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U.S. Religious Landscape: Insights from Pew's 2023 Analysis

11/14/2025

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Pew Research Center's 2023 analysis uses a hypothetical town of 100 to illustrate the U.S. religious landscape, with 23 evangelical Protestants, 19 Catholics, and 29 unaffiliated.
Among the unaffiliated, 20 residents are under age 50.
Gender distribution among the unaffiliated is even, with 15 men and 14 women.
Racially, 25 are White Protestants and 19 White nones.
Regionally, the South would have 20 Protestant residents, while Catholics would be evenly distributed.

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Story summary

Pew Research Center's 2023 analysis uses a hypothetical town of 100 to illustrate the U.S. religious landscape, with 23 evangelical Protestants, 19 Catholics, and 29 unaffiliated.
Among the unaffiliated, 20 residents are under age 50.
Gender distribution among the unaffiliated is even, with 15 men and 14 women.
Racially, 25 are White Protestants and 19 White nones.
Regionally, the South would have 20 Protestant residents, while Catholics would be evenly distributed.