Religion in the US is not shrinking quietly. With 29% of Americans identifying as religiously unaffiliated, the shift is big enough to reshape everything from belief in God to views on abortion, climate change, and even gender identity. This post pulls together the clearest Pew, Gallup, PRRI, and Barna measures to show where Americans line up and where they sharply split.
Key Takeaways
- 72% of U.S. adults believe in God in 2023-24 per Pew, down from 92% in 2007
- 80% of Christians absolutely certain God exists per Pew 2023-24
- 33% of Americans certain of heaven per Pew
- In 2023-24, 62% of U.S. adults identify as Christians, down from 78% in 2007 according to Pew Research Center's Religious Landscape Study
- Protestants make up 40% of U.S. adults in 2023-24, a decline from 51% in 2007 per Pew
- Catholics comprise 19% of U.S. adults in 2023-24, down slightly from 23% in 2007 as reported by Pew Research
- Jewish Americans are 2% of U.S. adults in 2023-24 per Pew Research Center
- Muslims comprise 1% of U.S. population in 2023-24 according to Pew
- Buddhists are 1% of U.S. adults per Pew 2023-24
- 56% Northeast Christian vs 79% South per Pew 2023-24
- West 52% Christian, highest nones 34% per Pew
- Midwest 65% Christian per Pew 2023-24
- 36% of U.S. adults attend religious services weekly or nearly weekly in 2023-24 per Pew, down from 39% in 2007
- 46% of Christians attend weekly per Pew 2023-24
- Evangelicals 58% weekly attendance per Pew
U.S. belief in God remains common, but religion is less universal, with more people moving to none.
Beliefs and Social Attitudes
172% of U.S. adults believe in God in 2023-24 per Pew, down from 92% in 2007
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280% of Christians absolutely certain God exists per Pew 2023-24
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333% of Americans certain of heaven per Pew
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4Bible literalism: 24% say word of God literally per Gallup 2022
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5Evolution accepted by 37% per Pew 2023
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6Abortion: 62% say should be legal in most cases per Gallup 2023
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7Evangelicals 73% oppose legal abortion per Pew
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8Nones 84% support legal abortion per PRRI 2023
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9Same-sex marriage supported by 63% overall per Gallup 2023
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10White evangelicals 26% support SSM per PRRI
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11Religion importance: 45% say very important per Pew 2023-24
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12PRRI 2023: 35% say religion very important
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13Hell belief: 58% of Americans per Pew 2023-24
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14Angels believed by 68% per Pew
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15Satan real to 55% per Pew 2023-24
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16Barna: Moral truth absolute 35% of adults
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17Climate change: 62% believe human caused per Yale 2023 via Pew
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18White evangelicals 28% see human caused climate change per PRRI
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19Gender identity: 60% say society gone too far protecting trans rights per Pew 2023
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20Religious groups divided on gender: Evangelicals 65% binary gender per Pew
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Beliefs and Social Attitudes Interpretation
Americans are a complex choir of old-time religion and modern skepticism, where belief in angels and Satan comfortably coexists with growing doubts about God, shifting moral certainties, and deep partisan chasms over everything from heaven to climate change.
