Americans who seldom or never attend religious services
Percent of U.S. adults, 2025 (in percent)
Key finding
- Americans who seldom or never attend religious services: 53%. Share of Americans who seldom or never attend religious services in 2025, up from 42% in 2013
Source: Public Religion Research Institute, New PRRI Data Rebuts “Religious Revival” Claims · PRRI Census of American Religion, random sample of 40,000 adults surveyed throughout 2025. Article published 2026-04-15.
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What does this statistic show?
Americans who seldom or never attend religious services: 53%. Share of Americans who seldom or never attend religious services in 2025, up from 42% in 2013.
Who published this data?
Public Religion Research Institute, 2025. Source: Public Religion Research Institute, New PRRI Data Rebuts “Religious Revival” Claims (https://prri.org/press-release/new-prri-data-rebuts-religious-revival-claims/).
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