Height Percentile Calculator
How tall are you compared with other American adults? Enter your height and find out.
Estimate based on average US adult heights from CDC survey data (men about 175.4 cm, women about 161.7 cm) and a normal distribution. For fun and general information only.
What a height percentile means
Your height percentile tells you what share of people are shorter than you. If you are in the 70th percentile, you are taller than about 70% of adults of your sex and shorter than about 30%. The 50th percentile is right at the average.
How we calculate it
The calculator uses average heights for American adults from CDC national health survey data: about 175.4 cm (5′9″) for men and 161.7 cm (5′3.5″) for women. Adult height roughly follows a bell curve, so we use a normal distribution with a typical spread of about 7.6 cm for men and 7.1 cm for women.
That makes the result a good estimate, not an exact ranking. Real height data varies by age group, ethnicity and region, and averages in other countries can be quite different.
Quick reference
- Man at 6′0″ (183 cm): taller than roughly 84% of American men.
- Man at 5′6″ (168 cm): taller than roughly 15% of American men.
- Woman at 5′7″ (170 cm): taller than roughly 88% of American women.
- Woman at 5′2″ (157 cm): taller than roughly 28% of American women.
FAQ
Is 6 feet tall for a man?
Yes. At 183 cm, a man is taller than more than 80% of American men.
What is the average height in the US?
About 5′9″ (175 cm) for adult men and about 5′3.5″ (161.7 cm) for adult women.
Does the calculator work for teenagers?
No. It is based on adult heights, so results for people who are still growing won’t be meaningful.