62%
identify as Christian
In Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, 62% of U.S. adults described themselves as Christian.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2025 ↗Apostolic Marketplace Resource
Christianity and faith practice statistics in the U.S.
A current, citable snapshot of Christian identity, prayer, and religious participation in the United States.
Last updated September 25, 2026. Data shown is from Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, published February 26, 2025.
At a glance
Useful numbers, clear context.
This reference gathers recent national findings in one place for writers, researchers, ministries, and anyone reporting on faith in American life. Each figure below links to its original source.
40%
identify as Protestant
Protestants were the largest Christian subgroup in the study, representing 40% of U.S. adults.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2025 ↗19%
identify as Catholic
Catholics represented 19% of U.S. adults in the same national study.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2025 ↗23%
identify as evangelical Protestant
Evangelical Protestants accounted for 23% of U.S. adults in the 2023-24 study.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2025 ↗44%
pray at least once a day
Nearly half of U.S. adults said they pray daily. Pew reports this measure has held between 44% and 46% since 2021.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2025 ↗40%
participate in religious services monthly
40% of U.S. adults said they take part in religious services at least monthly, whether in person, online, or both.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2025 ↗16%
participate both in person and online
16% said they participate in religious services both in person and online or on television at least monthly.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2025 ↗35%
have changed religions since childhood
35% of U.S. adults said their present religion differs from the religion in which they were raised.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2025 ↗Methodology and sources
How to read this page.
These figures come from Pew Research Center’s nationally representative 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, conducted from July 17, 2023 to March 4, 2024 among 36,908 U.S. adults. The survey reports shares of adults, not sales, membership, or individual beliefs within every church or tradition.
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Apostolic Marketplace. “Christianity and Faith Practice Statistics in the U.S.” Updated September 25, 2026. https://discover.apostolicstore.shop/faith-statistics.