How often people visit nature for their wellbeing
22%
22% visited a natural setting for mental or emotional wellbeing in the past year a few times during the year — the most common answer.
n = 3,001 Americans · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
a few times during the year22%
never19%
a few times a month18%
about monthly17%
at least weekly15%
once9%
0%50%100%
Figures are rounded and may not total exactly 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,001
- Population
- Americans
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- America's Natural Sanctuaries
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "How often people visit nature for their wellbeing" Survey of 3,001 Americans, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/how-often-people-visit-nature-for-their-wellbeing
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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