During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "How concerned are you about being exposed to each of the following in the place where you live?"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are from respondents who stated they had no opinion.
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Americans' concerns about air pollution 2023, by race
More than half of Black American adults expressed that they were fairly or very concerned about exposure to air pollution where they live in 2023. In comparison, 35 percent of white Americans shared these same concerns. This shows a considerable racial gap in concerns about air pollution in the United States. On average, 40 percent of U.S. adults worried about air pollution where they live.
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Gallup. (April 16, 2024). Share of public very or fairly concerned about air pollution in the United States in 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1468454/public-concern-about-air-pollution-in-the-us-by-race/
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Share of public very or fairly concerned about air pollution in the United States in 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph], Gallup, April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1468454/public-concern-about-air-pollution-in-the-us-by-race/
