Public opinion on music genres which represent America today by ethnicity 2018 | Statista

This statistic shows the public opinion on the music genres which are most representative of America today in the United States as of May 2018, by ethnicity. During the survey, 54 percent of White respondents stated that they considered country music to be representative of modern America.

Public opinion on the music genres which are representative of America today in the United States as of May 2018, by ethnicity

Characteristic	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Country	54%	31%	38%	42%
Rap/Hip-Hop	49%	69%	39%	48%
Classic rock	44%	25%	29%	30%
Pop	43%	38%	38%	41%
R&B	32%	53%	24%	28%
Hard rock/Metal	28%	23%	23%	16%
Blues	26%	24%	18%	21%
Alternative/Indie	24%	18%	16%	17%
Jazz	22%	28%	20%	20%
Dance/Electronic	20%	22%	25%	21%
Contemporary Christian	19%	25%	13%	13%
New Age	18%	19%	11%	18%
Folk	18%	8%	8%	13%
Punk Rock	17%	22%	14%	13%
Gospel/Choir	17%	33%	9%	18%
Soul/Funk	15%	25%	12%	13%
Classical	13%	20%	10%	15%
Latin	11%	16%	22%	13%
Reggae	10%	20%	13%	10%
None of these	10%	6%	8%	13%
World of Music	7%	10%	5%	11%

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Release date

May 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 10 - 11, 2018

Number of respondents

1,108 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Multiple answers were possible.

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