A Gallup poll line graph showing a sharp decline in positive race relations in the US starting around 2013.

A line graph tracking the percentage of White and Black adults in the US who believe race relations are 'very' or 'somewhat' good from 2001 to 2021. Both groups show a significant downward trend beginning in 2013.

Would you say relations between White and Black people are very good, somewhat good, somewhat bad or very bad? % Very/Somewhat good - White adults - Black adults 100 80 70 70 69 74 72 67 75 70 72 60 62 68 59 68 65 62 55 61 66 51 55 54 46 43 40 45 49 40 36 33 20 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 GALLUP