According to a 2020 survey, nearly 170,000 SC residents identified as LGBTQ+. Earlier this summer the website realtor.com offered their take on the best places to live in the United States for our community. Around that same time, South Carolina was ranked as the worst state to live in for LGBTQ+ individuals and families living in the United States by Out Leadership in its 2024 Equality Report, which included two maps to indicate grades for each state.