According to a 2022 survey, 31 percent of Americans never attend church or synagogue, compared to 20 percent of Americans who attend every week.

Religiosity in the United States

Despite only about a fifth of Americans attending church or synagogue on a weekly basis, almost 40 percent consider themselves to be very religious. Additionally, states in the Deep South such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana had the most residents identifying as very religious. In contrast, New England states like Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire had the most people identifying as nonreligious.

A Christian nation?

Despite the official separation of church and state embedded in the Constitution, many would still consider the United States to be a Christian nation. Catholicism has the largest number of adherents in the United States, due to there being many different Protestant denominations. The Southern Baptist Convention had the largest number of Evangelical adherents, while the United Methodist Church was the largest Mainline Protestant denomination.

The share of Americans who were not a member of a church or synagogue has been increasing since 1992. In 2023, about 55 percent of Americans were not members of a church or synagogue. In that same year, 45 percent of Americans were members of a church or synagogue.

This study was an effort to gather the statistics of churches and church membership throughout the United States for 1952. The data presented here are county-level data based on the cooperation of 114 religious denominations in the continental United States.

In 2023, the average weekly church attendance at Church of England services was 693,000. Between 2009 and 2019 the average weekly church attendance for the Church of England fell by approximately 218,000. Church attendance figures fell even more during 2020 and 2021, although this was due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Every year, the number of Italian believers attending religious services becomes lower and lower. In 2023, the number of people attending places of worship at least once per week dropped below ten million individuals for the first time since at least 2001, seven million worshipers less than in 2013. However, figures increased to 10.2 million in 2024 compared to 2023. In 2020, the most prayerful were the citizens aged over 75 years, whereas the lowest number of individuals attending religious services at least once a week was recorded in the age group between 18 and 19 years. Religious affiliation of Italians Although the dominant religion in Italy is Catholicism, Italian citizens also belong to other religious minorities. In 2020, the largest share of individuals not affiliated to the Roman Catholic Church were Muslims, followed by Jehovah’s Witnesses and Protestants. Reasons to leave religion When asked about the reason they left the religion, 64 percent of the Italian respondents stated that they disagreed with their religion’s position on social issues. Another 60 percent of the interviewees were unhappy about scandals involving religious institutions, whereas six percent left the religion because they married someone outside the faith.

Introduction

Online Church Statistics: The trend of online churches has transformed the very landscape of community connection by faith-based organizations. As always, in 2024, technology continues to bear a critical weight in the lives of millions all over the planet. Increased participation, heftier donations, and a wider reach have characterized modern online churches.

In 2024, online churches experienced over USD 2.2 billion in donations, highlighting a strong shift toward digital giving. Approximately 53 percent of practicing Christians streamed services online, and about 17 million Americans visited church websites without attending in person. Globally, online church attendance is projected to exceed 35 percent by 2025 .

Within the U.S., 27 percent of adults regularly watched services on screens in 2022, including 10 percent who exclusively watched virtually and 17 percent who did both in-person and online. Meanwhile, satisfaction with virtual worship remains high, with 74 percent reporting satisfaction with online sermons and 68 percent rating the overall experience positively. Despite the virtual surge, 76 percent of those engaged both in person and online still prefer attending services in person .

This has made them an important aspect of contemporary worship. This article looks at the most important online church statistics and trends defining the online church landscape as of 2025.

This data set contains statistics by county for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, providing information on their number of churches and members. The denominations included represent an estimated 91 percent of U.S. membership totals officially submitted to the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches.

The table "Church denomination; history" provides a historical overview of the changes in the percentage of people in the Netherlands aged 18 and over who consider themselves to belong to a certain denomination. The following categories of religious denomination are distinguished: no religious denomination, Roman Catholic, Protestant Church in the Netherlands (since 2004), Dutch Reformed, Reformed and other denominational denominations. It also shows the percentage of people over the age of 18 who regularly go to church or another religious gathering. Data available from: 1849 - 2018 Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final Changes as of 1 August 2019: Figures 2018 have been added. When will new figures come out? A new table on religion will be published in 2020.

