US Population Percentages

Discussions center on debating and citing specific percentages or fractions of the American population that hold certain beliefs, engage in behaviors, or face situations like affordability issues, homeownership, or political views.

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2007
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2008
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2009
17
2010
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2011
34
2012
24
2013
54
2014
60
2015
58
2016
84
2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Sample Comments

ap99 Jun 9, 2025 View on HN

You mean the majority of Americans?

sg47 Mar 20, 2017 View on HN

Please read the parent comment again. They said - "vast majority of people in the US".

JBReefer May 24, 2016 View on HN

Can you cite that? That's certainly not the opinion of ~50% of Americans

hiddencost Dec 29, 2025 View on HN

Uhhhhh yeah that's out of reach for a huge fraction of Americans, probably 80%.

perlgeek Dec 7, 2023 View on HN

Only 55%?I guess this is US only (but doesn't say so...)

madaxe Nov 16, 2013 View on HN

The majority of Americans, sadly.

mLuby Sep 9, 2019 View on HN

You must mean 40% in the United States, right?

knodi123 Jul 13, 2024 View on HN

33% of all living americans? how can it be that much?

gigatexal Aug 31, 2021 View on HN

only 58% of us? I thought that number would be much closer to 99%

100011_100001 Mar 26, 2021 View on HN

You just described 50% of the US population in the last year.