Population
U.S. Population
330 million people
Global Population
7.7 billion people
By Region
Northeast
Midwest
West
South
Source: United States Census Bureau
Ethnic Makeup of the U.S.
White
Black
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
Source: United States Census Bureau
Religious Makeup of the U.S.
Evangelical Protestant
Mainline Protestant
Historically Black Protestant
Catholic
Orthodox Christian
Other Christian
Mormon
Jehovah’s Witness
Jewish
Muslim
Buddhist
Hindu
Other world religions
Atheist
Agnostic
Nothing in particular
Don’t Know
Source: Pew Religious Landscape
Belief in God
Know God exists and have no doubts
Believe in God but have some doubts
Believe in God sometimes
There is some higher power
Don’t know and there’s no way to find out
Don’t believe
Source: General Social Survey
Churches in the U.S.
Size
50 or less
51-100
101-250
251-1,000
1,000+
Church Attendance in U.S.
At least weekly
At least monthly
Rarely
Never
Source: General Social Survey
Number of Protestant churches: 314,000
Bible Reading in the U.S.
How often do U.S. Protestant churchgoers read the Bible?
Daily
Few times a week
Weekly
Few times a month
Monthly
Rarely or never
Source: Lifeway Research
Pastors
How is the economy impacting your church?
Negatively
No impact
Positively
Source: Lifeway Research
How long is a typical sermon?
Less than 20 minutes
20 minutes to less than 40
More than 40 minutes
Source: Lifeway Research
Less than 1% of pastors leave the pastorate each year
Source: Lifeway Research
Evangelism
Among Protestant churchgoers
In the past six months, how many times did you share with someone how to become a Christian?
0
1-2
3-5
6-10
11-15
16+
Source: Lifeway Research
Church drop out rates
Did you stop attending church regularly for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22?
Top 5 reasons church dropouts give for why they stopped attending
Moved to college and stopped attending
Church members seemed judgmental or hypocritical
Didn’t feel connected to people in my church
Disagreed with the church’s stances on political/social issues
Work responsibilities prevented me from attending
Source: Lifeway Research
Among those who dropped out as a young adult, how often do you attend church now?
Attend twice a month or more
Attend once a month or less
Do not currently attend
Source: Lifeway Research