According to the latest Gallup poll, the percentage of Americans who believe in God is still in the 90s… but there’s been a significant drop since the last time the question was asked in 1967, from 98% to 92%.
They didn’t ask the question between those years, but I’d guess than most of the drop happened in the past decade.

There is a margin of error here, but I’ve never seen the percentage of actual atheists (and not just “nones”) as high as 7%. That’s a huge deal.
But what if you take into account people who don’t believe in “God,” per se, but who believe in a “universal spirit”?
They shouldn’t count in our numbers.
No matter, though. It turns out the percentage still drops, from 96% to 91%. And (with the margin of error) the percentage of atheists is at 8%!

So, breaking that down a little further, which groups are less likely to believe in God?
A lower percentage of men believe in god (90%) than women (94%).
Those aged 18-29 are less likely to believe in God (84%) than those 65+ (94%).
This isn’t shocking: The more educated you are, the less likely you are to believe in God. 87% of people with a postgraduate education believe in God compared to 92% of people with only a high school education. (Curiously, though, college grads are at 94%…)
Liberals (85%) are less likely to believe than Conservatives (98%), Democrats (90%) are less likely to believe than Republicans (98%), and Easterners (86%) are less likely to believe than Southerners (96%).
In other words, all the stereotypes you had before still hold true.
(Thanks to Masada for the link!)
It’s Moving Day for the Friendly ..."
It’s Moving Day for the Friendly ..."
It’s Moving Day for the Friendly ..."
It’s Moving Day for the Friendly ..."