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.

The statistic shows the religious affiliation of the population in the United States in 2017, by age. In 2017, about 38 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years old were unaffiliated with any religious belief.

This statistic shows the share of adults in the United States affiliated to a religious denomination in January 2017, by race/ethnicity. As of January 2017, 15 percent of Asian or Pacific Islanders in the United States identified themselves as Hindu.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, Millennials were most likely to say that religion was not important to their lives in the United States, with ** percent sharing this belief. ** percent of Gen Z adults and ** percent of Gen Z teens also agreed that religion was not important to them in 2023.

In 2024, about 32 percent of respondents in the United States had a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the church and organized religion. This is a significant decrease from 1975, when confidence in religion was at its highest, with 68 percent of Americans having a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in organized religion.

This statistic shows religious diversity in North America in 2010, by share of religious population. In 2010, about 77 percent of population were Christians.

According to a survey conducted in 2022, ** percent of Americans said that religion was the most important thing in life to them. In comparison, ** percent of White evangelical Protestants and ** percent of Black Protestants said that religion was the most important thing to them in that year.

The statistic shows the religious affiliation of the population in the United States in 2007. In 2007, 51.3 percent of the U.S. population were estimated to be Protestants.

The statistics shows results of a survey conducted in 2013 and 2014 in the United States, highlighting the religious identity of US citizens. The results have been sorted by year and percentage of people with a particular religious identity. In both 2013 and 2014, approximately 24 percent of respondents identified as Catholic.

This statistic shows the religious affiliation of rural Americans in 2019, by religion. During the survey, ** percent of rural Americans reported being Evangelical Protestants.

According to a survey conducted between July 2023 and March 2024, ** percent of Americans who were widowed identified as Christian in the United States, including Christian denominations such as Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Jehovah's Witnesses, and more. A further ** percent of married Americans and ** percent of divorced or separated Americans were also Christian, demonstrating the ongoing prevalence of Christianity among the U.S. population overall. In comparison, religiously unaffiliated individuals, identifying as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular, made up ** percent of married Americans and ** percent of divorced or separated Americans during this time period.

According to a study conducted between July 2023 and March 2024, more women were Christians, Protestants, Catholics, and Latter-day Saints (Mormons) than men in the United States. In contrast, only 36 percent of women identified as Orthodox Christian, compared to 61 percent of men and one percent who identified in some other way.

Belief in God has historically been a persistent aspect of American society, with ** percent of surveyed Americans saying that they believed in God in 1944. However, the share of Americans who believed in God has decreased steadily over time after reaching a peak of ** percent in the ***** and ***. As of 2022, the share of Americans who believed in God had fallen to ** percent. Religious participation and practice There has been a significant reduction in participation within religious organizations in the United States, with Americans found less likely to attend church or become members of a church. While ** percent of Americans belonged to a church, synagogue, mosque, or temple in 1999, this number dropped to 47 percent by 2021. This decline in church membership may have contributed to Americans’ waning belief in God, as continuous religious practice has been attributed to greater faith and religious conviction. ** percent of Americans who attended religious services weekly believed that God hears prayers and intervenes, in comparison to 28 percent of Americans who seldom or never attended religious services. Younger Americans less likely to believe While most U.S. adults still believe in God, younger Americans are less likely to share this belief. Older generations of Americans were more likely to participate in religious services while growing up, with ** percent of the Silent Generation reporting that they attended Sunday school or another religious education program, while Generation Z were more likely to have lacked any sort of religious upbringing in the United States. In 2021, 15 percent of Gen Z said that they had never been religious.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans on their religiosity in 2017, by state. In Mississippi, about 59 percent of respondents stated they were "very religious", 29 percent defined themselves as "moderately religious" and 12 percent said they were "nonreligious".

This graph shows the ratio of religious adherents to population in the United States in 2010, by state. In 2010, about 79 percent of Utah's population were adherents to a religion.

This statistic shows the share of Americans who were registered to vote in the United States in 2022, by religion. During the survey, ** percent of Muslim respondents reported that they are registered to vote.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, ** percent of all U.S. adults said that they believed in God while ** percent of Americans who identified with no religion shared this belief. In comparison, ** percent of Americans who were Protestant or other Christian and ** percent of Americans who were Catholic also said that they believed in God in that year.

In 2023, about ** percent of respondents stated that religion was losing its influence on American life. In that same year, ** percent of respondents believed that religion's influence was increasing in the country.

During a survey conducted in 2023, approximately 54 percent of respondents in 17 Latin American countries claimed to be catholic. Meanwhile, 14.9 percent of the people participating in the survey said they did not profess any religion.In Mexico, more than 69 percent of respondents said they professed Catholicism. Particularly in Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador, most Christians think religion is very important in their lives.