This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in March 2017, by age. U.S. adults were asked if they could imagine themselves using an app to track and monitor their diet and nutritional intake. According to the survey, 14 percent of Asian and White/ Caucasian respondents utilized nutrition apps regularly, compared to 20 percent of Black or African respondents.
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Percentage of U.S. adults who would use an app to track their diet and nutrition as of 2017, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic American or Latino
White/ Caucasian
Would rather not say
Other
I use it regularly
14%
20%
18%
14%
0%
15%
I use it occasionally
19%
15%
23%
15%
54%
22%
I have used it once
14%
10%
12%
11%
8%
15%
I can imagine using it
37%
43%
33%
40%
15%
33%
I won’t use it
16%
13%
14%
20%
23%
15%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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Original question: "The following is a selection of different e-health apps for smartphones and tablets. Could you imagine using any of them? [ answers for: apps for diet and nutrition tracking (e.g. Lose it!!, MyFitnessPal, Pact, etc.)]"
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Statista Survey. (April 3, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who would use an app to track their diet and nutrition as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698922/us-adults-that-would-use-an-app-to-track-their-diet-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults who would use an app to track their diet and nutrition as of 2017, by ethnicity." Chart. April 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698922/us-adults-that-would-use-an-app-to-track-their-diet-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who would use an app to track their diet and nutrition as of 2017, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698922/us-adults-that-would-use-an-app-to-track-their-diet-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Would Use An App to Track Their Diet and Nutrition as of 2017, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698922/us-adults-that-would-use-an-app-to-track-their-diet-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults who would use an app to track their diet and nutrition as of 2017, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698922/us-adults-that-would-use-an-app-to-track-their-diet-by-ethnicity/ (last visited June 12, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults who would use an app to track their diet and nutrition as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph], Statista Survey, April 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/698922/us-adults-that-would-use-an-app-to-track-their-diet-by-ethnicity/
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