Reported U.S. revival led by young men unsupported by latest Pew Research

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By Diana Chandler - Posted at Baptist Press:

Published December 12, 2025

WASHINGTON (BP) – Young men are not leading a revival in religiosity, Bible reading and churchgoing in the U.S. today, Pew Research said in its latest findings, bucking 2025 reports from other top researchers.

“Our recent polls, along with other high-quality surveys we have analyzed, show no clear evidence that this kind of nationwide religious resurgence is underway,” Pew said Dec. 8, referencing several years of data since 2020. “On average, young adults remain much less religious than older Americans. Today’s young adults also are less religious than young people were a decade ago. And there is no indication that young men are converting to Christianity in large numbers.”

By the numbers, 32 percent of 18- to 30-year-olds told Pew they pray daily, compared to 49-to 59 percent of those born in 1965 and earlier; 33 percent of the younger group said religion is very important to them, compared to 53-55 percent of the older group; and 31 percent of the younger ages attend religious services at least monthly, compared to 36-43 percent of the older. The numbers have been fairly steady since 2020, Pew said.

“The recent stability is striking because it comes after a prolonged period of religious decline,” Pew said. “For decades, measures of religious belonging, behaving and believing had been dropping nationwide.”

Pew’s conclusion is contrary to 2025 State of the Church and State of the Bible findings.


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