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Church Attendance Statistics 2027: Latest 2026 Data and Trends

How many Americans go to church, and is attendance rising or falling? The latest sourced figures from PRRI, Gallup, Barna and Lifeway Research. Every figure links to its original study. Updated October 2026.

Attendance statistics at a glance

StatisticFigureYearSource
Americans who attend church weekly26%2025PRRI
Americans who seldom or never attend religious services53%2025PRRI
Weekly or nearly weekly attendance, U.S. adults (42% in 2000-03)31%2025Gallup
Americans who belong to a church, synagogue or mosque (73% in 1937)45%2025Gallup
Median U.S. congregation size (weekly attendance)70 people2025Lifeway Research
Congregations whose attendance grew at least 4% over two years52%2026Lifeway Research
Congregation attendance 2020 to 2025 (down 5%+ vs. up 5%+)46% down, 43% up2025Lifeway Research
Men vs. women who attend church regularly43% vs. 36%2025Barna Group
Gen Z churchgoers' attendance, weekends a month (1.6 for all churched adults)1.9 a month2025Barna Group
Share of Protestant churchgoers who attend megachurches17%2026Lifeway Research
Average weekly attendance at Southern Baptist churches4.46 million2025Lifeway Research
Americans who typically attend church at Christmas47%2025Lifeway Research

How many Americans attend church?

Attendance by age, generation and gender

Congregation size and attendance trends

Online and at-home worship

Looking ahead to 2027: what the latest data points to

No 2027 statistics have been published yet. Here is what the newest readings suggest. We update this page as new research arrives.

Attendance statistics: common questions

How many Americans attend church weekly?

26% of Americans said they attend church weekly in 2025, unchanged from 2024 (PRRI). Gallup puts weekly or nearly weekly attendance at 31% in 2025, down from 42% in 2000-03.

What is the average church attendance in the U.S.?

The median U.S. congregation welcomed 70 attendees in 2025, up from 65 in 2020 and down from 137 in 2000 (Lifeway Research and Faith Communities Today).

Is church attendance increasing or decreasing?

Both trends show up in the data. Over the long run attendance has fallen: weekly or nearly weekly attendance went from 42% to 31% of adults between 2000-03 and 2025 (Gallup). Recently, 52% of congregations grew attendance by at least 4% over two years (Lifeway Research, 2026), though 46% were still down 5% or more from 2020.

What percent of Americans belong to a church?

45% of Americans said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque in 2025, down from 73% in 1937 and 70% in 1999 (Gallup).

How often do young adults attend church?

Among adults 18 to 29, 25% attend weekly or nearly weekly and 61% seldom or never attend (Gallup, 2025). Gen Z churchgoers who do attend go 1.9 weekends a month, against 1.6 for all churched adults (Barna Group).

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About this data

Leader Insights collects statistics about U.S. churches from published research. Every number is checked against the wording of the original source before it is published, and each statistic links back to the study it came from. Different studies define the same topic differently, so figures from different sources are not directly comparable; each is labeled with its publisher and year.