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CDC survey finds most American adults experience recurring fatigue

About 71.5% of adults reported fatigue over three months, according to NBC News.

Updated Sep 13, 2026 · 14:48 UTC1 reports

The short version

  • A CDC National Center for Health Statistics survey found that roughly 71.5% of U.S. adults experienced fatigue across multiple days in a three-month span.[NBC News]
  • Around one in six adults felt exhausted most days or daily, with higher rates observed among women and younger demographics.[NBC News]
  • The federal survey did not evaluate potential causes of the fatigue or whether historical rates were lower.[NBC News]

Key facts

  • Roughly 71.5% of adults in the United States reported feeling fatigued on multiple days over a three-month window.[NBC News]
  • About one in six adults reported frequent fatigue, feeling exhausted or very tired on most or all days.[NBC News]
  • Frequent exhaustion was reported more often by women and younger adults than by men.[NBC News]
  • American Indian and Alaska Native adults showed the highest frequent fatigue rate at 25.5%, whereas Asian adults showed the lowest at 9.1%.[NBC News]
  • The findings are based on a 2024 survey of approximately 27,000 adults aged 18 and older.[NBC News]

What remains uncertain

  • The survey did not examine root causes of fatigue and did not determine whether fatigue rates have changed relative to prior years.[NBC News]

Sources

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