Top Religions in the United States
As you can see, the United States mostly consists of Christians with the majority belonging to the Cathorlic Church; however, there are many different religions present throughout the States.
The top 10 religious denominations in the United States, based on population are as follows:
| Rank | Church | Year | Population |
| 1 | Catholic Church | 2002 | 66,407,105 |
| 2 | Southern Baptist Convention | 2003 | 16,400,000 |
| 3 | United Methodist Church | 2002 | 8,251,042 |
| 4 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 2004 | 5,599,177 |
| 5 | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 2003 | 4,984,925 |
| 6 | Church of God in Christ | 1991 | 4,500,000 |
| 7 | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 2001 | 3,595,259 |
| 8 | National Baptist Convention of America | 1987 | 3,500,000 |
| 9 | Assemblies of God | 2002 | 2,687,366 |
| 10 | Lutheran Church | 2003 | 2,512,714 |
The top religions in the US are as follow:
| Religion |
1990 Est. Adult Pop. |
2001 Est. Adult Pop. |
% of U.S. Pop., 2000 |
% Change 1990 - 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 151,225,000 | 159,030,000 | 76.5% | +5% |
| Nonreligious/Secular | 13,116,000 | 27,539,000 | 13.2% | +110% |
| Judaism | 3,137,000 | 2,831,000 | 1.3% | -10% |
| Islam | 527,000 | 1,104,000 | 0.5% | +109% |
| Buddhism | 401,000 | 1,082,000 | 0.5% | +170% |
| Agnostic | 1,186,000 | 991,000 | 0.5% | -16% |
| Atheist | 902,000 | 0.4% | ||
| Hinduism | 227,000 | 766,000 | 0.4% | +237% |
| Unitarian Universalist | 502,000 | 629,000 | 0.3% | +25% |
| Wiccan/Pagan/Druid | 307,000 | 0.1% | ||
| Spiritualist | 116,000 | |||
| Native American Religion | 47,000 | 103,000 | +119% | |
| Baha'i | 28,000 | 84,000 | +200% | |
| New Age | 20,000 | 68,000 | +240% | |
| Sikhism | 13,000 | 57,000 | +338% | |
| Scientology | 45,000 | 55,000 | +22% | |
| Humanist | 29,000 | 49,000 | +69% | |
| Deity (Deist) | 6,000 | 49,000 | +717% | |
| Taoist | 23,000 | 40,000 | +74% | |
| Eckankar | 18,000 | 26,000 | +44% |
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