8 facts about atheists
Around six-in-ten U.S. atheists are men (64%). And seven-in-ten are ages 49 or younger, compared with about half of U.S. adults overall (52%).
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Around six-in-ten U.S. atheists are men (64%). And seven-in-ten are ages 49 or younger, compared with about half of U.S. adults overall (52%).
Most U.S. adults are neutral toward several religious groups, though Americans tend to rate their own religious group positively. More than a third of Americans hold unfavorable views of multiple religious groups.
Although it’s possible that the “nones” have leveled off, it’s also possible that their growth has continued, but at a gradual pace that is difficult to see in the data.
Most Americans are spiritual or religious in some way and many also say their spirituality and level of religiosity have changed over time.
While the largest Christian traditions and religious “nones” can be consistently analyzed, smaller groups produce a large margin of error.
A rising share of Asian Americans say they have no religion (32%), but many consider themselves close to one or more religious traditions for reasons such as family or culture. Christianity is still the largest faith group among Asian Americans (34%).
Whether the U.S. will continue to have a Christian majority in 2070 will depend on many factors, including religious “switching.”
Highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.
Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, even as their share among Latino adults has steadily declined over the past decade. The share of Latinos who are religiously unaffiliated is now on par with U.S. adults overall.
The vast majority of religiously unaffiliated Black Americans believe in God and about half pray regularly, although few attend services.
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