The most popular religion in the United States is Christianity, comprising the majority of the population (73.7% of adults in 2016), with the majority of American Christians belonging to a Protestant denomination or a Protestant offshoot (such as the Latter Day Saint movement or the Jehovah's Witnesses). [66]

2018年6月26日 · In the US, the coming together of many different peoples of different origins has created a diverse religious environment. While the country has followers of every major religion, nearly half (46.5%) of the residents identify as Protestant Christians.

2022年9月13日 · How U.S. religious composition has changed in recent decades. Only a few decades ago, a Christian identity was so common among Americans that it could almost be taken for granted. As recently as the early 1990s, about 90% of U.S. adults identified as Christians.

2021年7月8日 · Seven in ten Americans (70%) identify as Christian, including more than four in ten who identify as white Christian and more than one-quarter who identify as Christian of color. Nearly one in four Americans (23%) are religiously unaffiliated, and …

Religion plays a significant role in American society, with a wide range of beliefs and practices represented across the country. As of 2025, Christianity remains the dominant religion in the United States, with approximately 65% of adults identifying as Christian.

THE 2020 U.S. RELIGION CENSUS IS NOW COMPLETE. With more than 370 religious bodies, over 350,000 congregations, and over 160 million adherents, the 2020 U.S. Religion Census is the most extensive count of congregations ever conducted.

2024年12月18日 · As of 2022, Muslims were identified as the most likely religious group to be aged between 18 to 24 years old in the U.S., while White Evangelicals and Catholics were least likely to identify...

2023年2月24日 · The 2022 PRRI Census of American Religion provides unprecedented county-level data on religious identity and diversity in the United States.

In recent decades, estimates for the total number of religious congregations in the United States have ranged from 268,000 to 414,000.2 The USRC in 2020 reported 356,642 congregations in 3,141 of 3,143 counties.

Featured publication: Americans Have Positive Views About Religion’s Role in Society, but Want It Out of Politics. This Pew Research Center survey includes fact-based questions gauging Americans’ religious knowledge. It was fielded online among 10,971 U.S. adult respondents from Feb. 4 to 19, 2019.