Most important problem facing the U.S. 2023 | Statista

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In February 2023, 13 percent of survey respondents said that the most important problem facing the United States was the high cost of living and inflation. Another 14 percent said that the government and poor leadership was the most serious problem for the nation.

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

Characteristic	Share of respondents
The government/Poor leadership	14%
Economy in general	13%
High cost of living/Inflation	13%
Immigration	10%
Race relations/Racism	5%
Ethics/moral/religious/family decline	4%
Unifying the country	4%
Crime/Violence	4%
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness	4%
Environment/Pollution/Climate change	3%
Lack of respect for each other	3%
No opinion	3%
Other non-economic	3%
Federal budget deficit/Federal debt	3%
Healthcare	3%
Elections/Election reform/Democracy	2%
Abortion	2%
Judicial system/Courts/Laws	2%
Guns/Gun control	2%
Gap between rich and poor	2%
Education	2%
LGBT rights	1%
Unemployment/Jobs	1%
Situation with China	1%
The media	1%
Wars/War (nonspecific)/Fear of war	1%
National security	1%
Wage issues	1%
Lack of money	1%
International issues/problems	1%
Diseases/coronavirus	1%
Police brutality	1%
Taxes	1%
Situation with Russia	1%
Foreign policy/Foreign aid/Focus overseas	1%
Drugs	1%

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Release date

February 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 2023

Number of respondents

about 1,001 each poll

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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