Transgender people who were denied health care in the U.S. in 2022

In 2022, 21 percent of transgender adults and 28 percent of transgender people of color reported that in the past year, providers had refused to provide them with reproductive or sexual health services due to their actual or perceived gender identity. Overall, transgender people of color in the U.S. experienced a higher rate of health care refusals from providers in comparison to white transgender people.

Share of transgender people who experienced health care refusals by health care providers in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by race

Characteristic	Transgender	Transgender people of color**
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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 27, 2022, to June 23, 2022

Number of respondents

3,370 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, transgender, and genderqueer respondents are all represented in the data for transgender people.
**People of color are defined as Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial people as well as those who identify as "other, non-Hispanic."

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