Pew Research Center's Religious Landscape Study: 3.0.0

Religious Landscape Study

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19% of U.S. adults identify as Catholics.

20% of this group lives in the Midwest, 26% live in the Northeast, 29% live in the South and 25% live in the West.

14% are between the ages of 18 and 29, 27% are ages 30 to 49, 29% are ages 50 to 65 and 28% are 65 and older.

Note: Margin of error for figures based on Catholics is ±1.7 percentage points.

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Sexual orientation among Catholics (2023-24)
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2023-2489%2%2%2%6%6,958±1.7 pct. pts.
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Do you think of yourself as … gay or lesbian; straight, that is, not gay or lesbian; bisexual; something else; I don’t know the answer.
[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.]
Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. For sample sizes and margins of error, go to the “Table” tab above. This website only includes information about sexual orientation from the 2023-24 RLS.
Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. This website only includes information about sexual orientation from the 2023-24 RLS.
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. This website only includes information about sexual orientation from the 2023-24 RLS.
Source: Religious Landscape Study of U.S. adults conducted July 17, 2023-March 4, 2024.
Source: Religious Landscape Study of U.S. adults conducted July 17, 2023-March 4, 2024.
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Recommended citation: Pew Research Center. 2025. “2023-24 U.S. Religious Landscape Study Interactive Database.” doi: 10.58094/3zs9-jc14.