Top Twenty Religions in the United States, 2001
(self-identification, ARIS)
| 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% |
Top Ten ORGANIZED Religions in the United States,
2001
(self-identification, ARIS)
[Nonreligious, Atheist, Agnostic have been
dropped from this list.]
| Religion |
2001 Est.
Adult Pop. |
% of U.S. Pop.,
2001 |
| Christianity |
159,030,000 |
76.5% |
| Judaism |
2,831,000 |
1.3% |
| Islam |
1,104,000 |
0.5% |
| Buddhism |
1,082,000 |
0.5% |
| Hinduism |
766,000 |
0.4% |
| Unitarian Universalist |
629,000 |
0.3% |
| Wiccan/Pagan/Druid |
307,000 |
0.1% |
| Spiritualist |
116,000 |
|
| Native American Religion |
103,000 |
|
| Baha'i |
84,000 |
|
Ten Largest Religions in the United States, 1990
(self-identification, NSRI)
| Religion |
Estimated
Adult Pop. |
Estimated
% of Adult Pop. |
| Christianity |
151,225,000 |
86.2% |
| Nonreligious |
13,116,000 |
7.5% |
| Judaism |
3,137,000 |
1.8% |
| Agnostic |
1,186,000 |
0.7% |
| Islam |
527,000 |
* 0.5% |
| Unitarian Universalist |
502,000 |
0.3% |
| Buddhism |
401,000 |
* 0.4% |
| Hinduism |
227,000 |
* 0.2% |
| Native American Religion |
47,000 |
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| Scientologist |
45,000 |
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