Young Americans are now less likely to become or remain Christian and more likely to become or remain unaffiliated

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September 8, 2022

1. How U.S. religious composition has changed in recent decades

Young Americans are now less likely to become or remain Christian and more likely to become or remain unaffiliated

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Young Americans are now less likely to become or remain Christian and more likely to become or remain unaffiliated

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1. How U.S. religious composition has changed in recent decades
The rise of religious ‘nones’ looks similar in data from Pew Research Center and the General Social Survey
Christian identity used to be ‘stickier,’ now unaffiliated identity is stickier
Young Americans are now less likely to become or remain Christian and more likely to become or remain unaffiliated
About one-in-six teenage children of Christian mothers do not share the faith
Most U.S. immigrants are Christian
About half of Americans in their 20s are Christian, compared with over 80% of the oldest Americans

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1. How U.S. religious composition has changed in recent decades

Young Americans are now less likely to become or remain Christian and more likely to become or remain unaffiliated

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