# $LONELY · Lonely adults in the US

US adults who say they feel lonely always or usually, as the Census Bureau's Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey estimates it. One number per survey cycle that asks the question, keyed by the month the cycle was fielded. The March 2026 table reports always and usually apart and they are added here. The July 2026 table reports them together.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Newest complete period | Sep 2026: 16,349,622 adults, score unscored |
| Source | US Census Bureau, Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey, Health Table 3a (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/household-pulse-survey/data/tables.html) |
| Terms | US government work, public domain. The Census Bureau marks the series experimental. |
| Cadence | A few times a year. A table lands about seven weeks after the survey is fielded. |
| Grade | reference |
| Rulebook | Rulebook v0.2, 2026-10-04 |

## Settlement

Why this grade: A federal survey estimate anyone can read. The Census Bureau marks it experimental and changed the table between the two 2026 cycles, so the cycles may not compare cleanly.
What it costs to move: Not practical. Moving a cycle means changing answers to a Census Bureau survey.
When the source is late: A cycle stays open until its table is published, about seven weeks after it is fielded. A cycle that does not ask the question has no number. A cycle that is never published is void.
Precision: Whole adults, the survey's weighted estimate, as the table prints the Total row.

## As first published, and the proof

Not on-chain yet. The newest complete period goes on-chain with the daily proof at 12:40 UTC.

## Last 30 complete periods

| Period | Level | Change | Band |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Sep 2026 | 16,349,622 adults |  |  |
| Jul 2026 | 22,640,959 adults |  |  |
| Mar 2026 | 14,595,581 adults |  |  |

JSON: https://tickerz.com/api/indices/lonely

## Asked often

**How many Americans are lonely?** 16,349,622 adults in the United States said they feel lonely always or usually in the Census Bureau's Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey fielded in Sep 2026.

**Where does the $LONELY number come from?** Tickerz reads it from US Census Bureau, Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey, Health Table 3a. A few times a year. A table lands about seven weeks after the survey is fielded. Each number is kept as it was first published, with a timestamped proof, and any later revision is shown beside it.

**Can I download the $LONELY data?** Yes, free and with no key: the full history as JSON at https://tickerz.com/api/indices/lonely and every period as CSV at https://tickerz.com/api/indices/lonely/history.csv.

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