Is America’s Religious Decline Responsible for Falling Birthrates?

Nonreligious Americans Are More Hesitant to Have Children

Americans are having fewer children. A new government report found that the birth rate in the United States hit an all-time low in 2024. Whether this constitutes a crisis may depend on what you believe is causing it. Is it the inevitable result of expanding economic opportunities for women? Improved access to and education about birth control? Or is it …