The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.
Number of hate crimes recorded against LGBTQIA+ people in 2023, the largest number to date: >2,800
Percent of straight, cisgender people who have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives: 1%
Percent of Black transgender women who have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives: 51%
Percent of transgender youth who live in a state that has banned age-appropriate gender-affirming care: 40%
Percent lower odds of suicide for youth who are receiving gender-affirming care, compared to youth who don’t receive gender-affirming care: 73%
Percent of Americans who can’t afford medical care, according to a Gallup poll released this year: 11%
Percent of transgender people of color who postponed or didn’t receive medical care because they couldn’t afford it, according to 2020 data: 60%
Percent of transgender people who earned less than $25,000 in 2020: 32%
Percent of all Americans who earned less than $25,000 in 2020: 18%
Amount of money one Georgia county spent on private lawyers to fight a local sheriff deputy’s request for gender-affirming care: $1.2 million
Estimated amount of money it would have cost that Georgia county to cover gender-affirming care for all employees: $10,000