United States: a rising unaffiliated share
Their share rose from 16.5% to 29.7% in 2010–2020. This is religious identification, not a question about God.
Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition estimatesOpen on the chart →
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Their share rose from 16.5% to 29.7% in 2010–2020. This is religious identification, not a question about God.
Bars start at zero. Each uses a published value; the year and measurement universe are listed below.
- 2010 % of population
16.5 (2010)
- 2020 % of population
29.7 (2020)
Published estimates with the same units. Small bounded estimates are not substituted as exact values. This is a descriptive comparison.
Pew all-age estimates, two dates from the same revised release, 2010 and 2020. Affiliation does not measure belief or practice; unaffiliated does not mean atheist. No intervening observations.
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