Archive - Graphs about Religion

Which Racial Group Is the Most Religious?

Belief, behavior, belonging — every measure points the same direction.

10 hrs ago • Ryan Burge

So You Want Your Child to Keep the Faith?

There's No Combination of Factors That Guarantees a Religious Adult

Aug 13 • Ryan Burge

Finance Majors Go to Church. English Majors Don't

The Stereotypes About Which Majors Are Religious and Conservative Turn Out to Be Mostly True

Aug 10 • Ryan Burge

The LDS Church Has a Retention Problem

Defection is rampant, and it doesn't matter how they were raised

Aug 6 • Ryan Burge

Where Does Alcoholics Anonymous Go When the Churches Close?

One third of those meetings are happening in houses of worship, that may be a problem as faith declines.

Aug 3 • Ryan Burge

July 2026

Mainline Clergy Are Different — And It's Not Because of Who They Are

Controlling for demographics doesn't make the clergy gap disappear. If anything, it makes it more interesting

Jul 30 • Ryan Burge

Three Things You're Getting Wrong About Religion Data

A rant from a guy who's been making graphs about it for ten years

Jul 27 • Ryan Burge

The Socializing Power of the Pew: How Church Closes the Education Gap

In an era of civic withdrawal, houses of worship are doing disproportionate social work for those who need it most

Jul 23 • Ryan Burge

The Conformity Gap: What American Catholics Actually Believe and Practice

Data From the American Catholic Laity Poll Reveals a Deeply Individualistic Faith

Jul 20 • Ryan Burge

The First Wave Left with Conviction. The Second Wave Just Drifted

How political identity once drove Americans out of Christianity—and why that's no longer true

Jul 16 • Ryan Burge

Built for a Church That No Longer Exists

The Archdiocese of Detroit is running out of priests, parishioners, and time

Jul 13 • Ryan Burge

The Denomination That's Half Evangelical, Half Black Protestant — And somehow holding together

A deep dive into Seventh-day Adventists

Jul 9 • Ryan Burge

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