Oklahoma

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0.63%

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138,000

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Oregon

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0.59%

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207,000

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Pennsylvania

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0.55%

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490,000

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Rhode Island

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0.66%

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44,000

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South Carolina

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0.47%

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167,000

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South Dakota

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0.44%

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25,000

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Tennessee

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0.52%

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223,000

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Texas

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0.43%

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1,053,000

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Utah

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0.6%

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104,000

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#32

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Vermont

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0.53%

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30,000

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Virginia

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0.47%

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308,000

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Washington

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0.56%

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342,000

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West Virginia

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0.4%

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#47

68,000

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#37

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Wisconsin

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0.34%

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207,000

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Wyoming

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0.48%

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18,000

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