{"id":290270,"date":"2026-03-03T13:54:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=290270"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:54:49","slug":"southerners-tend-to-be-more-religious-than-other-us-adults-but-less-religious-than-they-used-to-be","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/03\/03\/southerners-tend-to-be-more-religious-than-other-us-adults-but-less-religious-than-they-used-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Southerners tend to be more religious than other U.S. adults \u2013 but less religious than they used to be"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Horse-drawn carriages wait in front of the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. (SeanPavonePhoto via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

People who live in the American South continue to be more religious, on average, than residents of the Midwest, Northeast and West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From 2020-25, religious affiliation was generally stable in most U.S. regions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Source: Pew Research Center\u2019s National Public Opinion Reference Surveys (2020-25) and 2023-24 U.S. Religious Landscape Study.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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