Pew study: Decline of religion has stalled, but there's no revival yet

Religion in America might be best described in the words of rap artist LL Cool J: Don’t call it a comeback. At least not yet.

Despite claims of a revival of religion in the United States, a new report from the Pew Research Center finds young Americans remain less religious than their parents or grandparents, with just over half (55%) claiming a religion.

“On average, young adults remain much less religious than older Americans,” reads the report released Monday. “Today’s young adults also are less religious than young people were a decade ago.”

However, the decadeslong religious decline remains stalled for now, according to the report, which was based on data from two Pew surveys: the National Public Opinion Reference Survey and the 2023-24 U.S. Religious Landscape Study . Since