Christian Population Statistics
1In 2023-24, 62% of U.S. adults identify as Christians, down from 78% in 2007 according to Pew Research Center's Religious Landscape Study
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2Protestants make up 40% of U.S. adults in 2023-24, a decline from 51% in 2007 per Pew
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3Catholics comprise 19% of U.S. adults in 2023-24, down slightly from 23% in 2007 as reported by Pew Research
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4Evangelical Protestants are 25% of the U.S. population in 2023-24 per Pew's analysis
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5Mainline Protestants account for 14% of U.S. adults in 2023-24, decreased from 18% in 2007 according to Pew
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6Historically Black Protestants represent 7% of U.S. adults in 2023-24 per Pew Research Center
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7Mormons (LDS) are 1% of U.S. adults, stable from 2007 levels as per Pew 2023-24 study
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8Orthodox Christians make up 1% of the U.S. population in 2023-24 according to Pew
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9Jehovah's Witnesses comprise less than 1% of U.S. adults in 2023-24 per Pew Research
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10Other Christians account for 3% of U.S. adults in 2023-24, up slightly from 2007 per Pew
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11Gallup poll in 2023 shows 68% of U.S. adults identify as Christian
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12PRRI's 2023 survey finds 64% of Americans identify as Christian
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13Among white Americans, 59% are Christian per Pew 2023-24
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14Black Americans are 79% Christian in 2023-24 according to Pew
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15Hispanic Americans are 72% Christian per Pew 2023-24 data
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16Asian Americans are 34% Christian in 2023-24 per Pew Research
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17Southern Baptists number about 6% of U.S. adults per Pew 2023-24
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18Methodists are 3% of U.S. population in 2023-24 according to Pew
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19Lutherans comprise 2% per Pew 2023-24
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20Presbyterians are 1% of U.S. adults in 2023-24 per Pew
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21Episcopalians/Anglicans less than 1% per Pew 2023-24
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22ARDA data shows 47 million Catholics in US in 2020
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23Nondenominational Christians are 9% of U.S. adults per Pew 2023-24
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24Pentecostals/Charismatics 5% per Pew 2023-24
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25Churches of Christ 1% per Pew
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26United Methodist Church membership declined 26% from 2010-2020 per ARDA
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27Southern Baptist Convention baptized 247,000 in 2022, down from peaks per SBC reports via ARDA
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28Gallup 2022: 20% of Americans Catholic
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29PRRI 2020: White evangelical Protestants 14% of population
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30Barna 2023: Born-again Christians 63% of U.S. adults
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Christian Population Statistics Interpretation
The pews are thinning across nearly every Christian denomination, painting a clear picture of a nation that is, by the numbers, steadily decoupling from its historically dominant religious identity.
Non-Christian Religious Groups
1Jewish Americans are 2% of U.S. adults in 2023-24 per Pew Research Center
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2Muslims comprise 1% of U.S. population in 2023-24 according to Pew
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3Buddhists are 1% of U.S. adults per Pew 2023-24
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4Hindus make up 1% of U.S. population in 2023-24 per Pew
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528% of Asian Americans are Buddhist or Hindu per Pew 2023-24
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6Other non-Christian faiths account for 2% of U.S. adults in 2023-24 according to Pew
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7PRRI 2023: Muslims 1% of U.S. adults
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8Gallup 2021: Jews 2% of Americans
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9ARDA estimates 3.5 million Muslims in US in 2020
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10Pew 2021 Jewish survey: 2.4% of U.S. adults Jewish
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11Hindus number about 2.5 million in US per Pew 2023-24
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12Buddhists approximately 3 million in US per Pew
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13Unitarians less than 1% per Pew 2023-24
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14Sikhs estimated at 0.2% or 500,000-700,000 per various sources via ARDA
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15Bahá'í Faith adherents around 150,000-200,000 per ARDA
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16Jains about 150,000 in US per ARDA estimates
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17Native American religions less than 1% per Pew 2023-24
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18Wiccans/Pagans 0.3% per ARDA 2020
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19Scientologists fewer than 25,000 per ARDA
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20PRRI 2022: Hindus 1% among under 30s
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21Barna 2023: New Age believers 1% identify strictly
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22Pew 2014: Muslims grew from 0.4% to 1% 2007-2014
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23Jews 76% white per Pew 2021
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24Muslims 24% black, 8% Hispanic per Pew 2023-24
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Non-Christian Religious Groups Interpretation
Despite their small, single-digit percentages, America's rich tapestry of faiths weaves together tens of millions of distinct threads, proving that statistical influence often outweighs mere headcount.
Regional and Demographic Variations
156% Northeast Christian vs 79% South per Pew 2023-24
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2West 52% Christian, highest nones 34% per Pew
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3Midwest 65% Christian per Pew 2023-24
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4Bible Belt states like Alabama 86% Christian per PRRI 2020
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5California 63% Christian, 28% nones per PPIC 2023 via Pew
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6New York 59% Christian per ARDA state data
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7Rural areas 71% Christian vs urban 57% per Pew 2023-24
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8Suburban 64% Christian per Pew
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9Men 53% Christian, women 70% per Pew 2023-24
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10Over 65: 73% Christian vs Gen Z 46% per Pew
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11College grads 54% Christian vs 68% non-grads per Pew 2023-24
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12Income $100k+ 59% Christian vs lower 66% per Pew
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13Republicans 82% Christian per Pew 2023-24
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14Democrats 47% Christian per Pew
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15South 76% Christian highest region per Pew
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16PRRI: Utah 69% Mormon/Christian specific
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17Hawaii 63% non-Christian or none per ARDA
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18Immigrants 59% Christian per Pew
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19Military 70% Christian per VA data via ARDA
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20Prisoners 51% Protestant per BJS 2020
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21Hollywood/CA entertainment: lower religiosity per Barna
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22Bible Belt attendance 40% weekly vs coasts 20% per Gallup
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23Northeast lowest evangelical 13% per Pew
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Regional and Demographic Variations Interpretation
The statistics paint a picture of a devout, church-going South and a more secular, diverse Northeast, while revealing that American Christianity increasingly wears a regional, gendered, and political nametag to its own reunion.
