Average Height By State
Average Height (inches)
Average Height for Male
Average Height for Female
Average Height (inches)
1.MontanaMontana5'7.7"
2.UtahUtah5'7.7"
3.MinnesotaMinnesota5'7.5"
4.OregonOregon5'7.5"
5.North DakotaNorth Dakota5'7.5"
6.AlaskaAlaska5'7.5"
7.IowaIowa5'7.5"
8.South DakotaSouth Dakota5'7.5"
9.ColoradoColorado5'7.4"
10.KansasKansas5'7.4"
11.IdahoIdaho5'7.4"
12.NebraskaNebraska5'7.3"
13.TennesseeTennessee5'7.3"
14.WashingtonWashington5'7.2"
15.WisconsinWisconsin5'7.2"
16.IllinoisIllinois5'7.2"
17.KentuckyKentucky5'7.2"
18.MissouriMissouri5'7.2"
19.ArizonaArizona5'7.2"
20.WyomingWyoming5'7.1"
21.NevadaNevada5'7.1"
22.OhioOhio5'7.1"
23.OklahomaOklahoma5'7.1"
24.VirginiaVirginia5'7.1"
25.MichiganMichigan5'7.1"
26.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania5'7.1"
27.North CarolinaNorth Carolina5'7"
28.IndianaIndiana5'7"
29.South CarolinaSouth Carolina5'7"
30.MarylandMaryland5'7"
31.DelawareDelaware5'7"
32.MississippiMississippi5'6.9"
33.VermontVermont5'6.9"
34.ConnecticutConnecticut5'6.9"
35.West VirginiaWest Virginia5'6.9"
36.LouisianaLouisiana5'6.9"
37.AlabamaAlabama5'6.9"
38.TexasTexas5'6.9"
39.MaineMaine5'6.9"
40.GeorgiaGeorgia5'6.9"
41.New JerseyNew Jersey5'6.8"
42.MassachusettsMassachusetts5'6.8"
43.ArkansasArkansas5'6.8"
44.New YorkNew York5'6.7"
45.CaliforniaCalifornia5'6.7"
46.New HampshireNew Hampshire5'6.6"
47.Rhode IslandRhode Island5'6.5"
48.New MexicoNew Mexico5'6.4"
49.HawaiiHawaii5'6"
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Height Across America

Understanding the human height landscape across different states in America provides an insightful narrative into the unique height variances that shape the country. The United States is known for its diverse geographical, cultural, and racial profile that reveals interesting patterns when looking into average height data across states. This article explores the data derived from the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), harnessing this extensive sampling to understand the geographical distribution of average height across each state.

The BRFSS survey incorporates variables such as health-related risk behaviors, the presence of chronic health conditions, and the application of preventative health services like diet and exercise routines - all of which have been found to impact height significantly. Key insights drawn from the data offer a nuanced view of the average height by state, illuminating how genetic, racial, nutritional, and geographical factors interplay to shape an individual's height.

Key findings from the data include:

  • The states of Montana and Utah share the highest average height, with residents standing at an impressive 5'7.7".
  • The heights across different states show a relatively close range, with the top 25 states in the list all recording average heights above 5'7".
  • The data shows a moderate trend of Western and Midwestern states, like Oregon, North Dakota, Iowa, and more, having slightly taller average heights than the other regions.
  • The lowest average height of 5'6" was observed in Hawaii. This could be partially due to its racial demographics, as Asian and Hispanic populations, which form a considerable part of Hawaii's population, tend to have shorter average heights.
  • Despite Alabama's larger population of black and white races - groups known for their taller average heights, the state's overall average height is listed lower at 5'6.9".

Tallest States in the U.S.

The two states at the top are Montana and Utah, both boasting an average height of 5'7.7".

Minnesota, Oregon, North Dakota, Alaska, Iowa, and South Dakota follow closely behind, all having an average height of 5'7.5". Completing the top ten states with the highest average height are Colorado and Kansas, with an average height of 5'7.4".

10 Tallest States in the U.S.:

  1. Montana - 5'7.7"
  2. Utah - 5'7.7"
  3. Minnesota - 5'7.5"
  4. Oregon - 5'7.5"
  5. North Dakota - 5'7.5"
  6. Alaska - 5'7.5"
  7. Iowa - 5'7.5"
  8. South Dakota - 5'7.5"
  9. Colorado - 5'7.4"
  10. Kansas - 5'7.4"

Shortest States in the U.S

The states with the shortest average heights are Connecticut, Nevada, Hawaii, New Mexico, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, California, New York, Arkansas, and Massachusetts.

Leading the list is Hawaii, with the lowest average height of 5'6". This may be attributed to its significant Asian and Hispanic populations, who tend to have shorter average heights.

Connecticut's average height comes closely in comparison at 5'6.9", while Nevada reported an average height of 5'7.1", making these the states with the second and third lowest average heights, respectively.

