U.S. environmental quality evaluation among adults 2009-2019

Published by Statista Research Department, May 23, 2025
This statistic displays an evaluation of the overall quality of the environment in the United States between 2009 and 2019, based on the opinion of U.S. adults. In 2009, only around five percent of the surveyed adults in the U.S. described the quality of the environment in their country as "excellent". This figure increased in 2019 to some 11 percent of the respondents.
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Opinion on overall quality of the environment in the United States from 2009 to 2019*

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Release date

April 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

2009 to 2019

Number of respondents

About 1,000 in each poll

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Original question stated as follows: "how would you rate the overall quality of the environment in this country today -- as excellent, good, only fair, or poor?"
Figures may not add up due to rounding.
Survey dates are done in March but vary for each year, the latest survey was performed between March 1 to 10, 2019.

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