# Four-in-ten Americans say racial and ethnic diversity makes the U.S. a better place

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 18 to 24, 2024, 41% of Americans said the increasing number of people of many different races, nationalities, and ethnic groups in the U.S. makes the country a better place to live. This includes 22% who said a little better and 18% who said a lot better.

About a quarter said it makes the U.S. a worse place to live (24%), with 14% who said a little worse and 10% who said a lot worse. Another 36% said it makes no difference.

## Topline

Does the increasing number of people of many different races, nationalities, and ethnic groups in the United States make the country a better place to live in, a worse place to live in, or does it make no difference?

41% of Americans say racial and ethnic diversity makes the U.S. a better place to live.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- No difference: 35.7%
- A little better: 22.3%
- A lot better: 18.3%
- A little worse: 13.6%
- A lot worse: 10.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers](https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers)