Lifestyle and Preventive Health

Average Height by State 2025

Men's Avg Height (in)

69.000
69.500
70.000
70.500
State
Men's Avg Height (in)
Men's Avg Height (ft)
Men's Avg Height (ft'in")
Montana Flag
Montana70.6685.8895'10.7"
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota70.6565.8885'10.5"
Utah Flag
Utah70.6325.8865'10.4"
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska70.6085.8845'10.6"
Iowa Flag
Iowa70.5965.8835'10.6"
Kansas Flag
Kansas70.5725.8815'10.6"
Alabama Flag
Alabama70.5365.8785'10.5"
Idaho Flag
Idaho70.5245.8775'10.5"
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming70.4645.8725'10.4"
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota70.4525.8715'10.4"
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota70.4525.8715'10.4"
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi70.4045.8675'10.4"
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky70.3925.8665'10.4"
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee70.3925.8665'10.4"
Missouri Flag
Missouri70.3805.8655'10.4"
Nevada Flag
Nevada70.3685.8645'10.3"
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma70.3685.8645'10.3"
Washington Flag
Washington70.3565.8635'10.3"
Colorado Flag
Colorado70.3325.8615'10.3"
Oregon Flag
Oregon70.3205.8605'10.3"
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin70.3205.8605'10.3"
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina70.3085.8595'10.3"
Illinois Flag
Illinois70.2965.8585'10.3"
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia70.2965.8585'10.3"
Michigan Flag
Michigan70.2725.8565'10.3"
Indiana Flag
Indiana70.2605.8555'10.3"
Ohio Flag
Ohio70.2605.8555'10.3"
Virginia Flag
Virginia70.2365.8535'10.2"
Georgia Flag
Georgia70.2245.8525'10.2"
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania70.2125.8515'10.2"
District of Columbia Flag
District of Columbia70.2005.8505'10.2"
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas70.1765.8485'10.2"
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina70.1645.8475'10.2"
Maryland Flag
Maryland70.1525.8465'10.1"
Arizona Flag
Arizona70.1045.8425'10.1"
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana70.0925.8415'10.1"
Maine Flag
Maine70.0445.8375'10.0"
Alaska Flag
Alaska70.0325.8365'10.0"
Vermont Flag
Vermont70.0325.8365'10.0"
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire69.9965.8335'10.0"
Delaware Flag
Delaware69.9845.8325'10.0"
Florida Flag
Florida69.9845.8325'10.0"
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts69.9485.8295'10.0"
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut69.7685.8145'9.8"
Texas Flag
Texas69.7685.8145'9.8"
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey69.7565.8135'9.8"
New York Flag
New York69.7325.8115'9.9"
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island69.7205.8105'9.7"
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico69.6965.8085'9.8"
California Flag
California69.5885.7995'9.6"
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii68.9765.7485'9.0"
  • Data comes from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2017 report. The CDC surveyed 450,000 people, asking them an array of questions including height, weight, eating habits, and physical activity level to track state level trends.
  • Note that height was a self-reported category rather than clinically measured data. Given the tendency for resopndents to overestimate their height, the average totals shown may vary from actual real-world average heights.