Religious Affiliation In the United States
A Comparison between 1990 and 2000
from Glenmary Research Center and the
Association of Statisticians of America
Religious Bodies
Major Faith |
2000 Adherents |
Percent of
Population |
1990 Adherents |
Percent Change |
American Baptist |
1,767,462 |
0.6% |
1,873,731 |
-5.7% |
Assemblies of God |
2,561,998 |
0.9 |
2,161,610 |
18.5 |
Catholic |
62,034,042 |
22 |
53,385,998 |
16.2 |
Mormon |
4,224,026 |
1.5 |
3,540,820 |
19.3 |
Episcopal |
2,314,756 |
0.8 |
2,445,286 |
-5.3 |
ELCA |
5,113,418 |
1.8 |
5,226,798 |
-2.2 |
Jewish |
6,141,325 |
2.2 |
5,982,529 |
2.7 |
Lutheran |
2,521,062 |
0.9 |
2,603,725 |
-3.2 |
Muslim |
1,559,294 |
0.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
Presbyterian |
3,141,566 |
1.1 |
3,553,335 |
-11.6 |
Southern Baptist |
19,881,467 |
7.1 |
18,940,682 |
5.0 |
United Methodist |
10,350,629 |
3.7 |
11,091,032 |
-6.7 |
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