Americans who pray weekly
Percent of U.S. adults, 2020 (in percent)
Key finding
- Americans who pray weekly: 69%. Percent of Americans who affirm they pray weekly
Source: Barna Group, Signs of Decline & Hope Among Key Metrics of Faith · Barna tracking data from nationwide random samples of 96,171 adults over twenty years ending February 2020. Article published 2023-06-28.
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Americans who pray weekly: 69%. Percent of Americans who affirm they pray weekly.
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Barna Group, 2020. Source: Barna Group, Signs of Decline & Hope Among Key Metrics of Faith (https://www.barna.com/research/changing-state-of-the-church/).
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