Three in 10 Americans, but 67% of Mormons, attend church regularly. Most religious groups show declines in attendance over the past two decades.

Three in 10 U.S. adults attend religious services regularly, led by Mormons at 67%

As Americans observe Ramadan and prepare to celebrate Easter and Passover, the percentage of adults who report regularly attending religious services remains low. 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%) attend.

Among major U.S. religious groups, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also widely known as the Mormon Church, are the most observant, with two-thirds attending church weekly or nearly weekly. Protestants (including nondenominational Christians) rank second, with 44% attending services regularly, followed by Muslims (38%) and Catholics (33%).

Majorities of Jewish, Orthodox, Buddhist and Hindu Americans say they seldom or never attend religious services.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I wouldn’t worry about it.

    Non church attendance doesn’t mean that people have stopped or becoming less religious … they just don’t find a need to go to a big expensive building managed by people who all tell them they’re doing everything wrong and will burn in hell after they die … unless they announce their devotion (and give money) and they’ll be promised passage to heaven.

    The only reason religions and religious organizations exist is for themselves and their power and more people are recognizing that.

    People will always find meaning in life, especially as they grow, develop and accumulate more knowledge and understanding from many sources. We don’t need 3,000 year old teachings from illiterate desert goat herders to tell us how to live a good moral life.