Religious Landscape Study

People who describe their religion as “nothing in particular”

Among adults who describe their religion as “nothing in particular” …

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19% of U.S. adults identify as adults who describe their religion as “nothing in particular”.

22% of this group lives in the Midwest, 18% live in the Northeast, 34% live in the South and 26% live in the West.

27% are between the ages of 18 and 29, 40% are ages 30 to 49, 19% are ages 50 to 65 and 12% are 65 and older.

Note: Margin of error for figures based on adults who describe their religion as “nothing in particular” is ±1.8 percentage points.

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Marital status

Marital status among adults who describe their religion as “nothing in particular”*

% of adults who describe their religion as “nothing in particular” who are …

Marital status among adults who describe their religion as “nothing in particular” (2023-24)

% of adults who describe their religion as “nothing in particular” who are …

Survey year	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/ Separated	Widowed	Never married	No answer	Unweighted sample size	Margin of error
2023-24*	40%	18%	11%	3%	27%	1%	6,329	±1.8 pct. pts.
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2014	38%	11%	12%	3%	35%	<1%	4,984	±1.7 pct. pts.
2007	47%	10%	12%	4%	26%	1%	3,707	±1.8 pct. pts.

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Which of these best describes your current situation? Married; living with a partner; divorced; separated; widowed; never been married.

[This is the question asked in the web version of the 2023-24 RLS. For more details, including how the question was asked in the paper/telephone versions and in the prior studies (if available), refer to the topline and the web/phone or paper questionnaires.]

* The 2023-24 RLS was conducted mainly online and on paper, while the earlier surveys were done by telephone. This “mode shift” complicates trend analysis, but the 2023-24 results shown here can be cautiously compared with the earlier results. Refer to Appendix A for details.

Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. For sample sizes and margins of error, go to the “Table” tab above.

Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Data from 2023-24. U.S. population shown for comparison. Refer to the accompanying link for sample sizes and margins of error.

Source: Religious Landscape Study of U.S. adults conducted July 17, 2023-March 4, 2024.