New data reveals the most (and least) LGBTQ-friendly cities in America
Clever, a real estate data company, has published a new study that ranks America’s most LGBTQ-friendly major cities, and there are few surprises in their findings!
San Francisco earned the No. 1 spot, while Memphis took the bottom spot as the least LGBTQ-friendly city.
What are some of the reasons San Francisco is so great for the LGBTQ community? For starters, with 0.63 gay bars per 100,000 residents, San Fran has 110% more gay bars than the average city in the study. However, it’s beaten out by New Orleans, in No. 10 spot, which has a remarkable 1.43 gay bars per 100,000 residents – the highest of any other metropolitan area.
As the least LGBTQ-friendly city, 36% of Memphis residents oppose same-sex marriage — 33% more than the overall national response of 27%.
California stands as the most LGBTQ-friendly state overall, with five cities in the top 15. California also leads the study with a near-perfect state equality tally score of 43 out of a possible 43.5, an impressive 157% higher than the national average of 16.7. The state equality tally score measures how inclusive, or exclusive, a state is in regards to policies that affect LGBTQ residents.
The big surprises? New York City is missing from the Top 10! The Big Apple comes in at #20, behind Boston, Seattle, and Cleveland. And Dallas and Miami make it into the least friendly Top 10.
Here’s a look at the top 10 most LGBT-friendly cities:
- San Francisco, CA
- Hartford, CT
- Las Vegas, NV
- Portland, OR
- Denver, CO
- Los Angeles, CA
- San Diego, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- Chicago, IL
- New Orleans, LA
The least-friendly cities for our community according to the report are:
- Memphis, TN
- Houston, TX
- Jacksonville, FL
- Birmingham, AL
- Miami, FL
- Dallas, TX
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Tampa, FL
- St. Louis, MO
- Kansas City, MO
Read the full report here: 2023 Data: The Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities in the U.S.
