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Financial pressure as stressor

Infographic from Stress in America 2026 showing the major sources of stress identified by respondents

Details of infographic from APA’s 2026 Stress in America survey

Financial pressures cited most often in U.S. adults’ list of stressors

% who rate each as a somewhat or very significant source of stress

  • Cost of living: 77%
  • The economy: 74%
  • The future of our nation: 74%
  • Money: 71%
  • Spread of inaccurate/misleading information: 64%
  • Mass shootings: 62%
  • Health care: 60%
  • U.S. politics: 59%
  • Social divisiveness: 58%
  • Global tension/conflict: 56%