According to a survey conducted in 2022, 16 percent of Americans said that religion was the most important thing in life to them. In comparison, 42 percent of White evangelical Protestants and 38 percent of Black Protestants said that religion was the most important thing to them in that year.
Share of Americans who say that religion is the most important thing in life in the United States in 2022
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Public Religion Research Institute. (May 16, 2023). Share of Americans who say that religion is the most important thing in life in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385000/importance-of-religion-to-americans-by-religious-affiliation/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Americans who say that religion is the most important thing in life in the United States in 2022." Chart. May 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385000/importance-of-religion-to-americans-by-religious-affiliation/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2023). Share of Americans who say that religion is the most important thing in life in the United States in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385000/importance-of-religion-to-americans-by-religious-affiliation/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Americans Who Say That Religion Is The Most Important Thing in Life in The United States in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385000/importance-of-religion-to-americans-by-religious-affiliation/
Public Religion Research Institute, Share of Americans who say that religion is the most important thing in life in the United States in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385000/importance-of-religion-to-americans-by-religious-affiliation/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of Americans who say that religion is the most important thing in life in the United States in 2022 [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, May 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385000/importance-of-religion-to-americans-by-religious-affiliation/
