11 States with the Biggest Gay Populations in America

6. Washington

Percentage of people who are gay: 4.0%

Total gay population in the state:  275,880

One of the more liberal states in the country, Washington, has afforded more rights to its gay population than many other states. The state’s liberal outlook is evidenced by the fact that it had managed to repeal its sodomy laws back when Florida was still enacting new ones, in 1975.

Not only did Washington legalize gay marriage in 2012, but it also decreed that all registered unions between same-sex couples would be converted into marriage in 2014, unless of course, the union was dissolved before 2014. Washington also does not discriminate on adoption, allowing homosexual couples to adopt without any prejudice.