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LGBT
Adults
Employment
non-discrimination laws protect LGBT people from
being unfairly fired, not hired, or discriminated
against in the workplace by private
employers.
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Population
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% of
Adults
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State
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State
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Adult
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LGBT
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Total
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Raising
Chldren
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United
States
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Alabama
|
24
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4,863,300
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3,766,477
|
112,994
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3%
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35%
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|
|
|
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Alaska
|
48
|
741,894
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554,567
|
16,637
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3%
|
26%
|
|
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Arizona
|
14
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6,931,071
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5,299,579
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211,983
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4%
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27%
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|
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Arkansas
|
32
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2,988,248
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2,283,195
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68,496
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3%
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31%
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California
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1
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39,250,017
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30,157,154
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1,477,701
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4.9%
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30%
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Colorado
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21
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5,540,545
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4,279,173
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184,004
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4.3%
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31%
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Connecticut
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28
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3,576,452
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2,823,158
|
98,811
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3.5%
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20%
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|
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Delaware
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45
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952,065
|
747,791
|
35,146
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4.7%
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23%
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DC
|
49
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681,170
|
560,277
|
48,184
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8.6%
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15%
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Florida
|
3
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20,612,439
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16,465,727
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691,561
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4.2%
|
26%
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Georgia
|
8
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10,310,371
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7,798,827
|
311,953
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4%
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29%
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Hawaii
|
40
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1,428,557
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1,120,541
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42,581
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3.8%
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41%
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Idaho
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39
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1,683,140
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1,245,967
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34,887
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2.8%
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42%
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Illinois
|
5
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12,801,539
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9,875,430
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385,142
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3.9%
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25%
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Indiana
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17
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6,633,053
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5,057,601
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207,362
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4.1%
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33%
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Iowa
|
29
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343,134,693
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2,403,962
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76,927
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3.2%
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28%
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Kansas
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34
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2,907,289
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2,192,338
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67,962
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3.1%
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41%
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Kentucky
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26
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4,436,974
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3,426,345
|
113,069
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3.3%
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33%
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.
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Louisiana
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25
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4,681,666
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3,567,717
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132,006
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3.7%
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29%
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Maine
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42
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1,331,479
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1,076,765
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48,454
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4.5%
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26%
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Maryland
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19
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6,016,447
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4,667,719
|
182,041
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3.9%
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26%
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Massachusetts
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15
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6,811,779
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5,433,677
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266,250
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4.9%
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26%
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Michigan
|
10
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9,928,300
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7,737,243
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294,015
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3.8%
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31%
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Minnesota
|
22
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5,519,952
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169,265
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169,265
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4%
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20%
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Mississippi
|
31
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2,988,726
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2,267,438
|
72,558
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3.2%
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44%
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Missouri
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18
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6,093,000
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4,706,137
|
160,009
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3.4%
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30%
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Montana
|
44
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1,042,520
|
814,909
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24,447
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3%
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24%
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Nebraska
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37
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1,907,116
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1,433,791
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51,616
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3.6%
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33%
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Nevada
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35
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2,262,631
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2,262,631
|
108,606
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4.8%
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39%
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New
Hampshire
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41
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1,334,795
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1,074,207
|
49,414
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4.6%
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16%
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New
Jersey
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11
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8,944,469
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6,959,717
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250,550
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3.6%
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36%
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New
Mexico
|
36
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2,081,015
|
1,590,352
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4.2%
|
4.2%
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28%
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New
York
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4
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19,745,289
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15,564,730
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700,413
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4.5%
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27%
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North
Carolina
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9
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10,146,788
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7,848,068
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274,682
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3.5%
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26%
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North
Dakota
|
47
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757,952
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581,641
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15,704
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2.7%
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na
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Ohio
|
7
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11,614,373
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9,002,201
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342,084
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3.8%
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28%
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Oklahoma
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33
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2,961,933
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2,961,933
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103,668
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3.5%
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34%
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Oregon
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27
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4,093,465
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3,224,738
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158,012
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4.9%
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30%
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Pennsylvania
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6
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12,784,227
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10,109,422
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363,939
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3.6%
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27%
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Rhode
Island
|
43
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1,056,426
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848,045
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33,922
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4%
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31%
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South
Carolina
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23
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4,961,119
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3,863,498
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115,905
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3%
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32%
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South
Dakota
|
46
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865,454
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652,167
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13,043
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2%
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31%
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Tennessee
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16
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6,651,194
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5,149,399
|
159,631
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3.1%
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26%
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Texas
|
2
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27,862,596
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20,568,009
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740,448
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3.6%
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31%
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Utah
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30
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3,051,217
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2,129,444
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70,272
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3.3%
|
26%
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Vermont
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50
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624,594
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506,066
|
26,821
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5.3%
|
24%
|
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Virginia
|
12
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8,411,808
|
6,541,685
|
222,417
|
3.4%
|
25%
|
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Washington
|
13
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7,288,000
|
5,658,502
|
260,291
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4.6%
|
29%
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West
Virginia
|
38
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1,831,102
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1,456,034
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49,505
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3.4%
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29%
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Wisconsin
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20
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5,778,708
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4,491,015
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152,695
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3.4%
|
18%
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Wyoming
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51
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585,501
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446,600
|
15,631
|
3.5%
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na
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Source:
www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/non_discrimination_laws
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