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.
Christians of color are slightly more likely than other religious groups to identify as Democrats (38%), compared with 36% of non-Christians, 34% of unaffiliated Americans, and 16% of white Christians. Christians of color are also more ideologically moderate (43%) than 36% of both non-Christians and unaffiliated Americans, and 29% of white Christians. Christians of color have a lower median age (46) than white Christians (56), but higher than unaffiliated Americans (41). They do not differ from non-Christians (45). There are key differences among the religious groups that make up Christians of color.
Among Christians of color, “other Protestants of color” include AAPI, multiracial, and American Indian or Alaska Native individuals, while “other Catholics of color” include Black, AAPI, multiracial, and American Indian or Alaska Native groups. The following table displays the profile of each of these groups.
While most Jehovah’s Witnesses are non-white, the following table includes those who identify as white and non-white.[1]
Learn More:
- Who Are White Christian Americans?
- Who Are Religiously Unaffiliated Americans?
- Who Are Non-Christian Americans?
- Explore the full 2025 PRRI Census of American Religion
[1] Data for political ideology in 2025 come from PRRI American Values Atlas, Feb. 28-Sept. 8, 2025
