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Church Giving and Tithing Statistics 2027: Latest 2026 Data and Trends

How much do Americans give to churches, how many tithe, and how are church budgets holding up? The latest sourced figures from Giving USA, Lifeway Research and Barna Group. Every figure links to its original study. Updated October 2026.

Giving statistics at a glance

StatisticFigureYearSource
All U.S. religious charitable giving in 2025 (24.6% of all U.S. charitable giving)$151.6B2026Giving USA 2026
Share of income churchgoers give to their church vs. other nonprofits9% vs. 4%2025Lifeway Research
Give 10% or more of income: practicing Christians vs. all Christians42% vs. 21%2025Barna Group
Born again adults who tithe6%2024Barna Group
U.S. adults who know what a tithe is (99% of pastors)39%2025Barna Group
Church giving compared with last year (39% the same)37% up, 20% down2025Lifeway Research
Giving compared with what churches budgeted (27% lower, 24% higher)46% on budget2025Lifeway Research
Churches that do not use online giving at all (69% in 2015)31%2025Lifeway Research
Churchgoers who give cash at church (23% give online through the church website)53%2025Lifeway Research
Congregations' rating of their financial health26% excellent, 35% good2025Lifeway Research
Share of budget spent on personnel, small to large churches42% to 50%2025Lifeway Research
Median congregational income$205,0002025Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations

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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.

Giving statistics: common questions

How much do Americans give to churches?

Giving to religious organizations reached $151.6 billion in 2025, about 24.6% of all U.S. charitable giving. It rose 2.4% in current dollars and was flat after inflation, down 0.2% (Giving USA 2026).

What percentage of income do Christians give to church?

Protestant churchgoers say they give about 9% of their income to their church and 4% to other nonprofits (Lifeway Research, 2025). 42% of practicing Christians and 21% of all Christians say they give 10% or more of their income to church (Barna Group, 2025).

How many people tithe?

Barna Group found 6% of born again adults tithe (2024), while 42% of practicing Christians say they give 10% or more of income to church (2025). The figures differ because the studies define tithing and the groups surveyed differently.

Is church giving going up or down?

In 2025, 37% of churches said giving increased compared with the year before, 39% said it stayed the same and 20% said it fell (Lifeway Research). Nationally, religious giving rose 2.4% in current dollars in 2025 and was flat after inflation, down 0.2% (Giving USA 2026).

Do churches offer online giving?

Only 31% of churches did not use online giving at all in 2025, down from 50% in 2020 and 69% in 2015 (Lifeway Research). Among churchgoers, 23% give electronically through their church website, though 53% still give cash at church.

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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.