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.
| # | State | Transgender Population | LGBT Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 0.92% | |
| 2 | North Carolina | 0.87% | 382,000 |
| 3 | Delaware | 0.82% | 40,000 |
| 4 | Arizona | 0.73% | 286,000 |
| 5 | Alaska | 0.7% | 25,000 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 0.7% | 95,000 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 0.7% | 59,000 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 0.67% | 335,000 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 0.67% | 85,000 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 0.66% | 44,000 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 0.63% | 138,000 |
| 12 | New Jersey | 0.62% | 343,000 |
| 13 | Colorado | 0.6% | 234,000 |
| 14 | Georgia | 0.6% | 425,000 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 0.6% | 210,000 |
| 16 | Utah | 0.6% | 104,000 |
| 17 | Oregon | 0.59% | 207,000 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | 0.57% | 59,000 |
| 19 | Kansas | 0.56% | 92,000 |
| 20 | Washington | 0.56% | 342,000 |
| 21 | Florida | 0.55% | 886,000 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | 0.55% | 490,000 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 0.54% | 133,000 |
| 24 | Maine | 0.53% | 60,000 |
| 25 | New York | 0.53% | 913,000 |
| 26 | Vermont | 0.53% | 30,000 |
| 27 | Idaho | 0.52% | 48,000 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 0.52% | 223,000 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 0.51% | 144,000 |
| 30 | Maryland | 0.51% | 234,000 |
| 31 | Ohio | 0.51% | 462,000 |
| 32 | Indiana | 0.5% | 272,000 |
| 33 | California | 0.49% | 1,859,000 |
| 34 | Alabama | 0.48% | 147,000 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 0.48% | 18,000 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 0.47% | 167,000 |
| 37 | Virginia | 0.47% | 308,000 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 0.45% | 67,000 |
| 39 | Illinois | 0.44% | 506,000 |
| 40 | Louisiana | 0.44% | 169,000 |
| 41 | South Dakota | 0.44% | 25,000 |
| 42 | North Dakota | 0.43% | 20,000 |
| 43 | Texas | 0.43% | 1,053,000 |
| 44 | Michigan | 0.42% | 373,000 |
| 45 | Mississippi | 0.42% | 99,000 |
| 46 | Montana | 0.41% | 30,000 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 0.4% | 68,000 |
| 48 | Nevada | 0.34% | 145,000 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 0.34% | 207,000 |
| 50 | Iowa | 0.29% | 106,000 |
| 51 | Missouri | 0.2% | 217,000 |
Transgender Population by State
Alabama
Transgender Population
0.48%
Ranked in the US
#34
147,000
Ranked in the US
#26
Alaska
Transgender Population
0.7%
Ranked in the US
#5
25,000
Ranked in the US
#47
Arizona
Transgender Population
0.73%
Ranked in the US
#4
286,000
Ranked in the US
#15
Arkansas
Transgender Population
0.7%
Ranked in the US
#6
95,000
Ranked in the US
#34
California
Transgender Population
0.49%
Ranked in the US
#33
1,859,000
Ranked in the US
#1
Colorado
Transgender Population
0.6%
Ranked in the US
#13
234,000
Ranked in the US
#17
Connecticut
Transgender Population
0.54%
Ranked in the US
#23
133,000
Ranked in the US
#30
Delaware
Transgender Population
0.82%
Ranked in the US
#3
40,000
Ranked in the US
#44
District of Columbia
Transgender Population
0.92%
Ranked in the US
#1
Florida
Transgender Population
0.55%
Ranked in the US
#21
886,000
Ranked in the US
#4
Georgia
Transgender Population
0.6%
Ranked in the US
#14
425,000
Ranked in the US
#8
Hawaii
Transgender Population
