Statistics
The U.S. Census does not ask about religion. Various groups have conducted surveys to determine approximate percentages of those affiliated with each religious group. Some surveys ask people to self-identify, while others calculate church memberships. The first table below represents the ranges that have been found.
- Christianity: (59.9% to 78.4%)
- Unaffiliated, including atheist or agnostic (15.0% to 37.3%)
- Judaism (1.2% to 2.2%)
- Islam (0.6%)
- Buddhism (0.5% to 0.9%)
- Hinduism (0.4%)
- Other (1.2% to 1.4%)
| Affiliation | % of U.S. population | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 78.4 | 78.4 |
| Protestant | 51.3 | 51.3 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 26.3 | 26.3 |
| Mainline Protestant | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| Black church | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Catholic | 23.9 | 23.9 |
| Mormon | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Eastern Orthodox | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Other Christian | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Unaffiliated | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| Nothing in particular | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Agnostic | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Atheist | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Non-Christian religions | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Judaism | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Buddhism | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Islam | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Hinduism | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Other | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Don't know/refused answer | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
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