Religious Attendance and Practices
136% of U.S. adults attend religious services weekly or nearly weekly in 2023-24 per Pew, down from 39% in 2007
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246% of Christians attend weekly per Pew 2023-24
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3Evangelicals 58% weekly attendance per Pew
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4Catholics 33% weekly per Pew 2023-24
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5Historically Black Protestants 61% attend weekly per Pew
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6Gallup 2023: 30% weekly attendance overall
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7PRRI 2023: 25% attend monthly or more
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863% of U.S. adults pray daily in 2023-24 per Pew
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9Bible readers: 25% read daily per Pew
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10Meditation practiced by 40% of Americans yearly per CDC via Pew
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11Church membership 47% in 2023 per Gallup, first below majority
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12ARDA: 150,000 religious congregations in US 2020
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13Post-COVID, 20% attend less often per PRRI 2023
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14Black Americans 50% weekly attendance per Pew
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15Under 30s: 18% weekly attendance per Pew 2023-24
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1669% of evangelicals read Bible weekly per Barna
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17GSS 2022: Attendance declined to 27% weekly
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18Fasting practiced by 24% of Americans per Pew
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19Online services: 20% attend exclusively online post-COVID per PRRI
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20Mormons 67% weekly attendance highest per Pew
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21Jews 26% attend services monthly per Pew 2021
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22Muslims 43% attend weekly per Pew 2023-24
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Religious Attendance and Practices Interpretation
While the spirit of prayer remains remarkably strong in personal practice, the collective American pew is steadily emptying, revealing a devout nation increasingly worshiping from a greater distance—both physically and generationally.
Religiously Unaffiliated
129% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated (nones) in 2023-24 per Pew Research Center
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2Atheists are 4% of U.S. adults, agnostics 5%, nothing in particular 20% per Pew 2023-24
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3Nones increased from 16% in 2007 to 29% in 2023-24 according to Pew
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4Gallup 2023: 21% no religion
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5PRRI 2023: 27% unaffiliated
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6Among under 30s, 34% are nones per Pew 2023-24
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741% of white nones per Pew demographics
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8Black nones 20%, Hispanic 28%, Asian 28% per Pew 2023-24
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9Barna 2023: 35% of Millennials no religion
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10GSS 2022: 30% no religious preference
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11Nones church attendance near 0%, but 20% pray daily per Pew
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12Atheist/agnostic nones 28% believe in God per Pew 2023-24
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13Nothing in particular nones 63% certain God exists per Pew
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14ARDA: Unaffiliated congregations grew 30% 2010-2020
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1510% of nones raised Christian now unaffiliated per Pew
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16Switching to unaffiliated 23% lifetime per Pew
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17Gallup: Unaffiliated rose from 6% in 1990 to 21% in 2023
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18PRRI: Nones highest among LGBTQ+ at 40%
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19College grads 33% nones vs 25% non-grads per Pew
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20Urban areas 32% nones per Pew 2023-24
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21West region 34% nones highest per Pew
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22Barna: Gen Z 42% no religion
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23Pew: 52% of nones say religion does more harm than good
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Religiously Unaffiliated Interpretation
America's religious landscape is becoming a ghost town with a vibrant black market, as nearly a third of adults now claim no affiliation, yet a surprising number still secretly pray and believe in God while loudly criticizing organized religion.
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- Reference 3PRRIprri.org
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- Reference 4THEARDAthearda.com
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- Reference 5BARNAbarna.com
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- Reference 6GSSgss.norc.org
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- Reference 7BJSbjs.ojp.gov
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