Our new report finds approximately 2.8 million people aged 13 and older—1.0% of the U.S. population in that age group—identify as transgender. This includes about 724,000 youth aged 13 to 17 (3.3% of youth) and around 2.1 million adults aged 18 and older (0.8% of adults).

Transgender individuals tend to be younger than the overall U.S. population, a trend consistently seen in previous research. Three-quarters (76%) of people aged 13 and older who identify as transgender are under 35, compared to 34% of the entire U.S. population in the same age group. 

Check out our updated data interactive for a summary of findings from this study, including national and state-level estimates on transgender adults and youth, with details on gender, age, and race.

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our webinar discussion on our new estimates of the transgender population in the U.S. and how federal policy could influence future data collection on transgender people. If you missed the webinar, you can watch it below, on our website, or on our YouTube page.

Join us for a panel discussion at Selendy Gay's law office in New York, followed by cocktails and conversation. We'll be discussing key LGBTQ rights cases decided by the Court in 2025 and what's ahead for 2026.

The Dukeminier Awards acknowledge the best law review articles concerning sexual orientation and gender identity each year. Join us for a webinar with the winners of the 2025 Dukeminier Awards. MCLE credit is available (California only).

The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law is an academic research institute dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy.