The percentage of Americans who report regularly attending religious services continues to decline. Only three in 10 Americans say they attend religious services every week (21%) or almost every week (9%), while 11% report attending about once a month, and 56% seldom (25%) or never (31%).
Two decades ago, an average of 42% of U.S. adults attended religious services every week or nearly every week. A decade ago, the figure fell to 38%, and it is currently at 30%. This decline is largely driven by the increase in Americans with no religious affiliation—9% in 2000–2003 versus 21% in 2021–2023—almost all of whom do not attend services.
To date, most studies on religion have relied on surveys where respondents self-report their worship, potentially limiting the reliability of results—until now.
A recent study using anonymized location data from smartphones to provide a descriptive analysis of religious worship attendance in the United States revealed that only 5% of Americans attend services "weekly," far fewer than the approximately 22% who report they do so in surveys.
Christians even lie about going to church. What a shocker.
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