In 2022, about 75 percent of respondents stated that religion was losing its influence on American life. In that same year, 22 percent of respondents believed that religion's influence was increasing in the country.
At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence?
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Statistics on Beliefs and faith in the United States
Faith and spiritualism
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- Premium Statistic Share of devout Americans from 2011 to 2017
- Premium Statistic Americans who believe in God or a universal spirit 1976-2016
- Premium Statistic Share of Americans who believe God determines what happens to them 2017
- Premium Statistic Share of Americans who believe in God by age group 2017
- Premium Statistic Americans who identify as spiritual but not religious 2017
- Premium Statistic Americans' opinion on religious influence on life 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Fear of death in the United States in 2019
- Premium Statistic Belief in survival of the soul after death in the United States 2016
Evolution v creation
3
Morals
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- Basic Statistic State of moral values in the United States from 2003 to 2018
- Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards sex between unmarried persons in 2018
- Basic Statistic Moral views on gay or lesbian relations in the United States 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards polygamy in 2018
- Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards affairs between married persons in 2018
- Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards divorce in 2022
- Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards suicide from 2001 to 2022
- Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards gambling in 2018
Superstition
3
Conspiracy theories
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- Premium Statistic Belief in conspiracy theories in the United States in 2019
- Premium Statistic Belief that the moon landing was faked in the United States in 2019
- Premium Statistic Belief in a deep state in the United States in 2019
- Premium Statistic Belief that September 11 was an inside job in the United States in 2019
- Premium Statistic Belief that Oswald had help in assassinating JFK in the United States 2019
- Premium Statistic Belief that the government is hiding aliens in Area 51 in the United States 2019
- Premium Statistic Belief among U.S. respondents that the Illuminati secretly control the world 2019
- Premium Statistic Belief that search engines discriminate against conservatives in the U.S. 2019
Further related statistics
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- Breakdown of the French population 2014, by religious practice
- Religious preference amongst Americans 2014
- Knowledge about religion in Norway 2017, by religion
- Importance of religion among respondents Philippines 2018-2020
- Science disagreeing with religious teachings in European nations in 2018
- Religious services: practicing believers at least once a month Spain 2011-2021
- Proportion of Catholics in Spain 2011-2022
- Praying during the COVID-19 epidemic in Romania 2020
- Share of people believing in God in France1947-2021
- Christian beliefs in western Europe 2017
- Number of books published in the U.S. in the category 'religion' 2002-2013
- GCC youth's opinion on the role of religion in the Middle East 2016
- Volume of published religion material in Turkey 2013-2018
- Distribution of observant Catholics in France 2005-2010, by CSP
- American teenagers' belief in popular theories and religious symbols 2014
- Issues preventing non-Christians from exploring Christianity in Australia 2017
- Frequency of thinking about death by religion in France 2018
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Statistics
- Breakdown of the French population 2014, by religious practice
- Religious preference amongst Americans 2014
- Knowledge about religion in Norway 2017, by religion
- Importance of religion among respondents Philippines 2018-2020
- Science disagreeing with religious teachings in European nations in 2018
- Religious services: practicing believers at least once a month Spain 2011-2021
- Proportion of Catholics in Spain 2011-2022
- Praying during the COVID-19 epidemic in Romania 2020
- Share of people believing in God in France1947-2021
- Christian beliefs in western Europe 2017
- Number of books published in the U.S. in the category 'religion' 2002-2013
- GCC youth's opinion on the role of religion in the Middle East 2016
- Volume of published religion material in Turkey 2013-2018
- Distribution of observant Catholics in France 2005-2010, by CSP
- American teenagers' belief in popular theories and religious symbols 2014
- Issues preventing non-Christians from exploring Christianity in Australia 2017
- Frequency of thinking about death by religion in France 2018
Gallup. (December 9, 2022). At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328702/americans-opinion-on-religious-influence-in-life/
Gallup. "At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence?." Chart. December 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328702/americans-opinion-on-religious-influence-in-life/
Gallup. (2022). At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328702/americans-opinion-on-religious-influence-in-life/
Gallup. "At The Present Time, Do You Think Religion as a Whole Is Increasing Its Influence on American Life or Losing Its Influence?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328702/americans-opinion-on-religious-influence-in-life/
Gallup, At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328702/americans-opinion-on-religious-influence-in-life/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence? [Graph], Gallup, December 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328702/americans-opinion-on-religious-influence-in-life/