About what share of U.S. adults identified as Christian in 2023-24?
Answer62%
That's down from 78% in 2007, though the decline appears to be leveling off in recent years.
Source: Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study (2024) pewresearch.org
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4 sourced facts about religious faith and belief in America, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer62%
That's down from 78% in 2007, though the decline appears to be leveling off in recent years.
Source: Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study (2024) pewresearch.org
Answer19%
That's down from 24% in 2007, though Catholicism remains the largest single Christian denomination in the country.
Source: Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study (2024) pewresearch.org
Answer23%
Evangelicals make up the largest single Protestant subgroup, ahead of mainline and historically Black Protestants.
Source: Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study (2024) pewresearch.org
Answer1.7%
Despite its outsized cultural visibility, the Jewish share of the U.S. adult population is relatively small.
Source: Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study (2024) pewresearch.org