Muslims have felt both discrimination and support from other Americans
% of U.S. Muslims who say …
* Includes respondents who said they experienced at least one of the following: being treated with suspicion, singled out by airport security, called offensive names, singled out by other law enforcement, or physically threatened or attacked.
** Includes people who said either that “Americans have been respectful and tolerant of Muslims” or that “Americans have been respectful and tolerant of Muslims, but American society overall is disrespectful and intolerant of Muslims.”
Note: Refer to topline for full question wording for the 2026 questions.
** Includes people who said either that “Americans have been respectful and tolerant of Muslims” or that “Americans have been respectful and tolerant of Muslims, but American society overall is disrespectful and intolerant of Muslims.”
Note: Refer to topline for full question wording for the 2026 questions.
Source: Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (2026). Pew Research Center telephone surveys (2007, 2011 and 2017). Project MAPS telephone survey conducted by Zogby International (2001).
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Muslims have felt both discrimination and support from other Americans
% of U.S. Muslims who say …
| Someone expressed support in the past year because of your religion | There’s a lot of discrimination against Muslims | Unfair portrayal of Muslims in TV and movies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 59 | 59 |
| Someone expressed support for them in the past year because they are Muslim | Experienced discrimination in the past year* | Unfair coverage of Islam and Muslims by news | |
| 2017 | 49 | 48 | 60 |
| 2011 | 37 | 43 | 55 |
| 2007 | 32 | 40 | 57 |
| People have been respectful & tolerant toward Muslims** | Their community has experienced anti-Muslim discrimination since 9/11 | Unfair portrayal of Muslims and Islam by the media | |
| 2001 | 75 | 52 | 68 |
* Includes respondents who said they experienced at least one of the following: being treated with suspicion, singled out by airport security, called offensive names, singled out by other law enforcement, or physically threatened or attacked.
** Includes people who said either that “Americans have been respectful and tolerant of Muslims” or that “Americans have been respectful and tolerant of Muslims, but American society overall is disrespectful and intolerant of Muslims.”
Note: Refer to topline for full question wording for the 2026 questions.
** Includes people who said either that “Americans have been respectful and tolerant of Muslims” or that “Americans have been respectful and tolerant of Muslims, but American society overall is disrespectful and intolerant of Muslims.”
Note: Refer to topline for full question wording for the 2026 questions.
Source: Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (2026). Pew Research Center telephone surveys (2007, 2011 and 2017). Project MAPS telephone survey conducted by Zogby International (2001).
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