Rascasse Audience Intelligence

The Handmaid's Tale Audience in United States

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about The Handmaid's Tale in United States — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. The Handmaid's Tale has an estimated audience of 2,567,191 people in United States.

#181among TV series in United States#603among Movie / TV Show / Series in United States#1670in Movies & TV

The average The Handmaid's Tale fan in United States is 36.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in California.

The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida.

Top brand affinities include The Morning Show (TV program), Snowpiercer, Perry Mason (TV series), with strongest over-indexing on The Morning Show (TV program) (23.75× the country average).

Demographically, the The Handmaid's Tale audience skews more female with an average age of 36.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Creativity, Extroversion.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical The Handmaid's Tale fan in United States is more female, around 36.2 years old, with strong Creativity tendencies and a notable affinity for The Morning Show (TV program).

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Movie / TV Show / Series · Subtype: TV series

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-09-29.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the The Handmaid's Tale profile in United States.

Audience size
2.6M
in United States
Gender
63.6%♀
36.4% male
Age
36.2
average years
Country rank
#11615
Movie / TV Show / Series in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-51%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of The Handmaid's Tale viewers

63.6% are female, 36.4% are male, average age 36.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

63.6%
Female
36.4%
Male
Demographic split for The Handmaid's Tale audience in United States
MetricValue
Female63.6%
Male36.4%
Average age36.2
Estimated audience size2,567,191
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.2
average years
Age distribution of the The Handmaid's Tale audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-1926%
20-2921%
30-3920%
40-4920%
50+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

25.8%

of the worldwide The Handmaid's Tale audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Handmaid's Tale
CountryShare
United States25.8%
Germany10.7%
United Kingdom6.2%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the The Handmaid's Tale audience in United States is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

The Handmaid's Tale fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Kentucky~40K1.14×
02West Virginia~10K1.14×
03Oklahoma~30K1.11×
04Maine~10K1.11×
05Arkansas~20K1.10×
06Missouri~50K1.09×
07New Hampshire~10K1.09×
08Idaho~10K1.08×
09Michigan~70K1.07×
10Oregon~30K1.07×
11Iowa~20K1.07×
12Kansas~20K1.07×
13Pennsylvania~90K1.06×
14Tennessee~50K1.06×
15Wisconsin~40K1.06×
16Washington~50K1.04×
17Minnesota~40K1.04×
18Massachusetts~50K1.03×
19Indiana~50K1.03×
20Connecticut~30K1.03×
21Utah~20K1.03×
22North Dakota~5K1.03×
23Vermont~5K1.03×
24Ohio~80K1.02×
25North Carolina~80K1.02×
26Rhode Island~8K1.01×
27Colorado~40K1.00×
28Texas~200K0.99×
29Illinois~80K0.99×
30Louisiana~30K0.99×
31Montana~7K0.99×
32Arizona~50K0.98×
33Nebraska~10K0.98×
34South Dakota~6K0.98×
35Alabama~30K0.96×
36Florida~200K0.95×
37Virginia~60K0.95×
38Maryland~40K0.95×
39South Carolina~40K0.95×
40New Mexico~10K0.95×
41Delaware~7K0.95×
42New York~100K0.94×
43Georgia~70K0.93×
44California~300K0.92×
45Mississippi~20K0.92×
46Alaska~5K0.92×
47New Jersey~60K0.90×
48Nevada~20K0.84×
49Washington, District of Columbia~6K0.81×
50Hawaii~8K0.74×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — The Handmaid's Tale, United States
0.74×1.00×1.14×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the The Handmaid's Tale audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for The Handmaid's Tale audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01SnowpiercerMovies & TV30.21×
02Perry Mason (TV series)Movies & TV27.19×
03His Dark MaterialsMovies & TV26.23×
04High Fidelity (film)Movies & TV24.48×
05The Morning Show (TV program)Movies & TV23.75×
06Margaret AtwoodLiterature17.27×
07Brave New WorldLiterature17.19×
08Westworld (TV series)Movies & TV15.58×
09Elisabeth MossMovies & TV14.13×
10Snowfall (TV series)Movies & TV12.84×
11The Hunger GamesMovies & TV12.24×
12Peaky Blinders (TV series)Movies & TV6.40×
13Elle FanningMovies & TV6.04×
14Internet televisionTechnology & Electronics4.76×
15True DetectiveMovies & TV3.68×
16Diane KeatonMovies & TV3.51×
17The Gilded AgeMovies & TV3.10×
18Stranger ThingsMovies & TV2.83×
19Kohl'sShopping1.89×
20WomanKids & Family1.64×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the The Handmaid's Tale audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by The Handmaid's Tale audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN1.38×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.36×
Community OrientationOPEN1.35×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by The Handmaid's Tale audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.61×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.66×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.75×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does The Handmaid's Tale have in United States?

The Handmaid's Tale has an estimated audience of 2,567,191 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

02

What is the gender split and age of The Handmaid's Tale viewers?

63.6% of The Handmaid's Tale fans are female, 36.4% are male, with an average age of 36.2 years.

03

Which brands do The Handmaid's Tale fans like most?

The Handmaid's Tale fans show strongest brand affinity for The Morning Show (TV program) (23.75×), Snowpiercer (30.21×), and Perry Mason (TV series) (27.19×) over the country average.

04

Where do The Handmaid's Tale fans live in United States?

The Handmaid's Tale fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach ~300K), Texas (reach ~200K), and Florida (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do The Handmaid's Tale fans also like?

Beyond The Handmaid's Tale itself, the audience over-indexes on Snowpiercer (30.21×), Perry Mason (TV series) (27.19×), Snowfall (TV series) (12.84×), and Westworld (TV series) (15.58×) compared to the United States average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for The Handmaid's Tale. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence — modeled from anonymized, multi-source behavioral signals (search, social, events), updated monthly. Data status: 09/2026.

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