Religious attendance, prayer frequency, religion’s importance and identifying with a religion by birth cohort
% who say they …
Source: Aggregated results from Pew Research Center’s 2025 National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) (conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025), the Center’s 2025 Cross-Sectional Engagement survey (conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025), and the 2026 NPORS (conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026).
“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
Religious attendance, prayer frequency, religion’s importance and identifying with a religion by birth cohort
% who say they …
| Attend religious services at least monthly | Pray daily | View religion as very important | Identify with a religion | Lower bound of confidence interval, Attend religious services | Upper bound of confidence interval, Attend religious services | Lower bound of confidence interval, Pray daily | Upper bound of confidence interval, Pray daily | Lower bound of confidence interval, View religion as very important | Upper bound of confidence interval, View religion as very important | Lower bound of confidence interval, Identify with a religion | Upper bound of confidence interval, Identify with a religion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All U.S. adults | 33 | 46 | 43 | 69 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 44.4 | 46.6 | 41.8 | 44.0 | 68.2 | 70.2 |
| Born 2004-08 (now roughly ages 18-22) | 41 | 34 | 36 | 59 | 35.2 | 46.4 | 28.9 | 39.7 | 30.0 | 41.0 | 53.1 | 64.3 |
| 2000-03 (ages 23-26) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 50 | 22.2 | 31.8 | 21.2 | 30.8 | 22.3 | 31.9 | 44.8 | 55.6 |
| In the 1990s (ages 27-36) | 26 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 23.5 | 28.5 | 31.8 | 37.2 | 32.7 | 38.1 | 55.4 | 61.0 |
| In the 1980s (ages 37-46) | 29 | 41 | 38 | 61 | 26.7 | 31.5 | 37.9 | 43.1 | 35.5 | 40.7 | 58.8 | 64.0 |
| In the 1970s (ages 47-56) | 33 | 49 | 44 | 74 | 30.4 | 35.4 | 46.0 | 51.4 | 41.8 | 47.2 | 71.9 | 76.5 |
| In the 1960s (ages 57-66) | 34 | 55 | 48 | 78 | 31.8 | 36.2 | 52.5 | 57.1 | 46.0 | 50.8 | 76.3 | 80.1 |
| In the 1950s (ages 67-76) | 39 | 57 | 53 | 81 | 36.4 | 41.0 | 55.0 | 59.6 | 50.6 | 55.2 | 79.0 | 82.6 |
| Before 1950 (roughly ages 77+) | 43 | 58 | 55 | 85 | 40.3 | 45.7 | 55.6 | 61.0 | 52.1 | 57.5 | 83.6 | 87.4 |
Source: Aggregated results from Pew Research Center’s 2025 National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) (conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025), the Center’s 2025 Cross-Sectional Engagement survey (conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025), and the 2026 NPORS (conducted Jan. 30-June 18, 2026).
“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
