July 10, 2026
Most Jewish adults say prejudice against Jewish people in the United States is a very or extremely serious problem and 77% feel it has increased since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas.
Only 34% of Jewish adults feel very or somewhat safe as a Jewish person living in the United States today, while 36% feel somewhat or very unsafe and 29% say neither. Sixty-two percent feel less safe in the U.S. since the Hamas attack in Israel. And 40% are less likely to wear, carry, or display things that might identify them as a Jewish person since the attack.
About 1 in 10 Jewish adults say they or someone else in their household has experienced physical assault or property damage due to their Jewish background in the past year and about 2 in 10 have been verbally harassed or harassed online.
There are no partisan differences among Jewish adults when it comes to opinions about prejudice against Jewish people, but there are large differences regarding other types of discrimination. Sixty-five percent of Jewish Democrats regard prejudice against Jewish people as a serious problem, as do 67% of Jewish Republicans.
But, while 83% of Jewish Democrats consider racism a serious problem, only 26% of Jewish Republicans agree. About two-thirds of Jewish Democrats say prejudice against Muslims and sexism are serious problems, while only 22% of Jewish Republicans agree.
Regarding what is considered antisemitic, nearly all Jewish adults agree denying that the Holocaust happened or how many people were killed is a form of antisemitism. Large majorities of Jewish adults say vandalizing synagogues or Jewish-owned businesses, claiming that U.S. Jewish people are responsible for Israel’s actions, and saying Israel shouldn’t exist is antisemitic. Six in 10 view saying that U.S. Jewish people are more loyal to Israel than the U.S. as antisemitic. Fewer view protests at events that are supportive of Israel, criticism of Israeli military action, or criticism of Israel for any reason as antisemitic.
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The nationwide poll was conducted June 11-17, 2026 using the AmeriSpeak® Panel, the probability-based panel of NORC at the University of Chicago. Online and telephone interviews using landlines and cell phones were conducted with 3,040 adults. The overall margin of sampling error is +/- 2.8 percentage points. Jewish adults were sampled at a higher rate than their proportion of the population to support analysis. Jewish adults were then weighted to reflect their actual share of the population among the U.S. adult population. The overall margin of sampling error for the 1,022 interviews completed with Jewish respondents is +/- 5.0 percentage points.
- Suggested Citation: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. “Most Jewish Americans think antisemitism is a serious problem that has escalated in recent years.” (July 2026). https://apnorc.org/projects/most-jewish-americans-think-antisemitism-is-a-serious-problem-that-has-escalated-in-recent-years/
