# Most Americans identify as middle class

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-americans-identify-as-middle-class/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 20 to 25, 2025, 52% of Americans described their current social class as middle class.

About a quarter described themselves as working class (27%), while smaller shares chose lower class (11%), upper class (7%), or said they did not know (3%).

## Topline

How would you describe your current social class?

52% of Americans describe themselves as middle class.

- Middle class: 51.8%
- Working class: 27.4%
- Lower class: 11.0%
- Upper class: 6.9%
- Don't know: 2.9%

## 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: 2025-08-20 → 2025-08-25
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: ASA Omnibus Survey
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#social-class](https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#social-class)

## Citation

ASA Omnibus Survey, fielded August 20-25, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#social-class](https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#social-class)