In 2024, about 32 percent of respondents in the United States had a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the church and organized religion. This is a significant decrease from 1975, when confidence in religion was at its highest, with 68 percent of Americans having a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in organized religion.
Share of Americans who have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the church or organized religion in the United States from 1973 to 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents who had a "great deal/quite a lot" of confidence
2024
32%
2023
32%
2022
31%
2021
37%
2020
42%
2019
36%
2018
38%
2017
41%
2016
41%
2015
42%
2014
45%
2013
48%
2012
44%
30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%
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Gallup. (July 20, 2024). Share of Americans who have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the church or organized religion in the United States from 1973 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the church or organized religion in the United States from 1973 to 2024." Chart. July 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/
Gallup. (2024). Share of Americans who have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the church or organized religion in the United States from 1973 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Have a Great Deal or Quite a Lot of Confidence in The Church or Organized Religion in The United States from 1973 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/
Gallup, Share of Americans who have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the church or organized religion in the United States from 1973 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Share of Americans who have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the church or organized religion in the United States from 1973 to 2024 [Graph], Gallup, July 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/
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