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Although some [[American atheism|American atheist]]s like to claim the unaffiliated (unaffiliated with organized religion), "nones" or "no religion" on religious surveys as one of their own, according to Pew in 2017, 72% of the "Nones" believe in God, a higher power, or spiritual force.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fahmy |first1=Dalia |title=Key findings about Americans' belief in God |url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/25/key-findings-about-americans-belief-in-god/ |website=Fact Tank |publisher=Pew Research Center |date=April 25, 2018 |quote=In recent years, the share of American adults who do not affiliate with a religious group has risen dramatically. In spite of this trend, the overwhelming majority of Americans, including a majority of the religiously unaffiliated – those who describe themselves, religiously, as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular” – say they believe in God or a higher power, according a new Pew Research Center survey conducted in December of 2017....Finally, among those who describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated – also known as “nones” – 72% say they believe in a higher power of some kind.}}</ref>
Although some [[American atheism|American atheist]]s like to claim the unaffiliated (unaffiliated with organized religion), "nones" or "no religion" on religious surveys as one of their own, according to Pew in 2017, 72% of the "Nones" believe in God, a higher power, or spiritual force.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fahmy |first1=Dalia |title=Key findings about Americans' belief in God |url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/25/key-findings-about-americans-belief-in-god/ |website=Fact Tank |publisher=Pew Research Center |date=April 25, 2018 |quote=In recent years, the share of American adults who do not affiliate with a religious group has risen dramatically. In spite of this trend, the overwhelming majority of Americans, including a majority of the religiously unaffiliated – those who describe themselves, religiously, as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular” – say they believe in God or a higher power, according a new Pew Research Center survey conducted in December of 2017....Finally, among those who describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated – also known as “nones” – 72% say they believe in a higher power of some kind.}}</ref>
In 2021, the ''Christian Post'' declared:
{{Cquote|A new survey reveals that the share of Americans who identify as [[Nones|religiously unaffiliated]] has declined slightly. However, more Americans still describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated than affiliate with any particular religious tradition.
The Washington, D.C.-based Public Religion Research Institute released its first-ever Census of American Religion Thursday, which provided detailed information about the religious demographics of the United States.
The survey was part of PRRI’s 2020 American Values Atlas, based on phone interviews with 50,334 Americans throughout 2020.
A statement from the research firm alleges that the Census of American Religion “provides the most detailed estimates of American religious affiliation since the U.S. Census Bureau last collected religious data in 1957.” Data was compiled based on more than 400,000 responses to PRRI’s American Values Atlas dating back to 2013.
One of the biggest takeaways from the survey is that “the Rise of the ‘[[Nones]]’” has slowed.<ref>[https://www.christianpost.com/news/rise-of-the-nones-slowing-in-the-us-new-data-shows.html Rise of the 'nones,' decline of 'white Christian America' slows in US, new survey shows], Christian Post, 2021</ref>}}
According to ''The Guardian'': "The great majority of the present-day Nones are found in [[east Asia]], and especially [[China]], where [[Christianity]] and traditional religion are both experiencing phenomenal growth. Meanwhile, demographic growth among Christians and [[Islam|Muslims]] in the global south suggest that Nones in the world will decline from 16% to 13%." (see: [[Growth of Christianity in China]] and [[East Asia and global desecularization]]).<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/15/the-guardian-view-on-atheism-good-without-god The Guardian view on atheism: good without God - Editorial]</ref>
According to ''The Guardian'': "The great majority of the present-day Nones are found in [[east Asia]], and especially [[China]], where [[Christianity]] and traditional religion are both experiencing phenomenal growth. Meanwhile, demographic growth among Christians and [[Islam|Muslims]] in the global south suggest that Nones in the world will decline from 16% to 13%." (see: [[Growth of Christianity in China]] and [[East Asia and global desecularization]]).<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/15/the-guardian-view-on-atheism-good-without-god The Guardian view on atheism: good without God - Editorial]</ref>