Analysis of CDC BRFSS and YRBS data estimates that over 2.8 million people aged 13 and older in the United States identify as transgender, including about 2.1 million adults and 724,000 youth. That represents roughly one percent of the population aged 13 and older. Youth aged 13 to 17 account for about a quarter of the transgender population and show a higher prevalence around 3.3 percent. Younger adults show significantly higher likelihoods of identifying as transgender than older cohorts. In 2024, 120 anti-trans bills passed addressing care, education, legal recognition, and public existence. Executive actions since 2025 have included bans on transgender athletes and restrictions affecting LGBTQ+ services.
Despite the rising number of anti-trans executive orders and bills in the United States of America, just one per cent of the population aged 13 and over identifies as transgender, according to a new study from UCLA. Newly published research from the UCLA Williams Institute looked at data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System (YRBS) in the study, published this week.
Researchers found that over 2.8 million people, comprised of around 2.1 million adults (aged 18 and older) and 724,000 youth (aged 13-17), identify as transgender in the US. As per the study, that means just one per cent of the American population aged 13 and older identify as trans. The study outcome is a stark reminder of gender identity in the US, compared to incessant misinformation from the right.
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