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In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
Catholic share down 9 points in Northeast; Protestants down 11 in South
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- In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
- Most white Protestants continue to describe themselves as ‘born-again or evangelical’ Christians
- Among Protestants, share who say they are ‘born-again or evangelical’ Christians is as high as or higher than a decade ago
- Larger share of white Republicans than black Republicans identify as Christian
- White Democrats are far less religious than black and Hispanic Democrats
- Among Democrats, one-third are ‘nones’ and about six-in-ten attend religious services infrequently or never
- Catholic share down 9 points in Northeast; Protestants down 11 in South
- Women are more religious than men, but both are growing less religious
- Most white adults now say they attend religious services a few times a year or less
- Catholics no longer a majority among U.S. Hispanics
- In General Social Survey, just over a quarter of U.S. adults now say they ‘never’ attend religious services
- In General Social Survey, declining share of Christians and growth of religious ‘nones’
- Share of U.S. adults who say they ‘never’ attend religious services jumps 6 percentage points in a decade
- Mormon share of U.S. population holds steady; slight growth in share who identify with non-Christian faiths
- In U.S., number of religious ‘nones’ has grown by nearly 30 million over past decade
- Among Christians, little change in rates of church attendance
- Large generation gap in American religion
- Broad-based declines in share of Americans who say they are Christian
- In U.S., church attendance is declining
- Protestants and Catholics shrinking as share of U.S. population; all subsets of ‘nones’ are growing
- In U.S., smaller share of adults identify as Christians, while religious ‘nones’ have grown
- Protestants and Catholics shrinking as share of U.S. population; all subsets of ‘nones’ are growing
- Large generation gap in American religion
- In U.S., number of religious ‘nones’ has grown by nearly 30 million over past decade