These figures come from Pew Research Center’s nationally representative Religious Landscape Study, fielded from July 17, 2023, to March 4, 2024. Each fact links directly to the relevant source so it can be checked and cited in context.
of U.S. adults say they pray at least once a day
That is the current national estimate from Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study.
Source: Pew Research Center, February 26, 2025 ↗take part in a prayer, scripture-study, or religious education group at least monthly
This measure captures a regular shared-practice rhythm, not only attendance at a worship service.
Source: Pew Research Center, February 26, 2025 ↗of adults ages 18 to 24 say they pray daily
The same study finds daily prayer is more common among older adults, showing a meaningful age difference in spiritual practice.
Source: Pew Research Center, February 26, 2025 ↗say there is something spiritual beyond the natural world
This is one of several measures showing that spiritual belief reaches beyond formal religious affiliation.
Source: Pew Research Center, February 26, 2025 ↗believe people have a soul or spirit in addition to a physical body
The result is from the nationally representative 2023-24 study of U.S. adults.
Source: Pew Research Center, February 26, 2025 ↗of religiously unaffiliated adults say they pray at least daily
The 2023-24 results show that prayer is present, though less common, among people without a religious affiliation.
Source: Pew Research Center, September 22, 2026 ↗Methodology and sources
How to read these statistics
Pew Research Center surveyed 36,908 U.S. adults using a nationally representative sample. The study was offered in English and Spanish, with responses collected online, by paper, or by telephone. The figures above describe survey responses, not a measurement of private belief or every form of spiritual practice.
- Prayer and other religious practices, Pew Research Center, February 26, 2025. Source for daily prayer and monthly group participation.
- 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study executive summary, Pew Research Center, February 26, 2025. Source for national spiritual-belief measures.
- Decline of Christianity in the U.S. has slowed, may have leveled off, Pew Research Center, February 26, 2025. Source for the age-based daily-prayer figure.
- Latter-day Saints stand out from other Americans as highly religious, Pew Research Center, September 22, 2026. Source for the religiously unaffiliated daily-prayer figure, based on the 2023-24 study.
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FastPrayers.com. “Prayer Statistics in the U.S.” Last reviewed October 30, 2026. https://fastprayers.com/prayer-statistics. Data sourced from Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study.
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