Americans often move for different reasons, but the most consistent characteristics that make a place worth staying in are relational. Barna recently conducted research into “sense of place,” asking Americans where they live, why they choose to live there and what they love most about the place they call home.

Research Releases in Culture & Media • July 23, 2015

Putting Down Roots: Most Americans Plan to Stay Where They Are

While most American adults either never plan to move or aren’t sure if they ever will, at some point they decided where to plant their roots. In a recent survey, Barna studied adults’ relationships to their cities and towns asking why people live where they live—and what keeps them living there.

Research Releases in Cities & States • July 15, 2015

Barna: Cities

Churchless Cities: Where Does Your City Rank?

Churched and unchurched adults are not evenly distributed across the country—attendance varies widely from city to city and region to region. Many cities outpace the overall U.S. population when it comes to church avoidance. Barna's latest report ranks the nation's largest cities by unchurched population.

Research Releases in Cities & States • May 1, 2015

Barna: Cities

Bible-Minded Cities: 2014

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Research Releases in Cities & States in Culture & Media • January 23, 2014

Barna: Cities

New Barna Report Examines Diversity of Faith in Various U.S. Cities

How does spirituality and religion differ from one city to the next? A Barna Group study of regional and city-level expressions of faith both confirms and rejects many popular stereotypes about faith and religion in America.

Research Releases in Cities & States in Faith & Christianity • October 10, 2010