62% Americans identify as Christian, ‘religiously unaffiliated’ percentage rises: study

Most of that decline occurred until five years ago, when it began to level off, according to Pew study

By Our Correspondent
March 24, 2025
A vendor sells American flags to spectators waiting for the start of the Independence Day firework show at the Washington Monument on July 4, 2022, in Washington, DC. — AFP
A vendor sells American flags to spectators waiting for the start of the Independence Day firework show at the Washington Monument on July 4, 2022, in Washington, DC. — AFP 

KARACHI: After many years of steady decline, the share of Americans who identify as Christians shows signs of leveling off—at least temporarily—at slightly above six-in-ten, according to a massive new Pew Research Center survey.

The study, which surveyed 37,000 Americans, found that 62 per cent identify as Christian. By comparison, when Pew did a similar study in 2007, 78 per cent said they were Christian. Most of that decline occurred until 5 years ago, when it began to level off, according to the Pew study.

The current Christian breakdown in the U.S. is that 40 per cent identify as Protestant, 19 per cent identify as Catholic and the remaining 3 per cent say they are Christian without specifying additional denomination. All three major branches of Protestantism have declined in share of the population since 2007. The survey included nearly 37,000 U.S. adults and was conducted in 2023 and 2024.