What the data says about immigrants in the U.S.
As of June 2025, the country’s foreign-born population had shrunk by more than a million people, marking its first decline since the 1960s.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
As of June 2025, the country’s foreign-born population had shrunk by more than a million people, marking its first decline since the 1960s.
Older Americans are more likely to follow local government news. People often get this news from friends, family and local outlets.
Colleen McClain, Olivia Sidoti and Monica Anderson contributed to this chapter. For many Americans, life in the early days of COVID-19 was lived on screens. Schools pivoted to virtual learning and businesses shuttered or moved online as in-person contact risked spreading the virus. Not everyone could – or wanted to – avoid in-person interaction. And […]
When it comes to trust, 44% of adults say they trust all or most of the people in their neighborhood.
28% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular” when asked about their religion.
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 162 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Feb. 3 to 9, 2025. A total of 9,544 panelists (including 1,787 Catholics) responded out of 10,594 who […]
Family members help each other in a variety of ways, and oftentimes that assistance cuts across generations. The public makes clear distinctions between the types of things family members should be expected to do for their loved ones and the things that are less essential. Roughly two-thirds of adults (66%) say grown children should have […]
Most workers (69%) feel that they currently have at least a fair amount of job security, with 33% saying they have a great deal of security. Another 17% say they have some job security, and 13% say they have little to none. White workers and those with upper incomes are among the most likely to […]
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in […]
In a March 2025 analysis, Google users who encountered an AI summary were less likely to click on links to other websites than users who did not see one.
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