Why Do Some Americans Leave Their Religion While Others Stay?
A majority of adults still identify with their childhood religion, but 35% don’t. Read about when and why Americans may switch faiths or stay.
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Our favorite data visualizations of 2025
In this post, we’ll highlight a few of our favorite visuals from 2025 and walk through how we made them and what makes them successful.
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Religion Holds Steady in America
Analysis of our polls and other data shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults. Read more about religiousness by age and gender.
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Key facts about Black Americans and religion
Most Black Americans are Christian, though the share who identify as such has fallen since 2007.
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Religiousness varies a lot by race among Democrats, relatively little among Republicans
In general, U.S. adults who are Republican or lean toward the GOP are more religious than Democrats and Democratic leaners.
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Growing Share of U.S. Adults Say Religion Is Gaining Influence in American Life
Americans’ views of religion’s role in society have grown more positive in recent years. But many feel their religious beliefs conflict with the mainstream.
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How spiritual is your state?
Find out how adults in your state compare with other Americans on measures of spirituality, such as belief in souls, spiritual presences, an afterlife and more.
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How religious is your state?
Explore our interactive database to find how religious adults are in your state based on service attendance, prayer, belief in God, and importance of religion.
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Many Religious ‘Nones’ Around the World Hold Spiritual Beliefs
Many religious “nones,” which include atheists and agnostics, in 22 countries hold religious or spiritual beliefs, such as in an afterlife or something beyond the natural world.
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How religion declines around the world
Religion in a country tends to decline in three transitional stages that unfold across generations, a new paper using Center data proposes.
