2022 US Trans Survey Report from Early Insights

“As the Director of Strategic Innovations and Partnerships and a black woman of trans experience, I am thrilled to introduce the Early Insights Report from the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS). This groundbreaking document serves as a pivotal resource, illuminating the diverse experiences and challenges faced by transgender individuals across the nation. Our agency played a crucial role in ensuring broad participation, reaching out across communities to encourage engagement and sharing of their stories. This effort underscores our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where the voices of the transgender community are not only heard but also acted upon to drive meaningful change.”

- Dr. Tatyana Moaton

This report provides a first look at the results of the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS), a study conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) in partnership with the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, and TransLatin@ Coalition.

The 2022 USTS is the follow up to the 2015 USTS, which has been an essential source of data on the experiences of transgender people for advocates, educators, researchers, policymakers, and the general public since the publication of its report in 2016.

Building upon the success of the prior study, the 2022 USTS is now the largest survey ever conducted to examine the experiences of binary and nonbinary transgender people in the United States, with an unprecedented 92,329 respondents. The 2022 USTS provides updated information to help the public better understand the lives and experiences of transgender people in the United States and the challenges that many transgender people face. As such, it is an invaluable resource for identifying and addressing issues that are of vital importance to binary and nonbinary transgender people in the United States.