On Thanksgiving day, most Americans will give thanks to God — but not for the things you may think.

When George Washington proclaimed the holiday in 1789, he set the day aside for “public thanksgiving and prayer,” to “the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.” Years later, Abraham Lincoln formally established the holiday, and Congress made it a national holiday in 1941.

What are the goods that were, are, or will be that Americans today give thanks for? Americans are most thankful for family (88 percent), while being thankful for wealth falls to the very bottom of the list (32 percent), reports a new study by LifeWay Research.

The items ranked in order from most thankful to least thankful were family, health, personal freedom, friends, memories, safety and security, opportunities, fun experiences, achievements and wealth. The ranking order did not come as a surprise to Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research. “The blessings that matter most are the ones money can’t buy,” he said.

The study showed that nearly two-thirds of Americans give thanks to God on Thanksgiving. This group included 83 percent of African Americans, 80 percent of Christians and 72 percent of Southerners. Evangelicals are the most likely to thank God, at 94 percent. “They aren’t the only ones thanking God, however,” LifeWay reported. “Close to half of adherents of other religions (46 percent) and more than a quarter of the nonreligious (28 percent) say the same.”

Not everyone thanks God, the study found. Although 63 percent say that they gave thanks to God, 57 percent claim to give thanks to family. Thirty-one percent thank friends, eight percent thank themselves and four percent thank fate.

Although this past year has seen a vitriolic and stressful election season and Americans have been discouraged, McConnell said “they still find a lot to be thankful for.”