Religion trends among people born 2000-03 (now roughly ages 23-26)
% who say they …
Source: 2026 estimates based on Pew Research Center’s 2026 National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026; 2025 estimates based on aggregated results from the 2025 NPORS (conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025) and the Center’s 2025 Cross-Sectional Engagement survey (conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025). All other results come from previous iterations of the NPORS (2022-23 and 2024) or the Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study.
“Religion Remains Stable in the U.S., With Mixed Signals for Young Adults”
“Religion Remains Stable in the U.S., With Mixed Signals for Young Adults”
PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE
Religion trends among people born 2000-03 (now roughly ages 23-26)
% who say they …
| 2022 | 2023 | 2023-24 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2022-Lower bound | 2022-Upper bound | 2023- Lower bound | 2023- Upper bound | 2023-24 Lower bound | 2023-24 Upper bound | 2024- Lower bound | 2024- Upper bound | 2025- Lower bound | 2025- Upper bound | 2026- Lower bound | 2026- Upper bound | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attend services at least monthly | 14 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 5.9 | 21.9 | 9.1 | 23.1 | 18.8 | 25.4 | 22.3 | 42.1 | 22.1 | 34.5 | 16.9 | 32.1 |
| Pray daily | 25 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 14.7 | 34.7 | 10.4 | 24.8 | 22.4 | 29.4 | 23.6 | 43.6 | 19.9 | 31.9 | 18.3 | 33.9 |
| View religion as very important | 22 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 12.3 | 31.3 | 14.6 | 30.6 | 21.8 | 28.8 | 24.6 | 44.8 | 21.6 | 33.8 | 18.3 | 33.9 |
| Identify with a religion | 43 | 50 | 53 | 64 | 51 | 49 | 31.1 | 53.9 | 40.1 | 59.1 | 48.9 | 56.9 | 53.4 | 73.8 | 43.8 | 57.4 | 40.3 | 58.1 |
Source: 2026 estimates based on Pew Research Center’s 2026 National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026; 2025 estimates based on aggregated results from the 2025 NPORS (conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025) and the Center’s 2025 Cross-Sectional Engagement survey (conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025). All other results come from previous iterations of the NPORS (2022-23 and 2024) or the Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study.
“Religion Remains Stable in the U.S., With Mixed Signals for Young Adults”
“Religion Remains Stable in the U.S., With Mixed Signals for Young Adults”
PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE
