Ethnicity
The table below shows the religious affiliations among the ethnicities in the United States, according to the Pew Forum 2007 survey. People of Black ethnicity were most likely to be part of a formal religion, with 85% percent being Christians. Protestant denominations make up the majority of the Christians in the ethnicities.
| Religion | White | Black | Asian | Other/mixed | Latino |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 78% | 85% | 45% | 69% | 84% |
| Protestant | 53% | 78% | 27% | 51% | 23% |
| Catholic | 22% | 5% | 17% | 14% | 58% |
| Mormon | 2% | <0.5% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Jehovah's Witness | <0.5% | 1% | <0.5% | 1% | 1% |
| Orthodox | 1% | <0.5% | <0.5% | 1% | <0.5% |
| Other | <0.5% | <0.5% | <0.5% | 1% | <0.5% |
| Other religions | 5% | 2% | 30% | 9% | 2% |
| Jewish | 2% | <0.5% | <0.5% | 1% | <0.5% |
| Muslim | <0.5% | 1% | 4% | 1% | <0.5% |
| Buddhist | 1% | <0.5% | 9% | 1% | <0.5% |
| Hindu | <0.5% | <0.5% | 14% | 1% | <0.5% |
| Other world religions | <0.5% | <0.5% | 2% | <0.5% | <0.5% |
| Other faiths | 1% | <0.5% | 1% | 5% | <0.5% |
| Unaffiliated (including atheist and agnostic) | 16% | 12% | 23% | 20% | 14% |
Read more about this topic: Religion In The United States