Share of U.S. adults who qualify as evangelical Christians
Percent of U.S. adults, 2007 (in percent)
Key finding
- Share of U.S. adults who qualify as evangelical Christians: 7%. The 2007 study found 7% of adults qualify as evangelical Christians
Source: Barna Group, Barna's Annual Tracking Study Shows Americans Stay Spiritually Active, But Biblical Views Wane · Barna annual tracking study; maximum margin of sampling error ±3.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Article published 2023-12-28.
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What does this statistic show?
Share of U.S. adults who qualify as evangelical Christians: 7%. The 2007 study found 7% of adults qualify as evangelical Christians.
Who published this data?
Barna Group, 2007. Source: Barna Group, Barna's Annual Tracking Study Shows Americans Stay Spiritually Active, But Biblical Views Wane (https://www.barna.com/research/barnas-annual-tracking-study-shows-americans-stay-spiritually-active-but-biblical-views-wane/).
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