Only 47% of Americans Say Religion Is ‘Very Important’ as Religious ‘Nones’ Reach Record High
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Only 47% of Americans Say Religion Is ‘Very Important’ as Religious ‘Nones’ Reach Record High
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Religious "Nones," those with no formal religious affiliation, have reached a record high of 24%, up from just 2% in 1948.
57% of Americans now say they seldom or never attend religious services, up from 42% in 1992.
Young adults are the least religious demographic, with 35% identifying as "Nones" and 61% rarely or never attending services.
Black Americans have experienced the steepest decline of any group, dropping from 85% calling religion very important in 2001–2005 to 63% by 2021–2025.
Republicans have held relatively steady at 64% saying religion is very important, while Democrats have plummeted from 60% to 37% over two decades.
Experts say there is no data suggesting a reversal, with generational replacement driving a long-term structural decline in American religious life.
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