Theology & Beliefs2022LI-X01915E6C

Americans who say they believe in God

Name: Americans who say they believe in God
Creator: Lifeway Research

Percent of Americans, Gallup, 2022 (in percent)

Key finding

Americans who say they believe in God: 81%. Of Americans say they believe in God, down six percentage points from 2017 and the lowest level ever

Source: Lifeway Research, Belief In God Hits New Low in U.S., Now What? · Article published 2022-07-12.

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Americans who say they believe in God: 81%. Of Americans say they believe in God, down six percentage points from 2017 and the lowest level ever.

Who published this data?

Lifeway Research, 2022. Source: Lifeway Research, Belief In God Hits New Low in U.S., Now What? (https://research.lifeway.com/2022/07/12/belief-in-god-hits-new-low-in-u-s-now-what/).

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Leader Insights collects statistics about U.S. churches from published research by organizations such as Lifeway Research, Barna Group, Springtide, the American Bible Society and PRRI. 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. Figures are reproduced from the publishers named above; see the source for full methodology.