Report on “Generation Z and the Future of Faith in America,” by Daniel A Cox for Survey Center on American Life, a project of the American Enterprise Institute:

“American religious identity has experienced nearly three decades of consistent decline.

But this roughly linear trend masks significant generational variation in religious identity. Research has consistently shown that every generation of adults is somewhat less religious than the generation that preceded it.

This pattern continues with Generation Z demonstrating less attachment to religion than the millennial generation did.

In terms of identity, Generation Z is the least religious generation yet. More than one-third (34 percent) of Generation Z are religiously unaffiliated, a significantly larger proportion than among millennials (29 percent) and Generation X (25 percent). Fewer than one in five (18 percent) baby boomers and only 9 percent of the silent generation are religiously unaffiliated ….