Dr. Risa Cromer is a 2025-2026 PRRI Public Fellow focusing on reproductive health and rights. She is also an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University. For decades, conservative Christian organizations and allied legal advocates
No Noticeable Growth in Christian Affiliation, Attendance in PRRI Census of American Religion WASHINGTON (April 15, 2026) — The annual PRRI Census of American Religion finds no evidence that Americans are returning to church in
According to the 2025 PRRI Census of American Religion, one-quarter of Americans (25%) identify as Christians of color, including Black Protestants, Hispanic Protestants and Catholics, other Protestants and Catholics of color, and non-white Jehovah’s Witnesses.
According to the 2025 PRRI Census of American Religion, more than four in ten Americans identify as white Christians (41%), including evangelical Protestants, mainline/non-evangelical Protestants, Catholics, Latter-day Saints, and Orthodox Christians. White Christians are more
According to the 2025 PRRI Census of American Religion, nearly three in ten Americans (28%) identify as religiously unaffiliated, including atheists, agnostics, and those who identify as “nothing in particular.” Unaffiliated Americans are more likely
Press Release Executive Summary Despite media stories to the contrary, religious affiliation among Americans has changed little in the past year. In 2025, the percentages of Americans who identify as white evangelical Protestants (13%), white
According to the 2025 PRRI Census of American Religion, less than one in ten Americans (6%) identify as non-Christian, including Jewish Americans, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Unitarian Universalists, and members of other non-Christian religions. The majority
According to PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas, one-third of Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents (12%) or Sympathizers (21%), compared with two-thirds who qualify as Skeptics (36%) or Rejecters (27%).[1] Previous PRRI research on Christian
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