0.7%
Ranked in the US
#7
59,000
Ranked in the US
#40
Idaho
Transgender Population
0.52%
Ranked in the US
#27
48,000
Ranked in the US
#42
Illinois
Transgender Population
0.44%
Ranked in the US
#39
506,000
Ranked in the US
#5
Indiana
Transgender Population
0.5%
Ranked in the US
#32
272,000
Ranked in the US
#16
Iowa
Transgender Population
0.29%
Ranked in the US
#50
106,000
Ranked in the US
#31
Kansas
Transgender Population
0.56%
Ranked in the US
#19
92,000
Ranked in the US
#35
Kentucky
Transgender Population
0.51%
Ranked in the US
#29
144,000
Ranked in the US
#28
Louisiana
Transgender Population
0.44%
Ranked in the US
#40
169,000
Ranked in the US
#24
Maine
Transgender Population
0.53%
Ranked in the US
#24
60,000
Ranked in the US
#39
Maryland
Transgender Population
0.51%
Ranked in the US
#30
234,000
Ranked in the US
#18
Massachusetts
Transgender Population
0.67%
Ranked in the US
#8
335,000
Ranked in the US
#13
Michigan
Transgender Population
0.42%
Ranked in the US
#44
373,000
Ranked in the US
#10
Minnesota
Transgender Population
0.6%
Ranked in the US
#15
210,000
Ranked in the US
#21
Mississippi
Transgender Population
0.42%
Ranked in the US
#45
99,000
Ranked in the US
#33
Missouri
Transgender Population
0.2%
Ranked in the US
#51
217,000
Ranked in the US
#20
Montana
Transgender Population
0.41%
Ranked in the US
#46
30,000
Ranked in the US
#45
Nebraska
Transgender Population
0.45%
Ranked in the US
#38
67,000
Ranked in the US
#38
Nevada
Transgender Population
0.34%
Ranked in the US
#48
145,000
Ranked in the US
#27
New Hampshire
Transgender Population
0.57%
Ranked in the US
#18
59,000
Ranked in the US
#41
New Jersey
Transgender Population
0.62%
Ranked in the US
#12
343,000
Ranked in the US
#11
New Mexico
Transgender Population
0.67%
Ranked in the US
#9
85,000
Ranked in the US
#36
New York
Transgender Population
0.53%
Ranked in the US
#25
913,000
Ranked in the US
#3
North Carolina
Transgender Population
0.87%
Ranked in the US
#2
382,000
Ranked in the US
#9
North Dakota
Transgender Population
0.43%
Ranked in the US
#42
20,000
Ranked in the US
#49
Ohio
Transgender Population
0.51%
Ranked in the US
#31
462,000
Ranked in the US
#7
Oklahoma
Transgender Population
0.63%
Ranked in the US
#11
138,000
Ranked in the US
#29
Oregon
Transgender Population
0.59%
Ranked in the US
#17
207,000
Ranked in the US
#22
Pennsylvania
Transgender Population
0.55%
Ranked in the US
#22
490,000
Ranked in the US
#6
Rhode Island
Transgender Population
0.66%
Ranked in the US
#10
44,000
Ranked in the US
#43
South Carolina
Transgender Population
0.47%
Ranked in the US
#36
167,000
Ranked in the US
#25
South Dakota
Transgender Population
0.44%
Ranked in the US
#41
25,000
Ranked in the US
#48
Tennessee
Transgender Population
0.52%
Ranked in the US
#28
223,000
Ranked in the US
#19
Texas
Transgender Population
0.43%
Ranked in the US
#43
1,053,000
Ranked in the US
#2
Utah
Transgender Population
0.6%
Ranked in the US
#16
104,000
Ranked in the US
#32
Vermont
Transgender Population
0.53%
Ranked in the US
#26
30,000
Ranked in the US
#46
Virginia
Transgender Population
0.47%
Ranked in the US
#37
308,000
Ranked in the US
#14
Washington
Transgender Population
0.56%
Ranked in the US
#20
342,000
Ranked in the US
#12
West Virginia
Transgender Population
0.4%
Ranked in the US
#47
68,000
Ranked in the US
#37
Wisconsin
Transgender Population
0.34%
Ranked in the US
#49
207,000
Ranked in the US
#23
Wyoming
Transgender Population
0.48%
Ranked in the US
#35
18,000
Ranked in the US
#50