Religious Trends

“it has become crystal clear to me now: the share of non-religious Americans has stopped rising in any meaningful way.” - Ryan Burge

Among white mainline protestants, only 31% say so; among white evangelical protestants, 76%, among those who attend church weekly, 91%. - PRRI

“According to the General Social Survey, religiously unaffiliated people …is around 30% today…. only about 4% of U.S. adults identify as an atheist.” - RNS

“Devin Pope didn’t think so either. Instead of relying on the answers people traditionally give to pollsters, Pope decided to use cellphone data to confirm who was really going. If a new study is accurate, people have been lying about going to church. A lot.” - Daily Citizen

“About three-in-ten U.S. Catholics (28%) say they attend Mass weekly or more often. Larger shares of Catholics say they pray on a daily basis (52%) and say religion is very important in their life (46%).” - Pew

“67% who left a faith tradition did so because they simply stopped believing in that religion’s teachings.” - Church & Culture

“The study, a joint project of Harvard and Baylor universities, Gallup and the Center for Open Science, aims to uncover what influences ‘human flourishing,’ which is defined by measures of happiness, character and virtue and social relationships, among other values.” - The Baptist Paper

“According to an average of all 2023 Gallup polling, about three in four Americans said they identify with a specific religious faith…. 68%, identify with a Christian religion, including 33% who are Protestant….Twenty-two percent of Americans said they have no religious preference” - Gallup

“A new PRRI survey shows that religiously unaffiliated Americans are the only group that has seen steady growth over the past decade — from 21% of all Americans in 2013 to 26% in 2023.” - RNS

“Mississippi (32%), Alabama (36%) and Louisiana (37%) have the lowest share of adults who say they never or seldom attend services.” - Axios