Most important problem facing the U.S. 2024 | Statista

In March 2024, 11 percent of survey respondents said that the most important problem facing the United States was the high cost of living and inflation. Another 19 percent said that the government and poor leadership was the most serious concern for the nation.

What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Immigration	28%
The government/Poor leadership	19%
Economy in general	14%
High cost of living/Inflation	11%
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness	6%
Unifying the country	4%
Ethics/moral/religious/family decline	3%
Crime/Violence	3%
Race relations/Racism	3%
Elections/Election reform/Democracy	3%
Abortion	3%
Foreign policy/Foreign aid/Focus overseas	3%
Unemployment/Jobs	2%
Federal budget deficit/Federal debt	2%
Environment/Pollution/Climate change	2%
Wage issues	2%
Judicial system/Courts/Laws	2%
War in the Middle East	2%
Education	2%
Healthcare	2%
Wars/War (nonspecific)/Fear of war	1%
The media	1%
Guns/Gun control	1%
Lack of respect for each other	1%
Advancement of computers/technology	1%
Coronavirus/Cancer/diseases	1%
Fuel/Oil prices	1%
Gap between rich and poor	1%
Taxes	1%
Lack of money	1%
International issues, problems	1%
Situation with Russia	1%
National security	1%
Energy/Lack of energy sources	1%
Welfare	1%

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Release date

April 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 2024

Number of respondents

about 1,000 each poll

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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