This report presents key findings from the NEA’s flagship survey, which the Census Bureau administers every five years to track arts participation habits.

• Arts Attendance and Reading Trends, by Demographic Group: Tables for 2017 and 2022
  These statistical tables display 2022 rates of arts attendance and literary reading, providing demographic breakouts, and comparing results to 2017 data from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.
• Also see Online Audiences for Arts Programming: A Survey of Virtual Participation Amid COVID-19
• To mark the one-year anniversary of two NEA research reports about how Americans engaged with art during the COVID-19 pandemic, we present a series of thoughtful essays about the reports' findings and implications—from the perspective of arts practitioners.
• Also see 50 States of Arts Participation: 2022 – A geographical analysis of results from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts This report reveals state-level findings from the NEA’s flagship survey, which the Census Bureau administers every five years to track arts participation habits.