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How tall are U.S. women?
63.5 inches.
QUICK ANSWER63.5″5′3.5″See the source and definition ↓63.5″5′3.5″
average measured height for U.S. women ages 20 and older
CDC/NCHS exams from August 2021–August 2023. Staff measured height.
THE ANSWER
What this answer includes.
The CDC measured an average of 63.5 inches for U.S. women ages 20 and older. That is 5 feet 3.5 inches.
What this covers: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS) measured participants from August 2021 through August 2023.
What this does not show: An average height does not show what share of women meet a chosen height cutoff or how tall dating-app users are.
Where the data comes from: The 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), a Census survey. Its Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) records show age, personal income, and marital status. Each record has a weight that helps it represent people in the full population. Height and body mass index (BMI) use measured data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS). These traits are modeled, which means they are estimated from a separate data source.
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We show filter effects only for a group with an exact point estimate. The other group stays marked as limited until its result supports an exact estimate.
This group has a height range instead of an exact estimate, so we do not compare its filter effects.
FILTERMEN REMOVEDWOMEN REMOVED
Personal incomeCENSUS DATA / COUNTED TOGETHER89%Limited
HeightESTIMATED FROM SEPARATE HEALTH DATA82%Limited
Not currently marriedCENSUS DATA / COUNTED TOGETHER55%Limited
Does not currently smokeESTIMATED FROM SEPARATE HEALTH DATA11%Limited
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Lower height to 5′11″ or tallerChanges only heightADDS56%ADDSLimited
Remove the cigarette-use filterChanges only does not currently smokeADDS12%ADDSLimited
Lower income to $95,000 or moreChanges only personal incomeADDS10%ADDSLimited
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How to read the answer.
63.5 inches is 5 feet 3.5 inches
The national mean is halfway between 5′3″ and 5′4″ for women ages 20 and older. Rounding it to 5′4″ is common, but 63.5 inches is the more precise reported answer.
This is a population statistic, not a dating-pool count
The headline covers U.S. adult women regardless of marital status, orientation, location, or whether they are dating. Those additional conditions are outside the CDC height statistic.
Cutoffs need distributions, not just an average
An average alone cannot tell you what percentage clears a chosen height. The calculator uses the CDC percentile distributions by age decade, then keeps the physical-trait estimate separate from joint Census counts.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What is the average female height in America?
The CDC reports a measured average of 63.5 inches for U.S. women ages 20 and older using August 2021–August 2023 data.
Is the average woman 5 feet 4 inches?
That is a rounded shorthand. The official mean is 63.5 inches, which equals 5 feet 3.5 inches.
Does average height change by age?
Yes. The CDC data include measurements by age group. This calculator uses a separate height curve for each age decade instead of one curve for every adult.
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