62%
of U.S. adults identified as Christian
Pew's 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study found 40% identified as Protestant, 19% as Catholic and 3% with other Christian groups.
Pew Research Center, 2025Reference page · Updated 29 September 2026
Faith & Scripture statistics in America
Eleven current, citable facts about Christian identity, prayer, religious practice and Bible engagement in the United States. Every number below links to its original source.
A useful starting point
Clear numbers, kept in context.
Faith is personal, and a survey cannot tell anyone's whole story. This page gathers recent national data so writers, churches, small-group leaders and curious readers can start with credible context. It is designed to be refreshed as major sources publish new findings.
The numbers
11 facts to know
Dates refer to the data collection or publication noted by the original source.
66%
of U.S. women identified as Christian
That is higher than the overall adult share, though down from 82% in Pew's 2007 Religious Landscape Study.
Pew Research Center, 202524%
of U.S. women identified as evangelical Protestant
Pew's detailed 2023-24 profile also records 19% of women as Catholic and 28% as religiously unaffiliated.
Pew Research Center, 2023-24 data44%
of U.S. adults said they pray at least once a day
Pew reports this measure has stayed between 44% and 46% since 2021.
Pew Research Center, 2023-2433%
of U.S. adults attended religious services at least monthly
Pew found monthly attendance has remained in the low 30s since 2020.
Pew Research Center, 2023-2483%
believed in God or a universal spirit
The same study found 86% believed people have a soul or spirit, while 70% believed in heaven, hell or both.
Pew Research Center, 2023-2474%
of adults in the South identified with a religion
The regional figures were 69% in the Midwest, 68% in the Northeast and 63% in the West.
Pew Research Center, March 202651%
of adults in the South said they pray daily
Pew's 2023-24 regional data records 42% in the Midwest, 39% in the West and 37% in the Northeast.
Pew Research Center, March 202641%
of U.S. adults were Bible Users in 2025
American Bible Society defines a Bible User as someone who reads the Bible outside church at least three times a year. Its 2025 result was up from 38% in 2024.
American Bible Society, 202551%
of Americans said they wish they read the Bible more
American Bible Society reported that 80% of its 'Movable Middle' group, people open to the Bible as spiritual wisdom, said the same.
American Bible Society, 202517%
of Americans said they had read the whole Bible
American Bible Society's 2026 report also found that half said they had read at least half of it.
American Bible Society, April 2026Methodology & sources
Built to be checked, quoted and linked.
This is a curated reference page, not original research. We use named research organisations and link every statistic directly to the report or data page that supports it.
The sources used here include Pew Research Center's 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, which surveyed more than 35,000 adults across all 50 states, and American Bible Society's nationally representative State of the Bible research.
Primary sources
Read the research behind the numbers.
- Pew Research Center, 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study overview
- Pew Research Center, religious identity findings
- Pew Research Center, profile of women
- Pew Research Center, regional religion, prayer and belief data
- American Bible Society, State of the Bible 2025
- American Bible Society, State of the Bible 2026