# Americans are anxious but few seek therapy

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Published: 2026-07-13

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About half of U.S. adults (51%) say they feel worried, nervous or anxious daily or weekly, while 22% received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional in the past year.

## Topline: Anxiety and therapy

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.

## 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.

## 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.

## Supporting evidence

### 23% of U.S. adults feel worried, nervous or anxious daily and another 28% weekly; just 10% never do.

Question: How often do you feel worried, nervous, or anxious?

Note: Shows how often adults feel worried, nervous or anxious.

Topline:

- Weekly: 27.6%
- A few times a year: 25.5%
- Daily: 23.3%
- Monthly: 13.5%
- Never: 10.1%

### 22% of U.S. adults received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional in the past 12 months.

Question: During the past 12 months, did you receive counseling or therapy from a mental health professional such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or clinical social worker?

Note: Shows the share who received counseling or therapy in the past year.

Topline:

- No: 77.7%
- Yes: 22.3%

## 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: 2026-06-18 → 2026-06-19
- 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

- [How often do you feel worried, nervous, or anxious?](https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey): reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey: Shows how often adults feel worried, nervous or anxious.
- [During the past 12 months, did you receive counseling or therapy from a mental health professional such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or clinical social worker?](https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey): reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey: Shows the share who received counseling or therapy in the past year.

## Citation

What do Americans from both parties agree on? AI Regulation, fielded June 18-19, 2026, N=1,690 US adults age 18+, +/- 2.8%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey](https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey)