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Christianity and Bible engagement statistics in the U.S.
Current, sourced facts about Christian identity, prayer, church attendance, Bible use, and religious upbringing in the United States.
Last updated August 28, 2026. Statistics retain the date of the research they come from.
At a glance
A practical snapshot of faith in everyday life.
This page brings together recent national findings from Pew Research Center and the American Bible Society. It is designed as a simple reference for writers, church leaders, researchers, and anyone looking for a clear picture of faith and Bible engagement in the U.S.
Each number below links directly to the research behind it. Survey findings can differ because organizations ask different questions and use different methods, so the source and research date matter as much as the number itself.
62%
of U.S. adults identify as Christian.
Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study found that the Christian share of U.S. adults was 62%.
Source: Pew Research Center, U.S. Religious Landscape Study, February 26, 202540%
of U.S. adults identify as Protestant.
Protestants remain the largest Christian grouping measured in Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 study.
Source: Pew Research Center, U.S. Religious Landscape Study, February 26, 202519%
of U.S. adults identify as Catholic.
Pew Research Center reported that Catholics accounted for 19% of U.S. adults in its 2023-24 study.
Source: Pew Research Center, U.S. Religious Landscape Study, February 26, 202544%
of U.S. adults say they pray at least once a day.
Daily prayer has held within a narrow 44% to 46% range in Pew’s surveys since 2021.
Source: Pew Research Center, U.S. Religious Landscape Study, February 26, 202533%
of U.S. adults attend religious services at least monthly.
Pew Research Center reported that monthly-or-more religious service attendance was 33% in the 2023-24 study.
Source: Pew Research Center, U.S. Religious Landscape Study, February 26, 202544%
of U.S. adults say the Bible is extremely or very important in their lives.
An additional 19% said the Bible is somewhat important, according to Pew Research Center.
Source: Pew Research Center, Importance of Religion and the Bible, February 26, 202541%
of U.S. adults were Bible Users in 2025.
American Bible Society reported a rise from 38% in 2024 to 41% in 2025 among adults who use the Bible outside church at least three times a year.
Source: American Bible Society, State of the Bible 2025, April 10, 202569%
of U.S. adults received at least some formal religious education as children.
This includes private religious school and programs such as Sunday school or CCD, according to Pew Research Center.
Source: Pew Research Center, Religious Upbringing and Childhood Education, February 26, 202556%
of U.S. adults say they attended religious services weekly or more as children.
Another 11% say they attended once or twice a month while growing up.
Source: Pew Research Center, Religious Upbringing and Childhood Education, February 26, 202545%
of U.S. adults say religion was very important to their family while growing up.
The same Pew study found that 55% of this group now say religion is very important in their own lives.
Source: Pew Research Center, Religious Upbringing and Childhood Education, February 26, 202529%
of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated.
Pew’s unaffiliated group includes adults who identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular.
Source: Pew Research Center, U.S. Religious Landscape Study, February 26, 202583%
of U.S. adults believe in God or a universal spirit.
Pew Research Center also found that 70% believe in an afterlife and 86% believe people have a soul or spirit.
Source: Pew Research Center, U.S. Religious Landscape Study, February 26, 2025Method and sources
How to read these statistics.
These figures are published survey findings, not estimates created by Light of Damaris. The page uses the latest complete national source available for each topic as of August 28, 2026. Every statistic is kept with its original research date so readers can see exactly when it was measured.
- Pew Research Center, U.S. Religious Landscape StudyFebruary 26, 2025. National survey fielded in 2023 and 2024.
- Pew Research Center, Importance of Religion and the BibleFebruary 26, 2025. Part of Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study.
- Pew Research Center, Religious Upbringing and Childhood EducationFebruary 26, 2025. Part of Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study.
- American Bible Society, State of the Bible 2025April 10, 2025. American Bible Society defines Bible Users as adults who use the Bible at least three times a year outside of church services.
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