RELIGION NEW SERVICE BETHESDA, Md. (RNS) The number of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation has hit an all-time high -- about one in five American adults -- according to a new study released Tuesday (Oct. 9) by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
The number of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation has hit an all-time high - about one in five American adults - according to a new study, with the number of self-described atheists and agnostics hitting a peak of 6 percent of the U.S. population. Photograph taken inside a Catholic church in Kansas City, Mo. on Oct. 9, 2012. Credit: RNS photo by Sally Morrow
Labeled “nones” because they claim either no religious preference or no religion at all, their ranks have hit 46 million people. Much of the growth is among young people -- one in three U.S. adults under 30 are now considered nones.
The report also found that the number of self-described atheists and agnostics has hit a peak -- 13 million people, or 6 percent of the U.S. population. That’s a rise of 2 percentage points over five years. MORE
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