“The Chapman Survey of American Fears has asked Americans about their greatest fears (almost) almost every year since 2015…The top ten often shifts in response to recent events, such as the 55% who reported being afraid of the “American Healthcare Act/Trumpcare” in 2017. Yet the one thing most Americans say they’re afraid of has remained consistent since 2015.” The Division on the Study of American Fears – In keeping with the Babbie Center’s mission to address critical social issues through cutting edge social science research, we have engaged in an unprecedented, on-going study of fear in America. Now in its 10th year, the Chapman Survey of American Fears (CSAF) asks a representative national sample of Americans about more than 90 fears and related behaviors.”

1. Corrupt Government Officials (65.2%)
2. People I Love Becoming Seriously Ill (58.4%)
3. Cyberterrorism (58.3%)
4. People I Love Dying (57.8%)
5. Russia Using Nuclear Weapons (55.8%)
6. Not Having Enough Money for the Future (55.7%)
7. U.S. Becoming Involved in Another World War (55.0% — TIED)
7. North Korea Using Nuclear Weapons (55.0% — TIED)
9. Terrorist Attack (52.7%)
10. Biological Warfare (52.5%)