CDC survey finds 3% of high school students identify as transgender

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has finished its first-ever survey of the mental well-being of high school students who identified as transgender across all 50 states.

The 2023 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 3.3% of high school students identified as transgender and that another 2.2% of students said they were questioning their gender identity. Students who identify as transgender or question their gender identity face higher rates of bullying, depression, suicide attempts, and isolation than their peers, according to the survey.