As of April 2022, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was the most trusted government agency among the American population, with 20 percent of survey respondents reporting NASA to be very trustworthy, followed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department for Homeland Security (DHS), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were among the most untrustworthy.
Trustworthiness of different government agencies in the United States in 2022
Agency
Very trustworthy
Trustworthy
Neither
Untrustworthy
Very untrustworthy
Don't know
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
20%
34%
22%
4%
7%
12%
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
16%
28%
24%
6%
7%
19%
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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YouGov. (April 12, 2022). Trustworthiness of different government agencies in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313548/trust-government-agencies-us/
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