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Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off

Pew Research Center

Abstract

Pew finds the long-running decline in U.S. Christian affiliation has slowed and may be leveling off. Within the Latter-day Saint tradition specifically, the ratio of white to non-white members is shifting — the membership is becoming more racially diverse.

Findings for Latter-day Saints

U.S. Christian decline has slowed and may be leveling off.
Latter-day Saint membership is becoming more racially diverse — the white-to-non-white ratio is shifting.

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Limitations in methodology

Trend interpretations sensitive to short time windows; LDS subsample carries ±6.2-point margin of error.

Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/

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Unknown (2025). Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/

MLA

Unknown. "Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off." Pew Research Center, 2025. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/.

BibTeX

@article{pew_2025_decline_christianity_lds_racial,
  title = {Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off},
  author = {Unknown},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Pew Research Center},
  url = {https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/},
}

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