They are also more likely to attend services in congregations that encourage business and profit-making, according to the study by Baylor University in US.
Their research is an analysis of data from the ongoing Baylor Religion Survey. A total of 1,714 adults chosen randomly from across the country answered more than 300 items in the survey, designed by Baylor scholars and administered by the Gallup Organisation in 2010.
Entrepreneurs are categorised in the study as those who have started a new business or who are trying to do so, said Kevin Dougherty, an associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
That finding raises interesting questions, said Mitchell J Neubert, associate professor and Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business in Baylor's Hankamer School of Business.
The study raises interesting considerations for faith communities. Because of US's "competitive religious market," congregations specialise to attract and retain individuals. Catering to entrepreneurial individuals may offer "a competitive advantage," the researchers wrote.
Other questions the study raises are whether entrepreneurs pick a congregation that matches their entrepreneurial orientation and whether a faith community can help prepare someone for entrepreneurship.
"How is religion related to entrepreneurial behaviour? And more importantly, why?" the researchers ask in their paper.
"Equally fascinating, how do religious individuals engaged in business creation reconcile the teachings of their faith on material gain with their entrepreneurial endeavours? Prompted by these initial findings, we hope others will join us to expand understanding of if, how and why, religion and entrepreneurial behaviour intersect," they said.