# Six-in-ten Americans have no close friends or relatives abroad

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/close-friends-or-relatives-abroad-are-uncommon/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted April 9 to 15, 2025, 62% of Americans said they do not have close friends or relatives living outside the U.S.

About four-in-ten said they do, including 19% with one or two, 5% with three or four, and 13% with more than four (38%).

## Topline

Do you have close friends or relatives living outside the US?

62% of Americans have no close friends or relatives living abroad.

- No: 62.2%
- One or two: 19.3%
- More than four: 13.3%
- Three or four: 5.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#contacts-living-outside-the-u.s.](https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#contacts-living-outside-the-u.s.)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#contacts-living-outside-the-u.s.](https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#contacts-living-outside-the-u.s.)