Christians’ share among U.S. adults has fallen across demographic groups since 2007, but there has been overall stability in religious makeup since 2020. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.

Many Ohio State Buckeyes were open about their faith during the team's national title run. A new survey from Pew shows that may reflect larger trend.

Young people contributed to the shift. “If you’re a young white male these days and you think of yourself as conservative, then being religious is a part of that.”

The decline of Americans who identify as Christian has not just bottomed out, but appears to be rising, according to a major new study on religion.

Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter, is a time for Christians to reflect on their sinfulness and make sacrifices of fasting and charity to atone in anticipation of celebrating Christ’s resurrection, but this year, more than ever, it is also a chance to strengthen and enlarge the faith.

According to the new Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center, 62% of U.S. adults identify as Christian and 29% as religiously unaffiliated.

Many Ohio State Buckeyes were open about their faith during the team's national title run. A new survey from Pew shows that may reflect a larger trend.

Identifying with a group for reasons “aside from religion” – such as ethnically, culturally, or because of family background – is somewhat rare. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.

The decline in the number of people in the United States identifying as Christian has slowed down and might have leveled off, according to a new Pew Research Center poll published Wednesday.

The 2023-2024 survey — the most comprehensive temperature check on religious attitudes in the United States — found that 62 percent of adults identify as Christians. That’s a 9-percentage-point decline since 2014, and a 16-point drop since 2007, across all regions and demographics.

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Overall, that represents a decline in the share of Christians since the survey was first published in 2007. As recently as the early 1990s, 9 in 10 adults in the country identified as Christian. Almost 30% of adults participating in the new survey are religiously unaffiliated, and 7% identify with a religion other than Christianity.