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Sleep, Pain, and Work Hours Statistics
Reliable U.S. figures on sleep, chronic pain, and work hours. Every statistic links to a dated primary source.
Last updated: September 21, 2026
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This page brings together public data for people writing about sleep, everyday comfort, work routines, and chronic pain. It is designed to make individual figures simple to verify and cite.
These statistics describe national survey and labor data. They do not show that any one product prevents, diagnoses, treats, or cures a condition.
Sleep
Sleep statistics
30.5%
of U.S. adults slept less than seven hours
In 2024, nearly three in 10 adults reported getting less than seven hours of sleep in an average 24-hour period.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Short Sleep Duration and Sleep Difficulties Among Adults: United States, 2024, April 29, 2026 ↗34.5%
of adults ages 50 to 64 reported short sleep
This was the highest short-sleep rate among the age groups reported in the 2024 survey.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Short Sleep Duration and Sleep Difficulties Among Adults: United States, 2024, April 29, 2026 ↗40.2%
of Black adults reported short sleep
The 2024 survey reported a higher short-sleep rate among Black adults than among the other race and Hispanic-origin groups shown.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Short Sleep Duration and Sleep Difficulties Among Adults: United States, 2024, April 29, 2026 ↗Work hours
Work and sleep statistics
29%
of adults working 40 hours or less slept under seven hours
This estimate is from employed U.S. adults in 2022.
Source: CDC MMWR QuickStats, employed adults and sleep by work hours, April 25, 2024 ↗35%
of adults working 41 to 60 hours slept under seven hours
The share rose as weekly working hours increased.
Source: CDC MMWR QuickStats, employed adults and sleep by work hours, April 25, 2024 ↗48%
of adults working more than 60 hours slept under seven hours
Nearly half of this group reported less than seven hours of sleep in an average 24-hour period.
Source: CDC MMWR QuickStats, employed adults and sleep by work hours, April 25, 2024 ↗Chronic pain
Chronic pain statistics
51.6M
U.S. adults experienced chronic pain
In 2021, 20.9% of U.S. adults reported pain on most days or every day during the previous three months.
Source: CDC MMWR, Chronic Pain Among Adults, United States, 2019 to 2021, April 14, 2023 ↗17.1M
U.S. adults experienced high-impact chronic pain
In 2021, 6.9% of adults reported chronic pain that substantially restricted daily activities.
Source: CDC MMWR, Chronic Pain Among Adults, United States, 2019 to 2021, April 14, 2023 ↗Methodology and sources
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