New Mexico and Rhode Island still remain within the 5'6" range, observing averages of 5'6.4" and 5'6.5", respectively. The residents of New Hampshire, California, New York, Arkansas, and Massachusetts all have average heights that are just a bit taller, with a range between 5'6.6" and 5'6.8".

10 Shortest States:

  1. Hawaii - 5'6"
  2. Connecticut - 5'6.9"
  3. Nevada - 5'7.1"
  4. New Mexico - 5'6.4"
  5. Rhode Island - 5'6.5"
  6. New Hampshire - 5'6.6"
  7. California - 5'6.7"
  8. New York - 5'6.7"
  9. Arkansas - 5'6.8"
  10. Massachusetts - 5'6.8"

By Region

Alabama

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Alabama

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.9"

#37

Average Height for Male

5'10.6"

#3

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#17

Alaska

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Alaska

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.5"

#6

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#19

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#15

Arizona

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Arizona

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.2"

#19

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#25

Average Height for Female

5'4.4"

#23

Arkansas

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Arkansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.8"

#43

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#21

Average Height for Female

5'4.2"

#38

California

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California

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.7"

#45

Average Height for Male

5'9.4"

#48

Average Height for Female

5'3.8"

#47

Colorado

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Colorado

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.4"

#9

Average Height for Male

5'10.2"

#31

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#16

Connecticut

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Connecticut

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.9"

#34

Average Height for Male

5'9.9"

#41

Average Height for Female

5'4.2"

#39

Delaware

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Delaware

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7"

#31

Average Height for Male

5'10.2"

#33

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#31

Georgia

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Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.9"

#40

Average Height for Male

5'10.2"

#32

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#29

Hawaii

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Hawaii

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6"

#49

Average Height for Male

5'9"

#49

Average Height for Female

5'3.4"

#49

Idaho

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Idaho

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.4"

#11

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#18

Average Height for Female

5'4.7"

#6

Illinois

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Illinois

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.2"

#16

Average Height for Male

5'10.2"

#30

Average Height for Female

5'4.4"

#21

Indiana

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Indiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7"

#28

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#26

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#37

Iowa

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Iowa

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.5"

#7

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#15

Average Height for Female

5'4.6"

#8

Kansas

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Kansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.4"

#10

Average Height for Male

5'10.5"

#7

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#9

Kentucky

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Kentucky

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.2"

#17

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#22

Average Height for Female

5'4.4"

#22

Louisiana

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Louisiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.9"

#36

Average Height for Male

5'10.1"

#34

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#35

Maine

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Maine

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.9"

#39

Average Height for Male

5'10.1"

#35

Average Height for Female

5'4.4"

#24

Maryland

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Maryland

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7"

#30

Average Height for Male

5'10"

#38

Average Height for Female

5'4.4"

#25

Massachusetts

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Massachusetts

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.8"

#42

Average Height for Male

5'9.7"

#44

Average Height for Female

5'4.2"

#40

Michigan

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Michigan

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.1"

#25

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#27

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#32

Minnesota

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Minnesota

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.5"

#3

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#11

Average Height for Female

5'4.7"

#4

Mississippi

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Mississippi

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.9"

#32

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#17

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#10

Missouri

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Missouri

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.2"

#18

Average Height for Male

5'10.5"

#9

Average Height for Female

5'4.4"

#26

Montana

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Montana

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.7"

#1

Average Height for Male

5'10.6"

#1

Average Height for Female

5'4.7"

#2

Nebraska

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Nebraska

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.3"

#12

Average Height for Male

5'10.6"

#6

Average Height for Female

5'4.6"

#7

Nevada

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Nevada

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.1"

#21

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#28

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#28

New Hampshire

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New Hampshire

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.6"

#46

Average Height for Male

5'9.9"

#40

Average Height for Female

5'4"

#44

New Jersey

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New Jersey

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.8"

#41

Average Height for Male

5'9.6"

#47

Average Height for Female

5'4.1"

#42

New Mexico

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New Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.4"

#48

Average Height for Male

5'9.7"

#45

Average Height for Female

5'3.7"

#48

New York

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New York

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.7"

#44

Average Height for Male

5'9.8"

#43

Average Height for Female

5'4"

#45

North Carolina

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North Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7"

#27

Average Height for Male

5'10.1"

#36

Average Height for Female

5'4.4"

#27

North Dakota

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North Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.5"

#5

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#23

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#13

Ohio

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Ohio

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.1"

#22

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#14

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#34

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.1"

#23

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#16

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#18

Oregon

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Oregon

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.5"

#4

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#12

Average Height for Female

5'4.8"

#1

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.1"

#26

Average Height for Male

5'10.1"

#37

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#36

Rhode Island

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Rhode Island

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.5"

#47

Average Height for Male

5'9.7"

#46

Average Height for Female

5'3.9"

#46

South Carolina

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South Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7"

#29

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#29

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#30

South Dakota

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South Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.5"