In 2023, 36 percent of people that were regular attendees of Church of England services were aged 70 or over, with just under half being aged between 18 and 69, and 18 percent being 17 or younger.

This data set contains statistics by state for 133 Judeo-Christian church bodies, providing information on the number of churches and members. It is not known exactly what percent of total Judeo-Christian adherents this actually represents. When compared to the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches: 1990, this study accounts for 23 percent more communicant members.

Please note that this data set may not be sold in any form, including as an addition to proprietary software, without the permission of the copyright holder. Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990 is published by the Glenmary Research Center, P.O. Box 507, Mars Hill, NC 28754.

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This data set contains statistics by county for 133 Judeo-Christian church bodies, providing information on their number of churches and members.

Please Note: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at https://doi.org/10.25940/ROPER-31094204. We highly recommend using the Roper Center version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.

This table provides an overview of the changes in the percentage of people in the Netherlands aged 15 to 25 who consider themselves to belong to a certain denomination. The following categories of religion are distinguished: No religious denomination, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam and other denomination. It also shows the percentage of people aged 15 to 25 who attend a religious gathering. Religious denomination and attendance at religious services are broken down into various personal characteristics. In order to show how young people in the Netherlands are doing, the National Youth Monitor describes more than 70 topics in addition to this topic. The subjects are called indicators. Data available from: 2021 Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final. Changes as of April 7, 2023: None This is a new table. When will new numbers come out? Figures for 2023 will be added in the first half of 2024.

A comprehensive dataset analyzing the growth of Christianity worldwide, church attendance statistics, prayer request trends, and faith-based engagement levels in 2025.

The table "Church denomination; per living situation 1999" shows the percentage of people aged 18 and over who indicate that they belong to a certain religious denomination for the variables age group, level of education, household composition and social group. The following categories of religious denomination are distinguished: Reformed, Dutch Reformed, Roman Catholic, other religious denomination and no religious denomination. The percentage of people over the age of 18 who regularly go to church or another religious gathering is also shown per life situation. This table was created in response to the 2000 CBS publication "Church affiliation and church attendance at the end of the 20th century". This publication discusses the following topics: Religion in historical perspective, religion: where and who, religion and politics , religion and voluntary work, religion and environment, religion and values ​​orientations. You can order this publication from sales@CBS.nl, quoting code number E-15/2000. Data available on: 1999 Frequency: irregular Status of the figures: final Changes compared to the previous version: none When will new figures be released? This table has been discontinued as of January 1, 2008.

This study, designed and completed by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB), represents statistics for 149 religious bodies on the number of congregations within each county of the United States. Where available, also included are actual membership (as defined by the religious body) and total adherents figures. Participants included 149 Christian denominations, associations, or communions (including Latter-day Saints and Unitarian/Universalist groups); two specially defined groups of independent Christian churches; Jewish and Islamic totals; and counts of temples for six Eastern religions.

It is important to understand the methodology producing these data and its limitations. While these data contain membership data for many religious groups in the United States, including most of the larger groups, they do not include every group. It is recommended that users read the notes below. Users may also want to refer to a paper by Roger Finke and Christopher P. Scheitle that explains the "adjusted" adherence rates included in the file.

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In 2023, approximately 1.96 million people in England attended a Christmas Church of England service, compared with the average weekly attendance of 693,000 people.

Donor rate and distribution of donations, population aged 15 and over, religious attendance, 2013 data.

This data set contains statistics by state on Christian churches and membership for 1971. Fifty-three denominations are included, representing an estimated 81 percent of church membership in the United States.

The support for same-sex marriage in the United States increased overall between 2006 and 2023. According to a survey conducted across the years, this increase was shared among all levels of church attendance. Citizens who visited the church weekly were consistently the group least in favor of gay marriage. As of 2023, 83 percent of citizens who seldom or never visited the church thought that same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid.

Volunteer rate and distribution of volunteer hours, population aged 15 and over, religious attendance, 2013.