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Following years of declining Bible engagement in the U.S., nearly 10 million more Americans have engaged with the Bible this year compared to 2024. Across every generation, men have increased their engagement so much that the gap between the sexes has almost been erased, according to the first installment of the 2025 "State of the Bible" report from the American Bible Society.
The annual study, conducted from Jan. 2-21, collected responses from 2,656 adults within all 50 states and the District of Columbia via a 19-minute questionnaire. The study defines Bible users as individuals who engage with Scripture on their own at least three times a year outside a church service or mass.
From 2011 to 2021, data suggests almost half of Americans qualified as Bible users. In 2022, however, Bible use among Americans fell to 40%. And in 2024, it dropped even lower to 38%. That year, more people (40%) said they "never use the Bible."
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The annual study, conducted from Jan. 2-21, collected responses from 2,656 adults within all 50 states and the District of Columbia via a 19-minute questionnaire. The study defines Bible users as individuals who engage with Scripture on their own at least three times a year outside a church service or mass.
From 2011 to 2021, data suggests almost half of Americans qualified as Bible users. In 2022, however, Bible use among Americans fell to 40%. And in 2024, it dropped even lower to 38%. That year, more people (40%) said they "never use the Bible."
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More men turning to the Bible across every generation: study
Following years of declining Bible engagement in the U S , nearly 10 million more Americans have engaged with the Bible this year compared to 2024 Across every generation, men have increased their
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