The answer to your question: I could be happier.
1. (Wedding) March Toward Equality
The Data: When last asked in 2021, 94% of U.S. adults approved of marriages between Black people and White people, up from 87% in 2013.
The Trend: Shifts in the 63-year trend highlight one of the largest transformations in public opinion in Gallup's history. Interracial marriage was nearly universally opposed in the late 1950s but is nearly universally supported today.
2. A Close Race for Life Evaluation
The Data: In 2024, 52% of Black Americans rated their lives well enough to be classified as "thriving," about the same as White (50%) and Hispanic (48%) adults.
What's in an Index? For its Life Evaluation Index, Gallup classifies Americans as "thriving," "struggling" or "suffering" according to how they rate their current and future lives on a ladder scale with steps numbered from zero to 10, based on the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale.
3. Race Relations: The Highs and Lows
The Data: In January 2025, 3% of Americans cited race relations or racism as the nation's most important problem — down significantly from 19% in 2020 after George Floyd's death.
Historical Highs: Mentions of race relations spiked to 52% in 1963 (after the March on Washington), 35% in 1967 during race riots in several major U.S. cities (known as the “long, hot summer”), 15% in 1992 (Rodney King verdict) and 19% in May 2020 (Floyd murder).
4. ‘Work' in Progress
The Data: About one in five Black Americans report being treated unfairly because of their race/ethnicity at work (22%), while shopping (23%), at a restaurant (22%) or in a healthcare setting (20%).
Racial Comparison: Reports of experiences with discrimination are higher among Black than Hispanic or White Americans.
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