Young American men are leaning back into religion, now passing young women in saying faith really matters. Gallup data from 2024-25 show 42% of men ages 18 to 29 call religion "very important" in their lives, up from 28% just a few years ago and roughly matching highs from the early 2000s. Young women are holding steady at about 30%, making them now the least religious female age group by that measure. Historically, women have been more religious than men, but attendance also shows a different story for this age group, with about 40% of young men and women attending services at least monthly. That represents a seven-point jump for men since 2023, per Fox News. Similarly, the percentage of those expressing a religious identity is climbing among young men but falling among young women.
While young women trail women aged 30-49 by 18 points in describing religion as "very important," young men now report similar religiosity as men aged 30-49 and only slightly lower religiosity than senior men, per Gallup. Republican men appear to be pulling up the overall numbers, with church attendance climbing notably among them (and, to a lesser extent, young Republican women), while it has sagged or stagnated among young Democrats. Overall, religiosity remains near historic lows for most Americans, especially older adults. But the trend among young men would suggest America's distancing from religion has "leveled off," Gallup senior scientist Frank Newport tells the Washington Post. Among older age groups, women still report higher levels of religiosity than men.
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