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The U.S. contains the largest Protestant population of any country in the world. Baptists comprise about one-third of American Protestants. The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest single Protestant denomination in the U.S., comprising one-tenth of American Protestants.
Four in ten or more Orthodox Christians (48%), white Catholics (42%), and Latter-day Saints (40%) also have at least a four-year college degree. More than one-third of Muslims (39%), white mainline Protestants (37%), Buddhists (37%), and the religiously unafiliated (36%) have at least a four-year college degree.
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Jul 3, 2024 · In 2022, about 34 percent of Americans were Protestants, making it the most common form of Christianity in the United States. Protestantism has been the most prominent form of Christianity ...
The RLS, conducted in 2007 and 2014, surveys more than 35,000 Americans from all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices, and social and political views. User guide | Report about demographics | Report about beliefs and attitudes
With more than 370 religious bodies, over 350,000 congregations, and over 160 million adherents, the 2020 U.S. Religion Census is the most extensive count of congregations ever conducted. Several special studies provide data for groups without central data offices, such as the Amish, Buddhist and Hindu groups, as well as Orthodox and non ...
Feb 24, 2023 · The white Christian portion of the U.S. adult population includes 14% who are white evangelical Protestant, 14% who are white mainline (non-evangelical) Protestant, 13% who are white Catholic, and small proportions of white Latter-Day Saints, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Orthodox Christians.
Dec 14, 2021 · Today, 24% of U.S. adults describe themselves as born-again or evangelical Protestants, down 6 percentage points since 2007. During the same period, there also has been a 6-point decline in the share of adults who are Protestant but not born-again or evangelical (from 22% to 16%).
