In 2023, **** percent of Americans were unaffiliated with any religion. A further **** percent of Americans were White evangelical Protestants, and an additional **** percent were White mainline Protestants. Religious trends in the United States Although the United States is still home to the largest number of Christians worldwide, the nation has started to reflect a more diverse religious landscape in recent years. Americans now report a wide range of religious beliefs and backgrounds, in addition to an increasing number of people who are choosing to identify with no religion at all. Studies suggest that many Americans have left their previous religion to instead identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular, with many reasoning that they stopped believing in the religion's teachings, that they didn't approve of negative teachings or treatment of LGBTQ+ people, or that their family was never that religious growing up. Christian controversies Over the last few years, controversies linked to Christian denominations have plagued the nation, including reports of child sexual abuse by the Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Southern Baptist Convention. Christian churches have also been accused of supporting discriminatory actions against LGBTQ+ people and people belonging to other religious groups. In addition, there have been increasing concerns about Christian nationalism, the political ideology that asserts that America was founded to be a Christian nation. Although the majority of Americans still think that declaring the United States a Christian nation would go against the U.S. Constitution, studies found that most Republicans would be in favor of this change.

In 2023, about 33 percent of Americans were Protestants, down from 69 percent in 1948. In that same year, about 22 percent of Americans were Catholic, while 22 percent said that they had no religion at all.

Graph and download economic data for Total Construction Spending: Religious in the United States (TLRELCONS) from Jan 2002 to May 2025 about religion, expenditures, construction, and USA.

This study, designed and carried out by the "http://www.asarb.org/" Target="_blank">Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB), compiled data on 372 religious bodies by county in the United States. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 religious bodies and on congregations only for 155. Participating bodies included 354 Christian denominations, associations, or communions (including Latter-day Saints, Messianic Jews, and Unitarian/Universalist groups); counts of Jain, Shinto, Sikh, Tao, Zoroastrian, American Ethical Union, and National Spiritualist Association congregations, and counts of congregations and adherents from Baha'i, three Buddhist groupings, two Hindu groupings, four Jewish groupings, and Muslims. The 372 groups reported a total of 356,642 congregations with 161,224,088 adherents, comprising 48.6 percent of the total U.S. population of 331,449,281. Membership totals were estimated for some religious groups.

In January 2024, the ARDA added 21 religious tradition (RELTRAD) variables to this dataset. These variables start at variable #12 (TOTCNG_2020). Categories were assigned based on pages 88-94 in the original "https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1638" Target="_blank">2020 U.S. Religion Census Report.

Visit the "https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/sources-for-religious-congregations-membership-data" Target="_blank">frequently asked questions page for more information about the ARDA's religious congregation and membership data sources.

Graph and download economic data for Employed full time: Wage and salary workers: Directors, religious activities and education occupations: 16 years and over (LEU0254483100A) from 2000 to 2024 about religion, occupation, full-time, salaries, workers, 16 years +, education, wages, employment, and USA.

This graph shows the number of ordained clergy serving religious parishes in the United States in 2009, by church. In 2009, about 105 thousand clergy members were serving the Southern Baptist Convention.

United States - Employed full time: Wage and salary workers: Directors, religious activities and education occupations: 16 years and over was 58.00000 Thous. of Persons in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employed full time: Wage and salary workers: Directors, religious activities and education occupations: 16 years and over reached a record high of 62.00000 in January of 2015 and a record low of 29.00000 in January of 2005. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employed full time: Wage and salary workers: Directors, religious activities and education occupations: 16 years and over - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

This statistic shows the educational attainment of religious groups in the United States as of January 2017, by faith tradition. In 2017, about 38 percent of Hindu believers in the United States had a post-graduate degree.

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.

United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly nominal earnings (second quartile): Wage and salary workers: Religious workers, all other occupations: 16 years and over was 937.00000 $ in January of 2021, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly nominal earnings (second quartile): Wage and salary workers: Religious workers, all other occupations: 16 years and over reached a record high of 937.00000 in January of 2021 and a record low of 553.00000 in January of 2004. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly nominal earnings (second quartile): Wage and salary workers: Religious workers, all other occupations: 16 years and over - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

This graph shows the number of religious congregations in the United States in 2010, by state. In 2010, 27,848 congregations were listed in Texas.

Graph and download economic data for Hours Worked for Other Services (Except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (NAICS 813110) in the United States (IPUUN813110L201000000) from 1988 to 2024 about religion, organic, NAICS, hours, services, and USA.

This graph shows the largest Christian denominations in the United States in 2010, by number of congregations. In 2010, the Latter-day Saints were among the largest Christian denominations with around14,393 congregations in the United States.

Anti-Jewish attacks were the most common form of anti-religious group hate crimes in the United States in 2023, with ***** cases. Anti-Islamic hate crimes were the second most common anti-religious hate crimes in that year, with *** incidents.

Graph and download economic data for Employed full time: Median usual weekly nominal earnings (second quartile): Wage and salary workers: Religious workers, all other occupations: 16 years and over: Women (LEU0254750200A) from 2000 to 2011 about religion, second quartile, occupation, females, full-time, salaries, workers, earnings, 16 years +, wages, median, employment, and USA.

According to a survey conducted in 2022, ** percent of Jewish Americans said that they made 100,000 U.S. dollars or more in the United States. In comparison, ** percent of Muslim Americans said that they made less than 30,000 U.S. dollars.

From 2021 to 2023, Republicans were found much more likely than Democrats to be Protestants in the United States, with ** percent of surveyed Republicans identifying as Protestants compared to ** percent of Democrats. However, Democrats were found more likely than Republicans to identify with no religion, with ** percent of Democrats saying that they have no religious identity compared to ** percent of Republicans.

This statistic shows the median donation per worshipper of churches in the United States in 2008, by church size. As of 2008, the median donation per worshipper of mid-sized churches (101 to 350 members) was at 1,656 U.S. dollars per year.

This statistic shows the sources of congregational income of churches in the United States in 2008, by church size. As of 2008, trust funds, investments, bequets were the source of about 41 percent of income of small churches with up to 100 members.

The graph presents data comparing the readership of the Bible in various formats in the United States as of January 2017. During the survey, 91 percent of the respondents stated they had read the Bible in the a print version in the past year.