Some 56 percent of American worried a great deal about polluted drinking water in 2024, according to a survey of approximately 1,000 adults. Meanwhile, seven percent of respondents stated they did not worry at all about drinking water pollution. Overall, the share of American adults who worry a great deal about contaminated drinking water has fallen since 1990.
Public concern about the pollution of drinking water in the United States from 1990 to 2024
Characteristic
Great deal
Fair amount
Only a little
Not at all
2024
56%
26%
11%
7%
2023
55%
25%
14%
6%
2022
57%
26%
12%
5%
2021
56%
24%
12%
7%
2020
58%
23%
14%
6%
2019
56%
23%
14%
7%
2018
59%
23%
12%
5%
2017
63%
22%
11%
4%
2016
61%
19%
13%
6%
2015
55%
22%
15%
8%
2014
60%
22%
13%
5%
2013
53%
26%
14%
6%
2012
48%
30%
15%
6%
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During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "I'm going to read you a list of environmental problems. As I read each one, please tell me if you personally worry about this problem a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or not at all. First, how much do you personally worry about the pollution of drinking water?"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are from respondents who stated they had no opinion.
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Gallup. (April 22, 2024). Public concern about the pollution of drinking water in the United States from 1990 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223427/public-concern-about-the-pollution-of-drinking-water-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Public concern about the pollution of drinking water in the United States from 1990 to 2024." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223427/public-concern-about-the-pollution-of-drinking-water-in-the-us/
Gallup. (2024). Public concern about the pollution of drinking water in the United States from 1990 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223427/public-concern-about-the-pollution-of-drinking-water-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Public Concern about The Pollution of Drinking Water in The United States from 1990 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223427/public-concern-about-the-pollution-of-drinking-water-in-the-us/
Gallup, Public concern about the pollution of drinking water in the United States from 1990 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223427/public-concern-about-the-pollution-of-drinking-water-in-the-us/ (last visited May 28, 2025)
Public concern about the pollution of drinking water in the United States from 1990 to 2024 [Graph], Gallup, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223427/public-concern-about-the-pollution-of-drinking-water-in-the-us/
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