18.3%
of U.S. adults used meditation
That is an estimated 60.53 million adults who reported using meditation in the previous 12 months.
Source: Davies et al., Scientific Reports, July 2024 ↗Zen Power Mastery Reference
Mindfulness and Meditation Statistics in the U.S.
A practical reference to how Americans use meditation, yoga, and relaxation practices, based on nationally representative survey data.
Last updated September 9, 2026. The latest figures on this page describe 2022 practice use.
At a glance
Mindful practices are part of everyday life for millions of Americans.
The figures below come from an analysis of five waves of the National Health Interview Survey, covering 134,959 U.S. adults from 2002 through 2022. The study asked whether people had used each practice during the previous 12 months.
These numbers describe use, not whether a practice is right for every person or a substitute for professional care. They offer a useful picture of where meditation and related practices sit in everyday American life.
16.8%
of U.S. adults used yoga
That is an estimated 55.78 million adults who reported using yoga in the previous 12 months.
Source: Davies et al., Scientific Reports, July 2024 ↗6.7%
used guided imagery or progressive relaxation
That is an estimated 22.22 million adults who reported using one of these relaxation practices in the previous 12 months.
Source: Davies et al., Scientific Reports, July 2024 ↗2x / 3x
growth over 20 years
From 2002 to 2022, meditation and guided imagery or progressive relaxation use grew about twofold, while yoga use grew about threefold.
Source: Davies et al., Scientific Reports, July 2024 ↗What the figures show
A growing practice, with room for a grounded approach.
Meditation was the most commonly reported practice in the 2022 data. The study also found that use increased across the two decades it examined, with growth reaching many demographic and health groups.
For people looking for a place to begin, the useful question is usually not how much to do. It is whether a small practice helps them pause, notice what is true, and take the next right step. That is the principle behind the practical resets in Zen Power Mastery.
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How to read and cite these figures.
Primary source: Davies et al., Scientific Reports, July 2024, “Prevalence and 20-year trends in meditation, yoga, guided imagery and progressive relaxation use among U.S. adults from 2002 to 2022.” The paper was published July 1, 2024 and reports 2022 estimates from the National Health Interview Survey.
Method note: The analysis used population-weighted data from 134,959 civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. adults across the 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2022 survey cycles. Figures on this page are quoted from that analysis.
Suggested citation
Zen Power Mastery by Dale Allman. “Mindfulness and Meditation Statistics in the U.S.” Updated September 9, 2026. https://zenpowermastery.com/mindfulness-statistics
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