Roughly four-in-ten Americans have participated in religious services, either virtually or in person, throughout most of the pandemic

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March 22, 2023

How the Pandemic Has Affected Attendance at U.S. Religious Services

Roughly four-in-ten Americans have participated in religious services, either virtually or in person, throughout most of the pandemic

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How the Pandemic Has Affected Attendance at U.S. Religious Services
Roughly four-in-ten Americans have participated in religious services, either virtually or in person, throughout most of the pandemic
After rebounding from early pandemic lows, in-person attendance at religious services has leveled off
Share of Americans watching religious services online or on TV has declined since early in pandemic
About seven-in-ten U.S. adults under 30 have not participated in religious services of any kind in the last month
One-in-five Americans say they attend religious services in person less often than before pandemic
Net increase in virtual worship since before pandemic
Compared with pre-pandemic levels, religious attendance rates reported by Americans have declined slightly
Nearly nine-in-ten U.S. adults say they attend religious services at about the same rate as before pandemic
Among pre-pandemic regular religious service attenders, a steady share continued to worship in some way
Across the pandemic, roughly one-in-five who were not regular attenders in 2019 say they attended in person or virtually in the last month
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