Who Are White Christian Americans? Data from the 2025 PRRI Census of American Religion

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 likely than any other religious group to identify as Republican (52%), compared with 20% of Christians of color, 18% of non-Christians, and 14% of religiously unaffiliated Americans. White Christians also have a higher median age (56) than Christians of color (46), non-Christians (45), and unaffiliated Americans (41). However, there are key differences between the religious groups that make up the U.S. white Christian population.

While most Latter-day Saints (77%) and Orthodox Christians (79%) are white, the following table includes those who identify as white and non-white.

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