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February 7, 2025

9. Race and ethnicity in religious congregations

Most attenders go to a congregation in the U.S. with religious leaders who have the same race as they do

Most attenders go to a congregation in the U.S. with religious leaders who have the same race as they do

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9. Race and ethnicity in religious congregations
Most U.S. adults who attend religious services worship where they are in the racial majority
Growing up, most Americans attended religious services with people of their own race
Half of Americans who attend religious services go to congregations where most attendees are White
66% of U.S. adults who attend religious services say most other congregants at their place of worship are the same race or ethnicity as they are
70% of mainline Protestants and 85% of Jews who attend U.S. religious services do so where all or most congregants are White
Most attenders go to a congregation in the U.S. with religious leaders who have the same race as they do
Most Jews, Latter-day Saints, evangelicals and mainline Protestants in the U.S. attend congregations led mostly by White religious leaders