Some Americans still see Muslims through the lens of the terrorist attacks. Yet Muslims are a growing, vibrant part of the country’s political and religious landscape.
Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.
How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 174 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from June 16 to June 29, 2025. A total of 6,871 panelists responded out of 12,032 who were sampled, […]
This data essay was written by Ziyao Tian, research associate, Mark Hugo Lopez, director of race and ethnicity research, Jeffrey Passel, senior demographer, and Jens Manuel Krogstad, former senior writer/editor. The essay and the accompanying digital features were produced by Sara Atske, digital producer. Nick Zanetti, associate engineer, built the essay’s interactivity. John Carlo Mandapat, […]