#8

Average Height for Male

5'10.6"

#2

Average Height for Female

5'4.7"

#3

Tennessee

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Tennessee

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.3"

#13

Average Height for Male

5'10.6"

#4

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#12

Texas

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Texas

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.9"

#38

Average Height for Male

5'9.9"

#42

Average Height for Female

5'4.1"

#43

Utah

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Utah

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.7"

#2

Average Height for Male

5'10.6"

#5

Average Height for Female

5'4.7"

#5

Vermont

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Vermont

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.9"

#33

Average Height for Male

5'10"

#39

Average Height for Female

5'4.3"

#33

Virginia

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Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.1"

#24

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#20

Average Height for Female

5'4.4"

#19

Washington

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Washington

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.2"

#14

Average Height for Male

5'10.3"

#24

Average Height for Female

5'4.4"

#20

West Virginia

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West Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'6.9"

#35

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#10

Average Height for Female

5'4.2"

#41

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.2"

#15

Average Height for Male

5'10.4"

#13

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#14

Wyoming

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Wyoming

Metric

Value

Rank

Average Height (inches)

5'7.1"

#20

Average Height for Male

5'10.5"

#8

Average Height for Female

5'4.5"

#11

Table

Region ↕Average Height (inches) ↕Average Height for Male ↕Average Height for Female ↕
Alabama iconAlabama5'6.9"5'10.6"5'4.5"
Alaska iconAlaska5'7.5"5'10.4"5'4.5"
Arizona iconArizona5'7.2"5'10.3"5'4.4"
Arkansas iconArkansas5'6.8"5'10.3"5'4.2"
California iconCalifornia5'6.7"5'9.4"5'3.8"
Colorado iconColorado5'7.4"5'10.2"5'4.5"
Connecticut iconConnecticut5'6.9"5'9.9"5'4.2"
Delaware iconDelaware5'7"5'10.2"5'4.3"
Georgia iconGeorgia5'6.9"5'10.2"5'4.3"
Hawaii iconHawaii5'6"5'9"5'3.4"
Idaho iconIdaho5'7.4"5'10.4"5'4.7"
Illinois iconIllinois5'7.2"5'10.2"5'4.4"
Indiana iconIndiana5'7"5'10.3"5'4.3"
Iowa iconIowa5'7.5"5'10.4"5'4.6"
Kansas iconKansas5'7.4"5'10.5"5'4.5"
Kentucky iconKentucky5'7.2"5'10.3"5'4.4"
Louisiana iconLouisiana5'6.9"5'10.1"5'4.3"
Maine iconMaine5'6.9"5'10.1"5'4.4"
Maryland iconMaryland5'7"5'10"5'4.4"
Massachusetts iconMassachusetts5'6.8"5'9.7"5'4.2"
Michigan iconMichigan5'7.1"5'10.3"5'4.3"
Minnesota iconMinnesota5'7.5"5'10.4"5'4.7"
Mississippi iconMississippi5'6.9"5'10.4"5'4.5"
Missouri iconMissouri5'7.2"5'10.5"5'4.4"
Montana iconMontana5'7.7"5'10.6"5'4.7"
Nebraska iconNebraska5'7.3"5'10.6"5'4.6"
Nevada iconNevada5'7.1"5'10.3"5'4.3"
New Hampshire iconNew Hampshire5'6.6"5'9.9"5'4"
New Jersey iconNew Jersey5'6.8"5'9.6"5'4.1"
New Mexico iconNew Mexico5'6.4"5'9.7"5'3.7"
New York iconNew York5'6.7"5'9.8"5'4"
North Carolina iconNorth Carolina5'7"5'10.1"5'4.4"
North Dakota iconNorth Dakota5'7.5"5'10.3"5'4.5"
Ohio iconOhio5'7.1"5'10.4"5'4.3"
Oklahoma iconOklahoma5'7.1"5'10.4"5'4.5"
Oregon iconOregon5'7.5"5'10.4"5'4.8"
Pennsylvania iconPennsylvania5'7.1"5'10.1"5'4.3"
Rhode Island iconRhode Island5'6.5"5'9.7"5'3.9"
South Carolina iconSouth Carolina5'7"5'10.3"5'4.3"
South Dakota iconSouth Dakota5'7.5"5'10.6"5'4.7"
Tennessee iconTennessee5'7.3"5'10.6"5'4.5"
Texas iconTexas5'6.9"5'9.9"5'4.1"
Utah iconUtah5'7.7"5'10.6"5'4.7"
Vermont iconVermont5'6.9"5'10"5'4.3"
Virginia iconVirginia5'7.1"5'10.3"5'4.4"
Washington iconWashington5'7.2"5'10.3"5'4.4"
West Virginia iconWest Virginia5'6.9"5'10.4"5'4.2"
Wisconsin iconWisconsin5'7.2"5'10.4"5'4.5"
Wyoming iconWyoming5'7.1"5'10.5"5'4.5"
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