U.S. religious composition by marital status 2024| ��ƽ��

Share of Americans who identify as a certain religion or as religiously unaffiliated in the United States from July 2023 to March 2024, by marital status

Characteristic	Widowed	Married	Divorced/separated	Never been married	Living with a partner
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-

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Release date

March 2025

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 17, 2023 to March 4, 2024

Number of respondents

36,908 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

*The share of Muslim and Hindu Americans who were widowed each amounted to less than one percent. Hindu Americans who were divorced or separated and Muslim Americans living with a partner also totaled under one percent each.

'Christian' includes Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Jehovah's Witness, and others.

'Religiously unaffiliated' includes atheists, agnostics, and nothing in particular.

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According to a survey conducted between July 2023 and March 2024, ** percent of Americans who were widowed identified as Christian in the United States, including Christian denominations such as Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Jehovah's Witnesses, and more. A further ** percent of married Americans and ** percent of divorced or separated Americans were also Christian, demonstrating the ongoing prevalence of Christianity among the U.S. population overall. In comparison, religiously unaffiliated individuals, identifying as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular, made up ** percent of married Americans and ** percent of divorced or separated Americans during this time period.