In 2022, 75 percent of survey respondents worried about their personal, credit card or financial information being stolen by computer hacking, making it the crime that Americans worried about most. A further 73 percent of respondents worried either frequently or occasionally about being the victim of identity theft.

In 2020, 45 percent of Americans were worried about putting off saving for retirement. Only 28 percent were worried about delaying long-term financial planning.

As of 2024, ** percent of surveyed Americans said that they personally worried a great deal about race relations in the United States, while ** percent said that they worried a fair amount. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when ** percent of Americans said that they worried a great deal about race relations.

Of the individuals who reported anxiety (GAD-7) and depression (PHQ-9) in the United States, some ** percent were white (non-Hispanic) during 2020, while the percentage was significantly higher in 2019 with almost ** percent. This statistic shows the percentage of Americans who reported anxiety (GAD-7) and depression (PHQ-9) before the pandemic in 2019 and during the pandemic in 2020, by race/ethnicity.

According to a survey conducted in 2021 and 2022, ** percent of Black adults said that they worry a great deal about race relations in the United States, an increase from 2020 when only ** percent shared this concern.

Some 56 percent of American worried a great deal about polluted drinking water in 2024, according to a survey of approximately 1,000 adults. Meanwhile, seven percent of respondents stated they did not worry at all about drinking water pollution. Overall, the share of American adults who worry a great deal about contaminated drinking water has fallen since 1990.

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2016 on fear of being sexually assaulted. During the survey, ** percent of respondents stated they rarely worry about being sexually assaulted.

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States from 2006 to 2018 on respondents' fear of being sexually assaulted. The results were sorted by gender. During the survey in 2018, some * percent of male respondents stated they frequently or occasionally worry about being sexually assaulted, while ** percent of female respondents stated the same.

In 2023, pollution of drinking water was the most concerning environmental issue in the United States according to both Democrats and Republicans. 64 percent of Democrats said they worried a great deal about drinking water quality, compared to 41 percent of Republicans. Meanwhile, 62 percent of Democrats said they worried a great deal about global warming or climate change, compared to just 14 percent of Republicans.

This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by political party orientation. As of October 2019, 68 percent of Democratic voters reported that they were worried about receiving unforeseen medical bills that would be difficult to pay, compared to 46 percent of Republican voters.

This statistic depicts the percentage of the U.S. population who had anxiety disorders from 1990 to 2021. According to the data, 6.9 percent of the population suffered from an anxiety disorder as of 2021.

This statistic depicts the percentage of the U.S. population who had anxiety disorders from 1990 to 2021, by gender. According to the data, *** percent of males and *** percent of females had anxiety disorders in 2021.

The statistic above represents the greatest worries in later life among different generations. Compared to 28 percent of the Millennials, 39 percent of the Silent Generation named Alzheimer's disease as one of the greatest health worries in later life.

During a 2022 survey carried out among consumers in the United States, ** percent stated that they were concerned or very concerned about their online data. A year earlier, the share of concerned interviewees stood at ** percent.

A survey carried out in 2021 revealed how important having more control over personal data is to adults in the United States. A third of respondents said this was extremely important to them, another third said it was very important, and roughly ** percent said it was moderately important. Just *** percent said having more control over personal data and how it is shared was not at all important to them.

Most Americans worry about falling victim to cybercrime

When asked in a 2020 survey to name crimes they were most afraid of, the majority of American respondents claimed to be more worried about cybercrimes than having their home broken into or car stolen. The top two concerns were having personal financial information stolen by hackers, and being the victim of identity theft. This is unsurprising, considering the rise in data breaches and exposed records over the past decade. In the United States alone, *** billion data breaches were reported in 2017 - the highest figure to date. It is likely that this figure was somewhat impacted by the infamous Yahoo! data breach scandal that year, where * billion user accounts worldwide were compromised. This has been recognized as one of the largest breaches of its kind in history.

IT security market on the rise

As a direct result of increasing security demands and rising concerns, more companies than ever before are investing in cyber security, both in the form of services and technology. The information security technology market is booming, and as a result worldwide spend is predicted to hit nearly *** billion U.S. dollars by 2024, a ** billion dollar increase from one year prior.

In January 2021, nearly 36 percent of adults in the United States reported symptoms indicative of an anxiety disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic shows the percentage of adults reporting symptoms of an anxiety or depressive disorder in the United States during the pandemic, as of January 2021.

The share of Americans who worry a great deal about air pollution has fallen in recent decades. In 1990, 58 percent of respondents worried a great deal about air pollution in the United States, but by 2024 this share had dropped to 42 percent.

From June 24 to June 30, 2020, around 20 percent of surveyed adult Americans with a professional degree reported symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorders related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who were considered symptomatic for anxiety and depressive disorder due to the COVID-19 pandemic, by education level.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, 50 percent of Americans were very concerned about bullying in public schools in their local area in the United States. Students not meeting learning objectives, the banning of books, sexual abuse, and depression and anxiety among students rounded out the top five issues that Americans were very concerned about in that year.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected Americans and their concerns about their pet expenses. In February 2022, 32 percent of all Gen Z and 27 percent of Millennials surveyed reported that they were concerned about the expense of having a pet during coronavirus times.