Religious Makeup of the USA

 

1. Christianity: Approximately 70.6% of Americans identify as Christian. This group includes various traditions and denominations:

   • Evangelical Protestant: 25.4%
   • Mainline Protestant: 14.7%
   • Historically Black Protestant: 6.5%
   • Catholic: 20.8%
   • Mormon: 1.6%
   • Orthodox Christian: 0.5%
   • Jehovah’s Witness: 0.8%
   • Other Christian: 0.4%

2. Non-Christian Faiths: About 5.9% of the population adheres to non-Christian religions:

• Jewish: 1.9%
• Muslim: 0.9%
3. • Buddhist: 0.7%
   • Hindu: 0.7%
   • Other World Religions: 0.3%

4. Religiously Unaffiliated: Roughly 22.8% of Americans identify as unaffiliated (often referred to as “nones”):

   • Atheist: 3.1%
   • Agnostic: 4.0%
   • Nothing in particular: 15.8%
   • Don’t know: 0.6%