The number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ has rocketed to a record 7.1%, and young people are again steering the increase, a poll released Thursday shows. The 7.1% is double the percentage from 2012, when Gallup first measured identity, and is up over last year's poll that showed 5.6% of adults identify as LGBTQ. In a 2017 poll, that number was 4.5%. The upswing is significant, Gallup senior editor Jeff Jones told USA TODAY. "I think it speaks to society changing in terms of acceptance of people with different sexual orientations and gender identities and people’s willingness to identify that way," he said. And the trend is likely to continue, Jones said: “It’s not going to be too much longer before (LGBTQ identification) is in double digits in the U.S. population.” One of the most striking takeaways of polls in recent years is the wave of younger generations embracing their identity, Jones said. Now those youths are moving into adulthood, meaning more people are entering the 18+ world as LGBTQ. “That population change is what is driving this,” he said. To read more about the poll, click the link in our bio.