An estimated 64 percent of U.S. adults stated that they were worried about global warming, according to a series of surveys conducted from 2008 to 2023 on attitudes towards climate change. New York was the state with the highest share of respondents agreeing to such a statement, with 72 percent. On the other hand, North Dakota and West Virginia were the only two states where less than half of the interviewees were worried about global warming.
Share of adults who are worried about global warming in the United States in 2023, by state
The state values are estimates based on a national survey*.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "How worried are you about global warming?"
* Notes on the methodology:
- The data underlying the maps come from a large national survey dataset ( >28,000 respondents) collected between 2008 through 2023 as part of the Climate Change in the American Mind project led by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.
- The data depict estimates of the percentage of American adults (age 18 and over) who hold particular beliefs, attitudes, and policy preferences about global warming. The estimates were generated from a statistical model that incorporates actual survey responses, but combines these responses with demographic data from the U.S. Census.
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Center For Climate Change Communication, & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (December 13, 2023). Share of adults who are worried about global warming in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489146/concern-of-us-adults-on-impact-of-global-warming-by-state/
Center For Climate Change Communication, und Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. "Share of adults who are worried about global warming in the United States in 2023, by state." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489146/concern-of-us-adults-on-impact-of-global-warming-by-state/
Center For Climate Change Communication, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (2023). Share of adults who are worried about global warming in the United States in 2023, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489146/concern-of-us-adults-on-impact-of-global-warming-by-state/
Center For Climate Change Communication, and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. "Share of Adults Who Are Worried about Global Warming in The United States in 2023, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489146/concern-of-us-adults-on-impact-of-global-warming-by-state/
Center For Climate Change Communication & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, Share of adults who are worried about global warming in the United States in 2023, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489146/concern-of-us-adults-on-impact-of-global-warming-by-state/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of adults who are worried about global warming in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph], Center For Climate Change Communication, & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489146/concern-of-us-adults-on-impact-of-global-warming-by-state/
