Share of U.S. adults who tithed, by year
Percent of U.S. adults who tithed, 2001 to 2007 (in percent)
Key finding
Unchanged from 2001 to 2007.
- Latest reading (2007): 5%
- Earliest reading (2001): 5%
Source: Barna Group, New Study Shows Trends in Tithing and Donating · Barna tracking of U.S. adults; maximum margin of sampling error ±3.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Article published 2023-12-16.
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What does this statistic show?
Unchanged from 2001 to 2007. Latest reading (2007): 5%. Earliest reading (2001): 5%.
Who published this data?
Barna Group, 2007. Source: Barna Group, New Study Shows Trends in Tithing and Donating (https://www.barna.com/research/new-study-shows-trends-in-tithing-and-donating/).
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