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Early reports of the average height of women in the United States include that: 1  Pilgrim women probably averaged about 60 1/2 inches (1620) 2  United States women averaged 62.4 inches (1900 to 1908) 3  United States women averaged 63.7 inches (1948 to 1950)  United States women averaged 64.3 inches in 1955.
As a benchmark, the average height for an adult American female is currently 5 feet 3.7 inches. Update: Sandy Allen died in August 2008 at the age of 53. The current record holder, at 7 feet 9 inches, is Yao Defen of China. Update #2: It has been reported that World's Tallest Woman Yao Defen died in November 2012.