New findings show the amount of people in the U.S. who identify as Christian has decreased in the last 10 years, as the amount of people who are unaffiliated with any religion has increased by nearly the same amount
The amount of people in the U.S. who identify as Christian has decreased in the last 10 years, as the amount of people who are unaffiliated with any religion has increased by nearly the same amount, according to data released Tuesday byShontae Scott of Atlanta clutches her hands on her bible Tuesday while watching live coverage of thefuneral of Coretta Scott King at the Samson's Health and Fitness Center next to the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church February 7, 2006 in Lithonia, Georgia.
Ten years ago, roughly 18% of Americans were not affiliated with any religion, identifying as agnostic, atheist or “nothing in particular”—that number grew to 29% in 2021, an 11% increase. Protestants experienced the largest decrease: While 51% of U.S. adults identified with the Christian denomination in 2011, only 40% did in 2021, an 11% drop.
The amount of U.S. adults who identified as Orthodox Christians or members of the Church Of the Latter-Day Saints stayed the same throughout the decade, and people who identified as Catholic shrunk just 3%, from 24% in 2011 to 21% in 2021. The study also found that 41% of U.S. adults said religion was “very important” in their lives, compared to 33% who said it was not important and 25% who said it was somewhat important.
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