Americans are anxious but few seek therapy
Core finding
About half of U.S. adults (51%) feel worried, nervous or anxious at least weekly, combining 23% who feel that way daily and 28% weekly. Just 10% never do.
Professional care reaches a much smaller share. 22% of adults received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional in the past 12 months.
Frequent anxiety is widespread
About half of U.S. adults (51%) feel worried, nervous or anxious at least weekly: 23% feel that way daily and another 28% weekly.
Another 14% feel anxious monthly and 26% a few times a year. Just 10% say they never feel worried, nervous or anxious.
The experience skews young. 43% of adults under 30 report feeling anxious weekly, compared with 18% of adults 65 and older.
Topline
23% of U.S. adults feel worried, nervous or anxious daily and another 28% weekly; just 10% never do.
n = 1,690 · Jun 18–19, 2026 · MoE ±2.8%
Women report daily anxiety more often than men
27% of women say they feel worried, nervous or anxious daily, compared with 19% of men.
Therapy use also varies across groups. 29% of Black adults received counseling or therapy in the past year, the highest share among the racial groups measured, and by region the share runs from 25% in the Midwest to 20% in the West.
Headline
22% of U.S. adults received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional in the past 12 months.
n = 1,690 · Jun 18–19, 2026 · MoE ±2.8%
Far fewer received professional care
About one in five U.S. adults (22%) received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse or clinical social worker, in the past 12 months.
Use follows the same age line as anxiety itself: 32% of adults under 30 received counseling or therapy in the past year, compared with 10% of adults 65 and older.
Methodology
Full 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 | Jun 18–19, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,690 |
| Margin of error | ±2.8% |
| Module | AI Regulation |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey
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Cite this topic
What do Americans from both parties agree on? AI Regulation, fielded June 18-19, 2026, N=1,690 US adults age 18+, +/- 2.8%.