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  • I assume you want to know what percent is Christian. Do you also want to know what part is also Catholic because Catholics are Christians? Here are the stats from the U.S. Census Group Number Percent of Christian 2217,872,000 76.5 % Protestant 18 150,944,000 53 % "born-again" or "evangelical" 9 125,312,000 44 % Catholic 2 69,776,000 24.5 % Nonreligious 2 37,593,600 13.2 % Baptist 18 34,176,000 12 % Evangelical (theologically) 16 22,049,360 8.0 % Methodist 2 19,366,400 6.8 % Southern Baptist 3 15,800,000 5.6 % Lutheran 2 13,100,800 4.6 % United Methodist Church 20 8,251,042 2.9 % Presbyterian 2 7,689,600 2.7 % Pentecostal 2 5,980,800 2.1 % Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) 15 5,503,192 1.93 % Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 3, 20 5,038,066 1.8 % Episcopalian 2 4,841,600 1.7 % Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 3, 20 3,595,259 1.3 % Judaism 2, 21 3,702,400 1.3 % Eastern Orthodox 9 2,756,170 1 % Assemblies of God 11 2,575,000 0.93 % Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod 3, 20 2,512,714 0.9 % Buddhist 13 2,400,000 0.87 % Episcopal Church 20 2,333,628 0.82 % Non-denominational 11 2,000,000 0.7 % Megachurch attendance 14 1,800,000 0.64 % Jehovah's Witnesses 2 1,708,800 0.6 % Mennonite Church USA 11 1,525,000 0.55 % Churches of Christ (non-instrumental / Corsicana, TX) 20 1,500,000 0.53 % American Baptist Church in the U.S.A. 20 1,484,291 0.52 % African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 20 1,430,795 0.50 % Muslim 2 1,424,000 0.5 % agnostic 2 1,424,000 0.5 % United Church of Christ 20 1,330,985 0.47 % Baptist Bible Fellowship International 20 1,200,000 0.42 % atheists 2, 10 1,139,200 0.4 % Independent Christian Church, Churches of Christ (instrumental / Joplin, MO) 20 1,071,616 0.39 % Hindu 13 1,000,000 0.36 % Church of God (Cleveland, TN) 20 944,857 0.33 % Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 11 910,000 0.33 % Unitarian Universalist 2 854,400 0.3 % Seventh-day Adventists 11 809,000 0.29 % Neo-pagan (incl. Wiccans) 12 768,400 0.28 % Church of the Nazarene 11 608,000 0.2 % Reformed Church in America (RCA) 11 304,000 0.11 % Native American Religionist 2 103,000 0.04 % U.S. population Total 1 284,800,000 100.0 % Sources 1. U.S. Census Bureau. Year 2000 Census. URL: http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-1.pdf
  • Christian 84 82 82 Jewish 1 1 1 Muslim * 1 * Other non-Christian 3 2 1 Atheist * 1 1 Agnostic * 2 2 Something else (SPECIFY) * 1 2 No preference 11 8 10 Don't know/Refused 1 2 1 TOTAL 100 100 100 http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html Protestant 53 53 52 Catholic 23 23 24 Mormon (Latter-day Saints) 2 2 2 Orthodox 1 1 * Non-denominational 1 0 0 Something else (Specify) 1 * 2 Not practicing any religion 1 0 0 Don't know/Refused 2 3 2 TOTAL CHRISTIAN 84% 82% 82%
  • Roughly 77% of the U.S. call themselves Christians. 25% of the country call themselves Catholics. Even though Catholics are Christians, I thought I may as well make the distinction.
  • 75% to 25%?

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