Society · Facts & sources
4 sourced facts about belief in God and religion in America, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer29% (2021)
The rise of religiously unaffiliated Americans, sometimes called 'nones,' has been one of the biggest shifts in U.S. religious life.
Source: Pew Research Center (2021) en.wikipedia.org
Answer45% (2023)
That's roughly a 25-point drop over nearly six decades of Gallup tracking.
Source: Gallup (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 7.5 million
That represents roughly 2% of the total U.S. population.
Source: Pew Research Center (2017) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 3.45 million
That's roughly 1% of the U.S. population, per this research estimate.
Source: Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (2018) en.wikipedia.org