Religious affiliation, prayer and belief in God are down in each region of the U.S. since 2007
% of adults in each region who …
| Identify with a religion | Pray daily | Believe in God with absolute certainty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’07 | ’14 | ’23-24 | ’07 | ’14 | ’23-24 | ’07 | ’14 | ’23-24 | |
| South | 86 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 63 | 51 | 79 | 71 | 63 |
| Midwest | 83 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 53 | 42 | 72 | 63 | 53 |
| West | 77 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 65 | 56 | 47 |
| Northeast | 83 | 75 | 68 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
Source: Pew Research Center’s U.S. Religious Landscape Studies.
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