After years of decline, the Christian share of the U.S. population has been relatively stable since 2019. And the religiously unaffiliated population, after rising rapidly for decades, has leveled off – at least temporarily (see main report). These findings come from Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) and other Center polling. Learn more about the study at pewresearch.org/rls.
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