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4 sourced facts about spirituality and belief in America, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer91%
An overwhelming 91% of Americans reported believing in some kind of higher power in Pew's 2021 survey, even as formal religious affiliation declines.
Source: Wikipedia, Religion in the United States (2021) en.wikipedia.org
Answer16%
The 'spiritual but not religious' label has grown to describe about 16% of Americans, nearly double the 1998 share.
Source: Wikipedia, Religion in the United States (2017) en.wikipedia.org
Answer8%
About 8% of U.S. adults reported practicing meditation in the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, part of the broader landscape of spiritual practice.
Source: Wikipedia, Meditation (2012) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 70%
Even among those with no religious affiliation, around 70% report believing in God or a higher power, showing spirituality persists beyond organized religion.
Source: Wikipedia, Religion in the United States (2024) en.wikipedia.org