Religion in The United States - Statistics

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%)
Religious affiliation in the U.S. (2007)
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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