State of the Bible USA 2025
Published 2025-12-07 by Richard · scripture-engagement.org
The complete annual State of the Bible report for 2025 has been published by the American Bible Society.
Here are some of the highlights in this year’s report:
- After three down years, Scripture Engagement and Bible Use are up. Millennials and men fuel much of that increase.
- The U.S. leads the secular West in Bible Use. Americans more likely to see its relevance and want to learn more.
- Americans flourishing again after COVID plunge. Numbers surpass pre-pandemic levels.
- Flourishing increases with frequency of Bible Use. Bible Study Groups also prove helpful.
- Two-thirds of Bible Users access it digitally. Bible Engagement is now fully multimedia.
- Church Engagement improves well-being. Stress, loneliness drop with greater church connections.
- Gen Z men have weakest sense of identity. Far outpaced by Gen Z women.
- Practice of faith linked to stronger identity. Casuals, Nominals, Nones fall short of Practicing Christians.
- Multi-year slide in pro-social attitudes 2022–25. Movable Middle scores lowest.
- Three times as many trust the Bible as are skeptical. ‘Nones’ remain deeply suspicious.
You can download the complete report from the State of the Bible website.
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