Gallup Finds 46% of Americans See a Shot at the American Dream, Down 5 Points

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 23

46% of Americans now say everyone in the country has the opportunity to achieve the American Dream, according to a Gallup poll commissioned by the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream.
That reading fell from 51% in 2024, marking a 5-point drop in perceived opportunity ahead of the July 4 celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday.
The report frames the decline as a warning sign for confidence in upward mobility, arguing that belief in broad opportunity has long underpinned entrepreneurship, immigration and economic ambition in the U.S.
It also points to structural barriers—especially weak educational outcomes—as limiting access to that dream even as America continues to attract people seeking freedom and advancement.