Full List Of Religions In The United States (2024)

Last updated on August 3rd, 2023 at 12:28 am

The lives of around 65 percent of Americans are significantly influenced by religion. The United States stands out significantly from other highly industrialised countries in terms of religion. They have a special blend of affluence and intense religious beliefs. Christianity is by far the most broadly professed religious group in the United States, with Protestantism seeming to be its biggest subdivision. The nation is home to the biggest proportion of Christians and, more specifically, Protestants in the entire universe. Judaism is the second-largest religious group in the U.S. especially when all Christian denominations are combined as one religious grouping. It is practiced by of total of 10% the population, accompanied by Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, which are each practiced by 1% of the population. Let’s take a closer look at all religions existing in the United States this 2024.

FULL LIST OF RELIGIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

Below is the detailed list of religions in the country.

CHRISTIANITY

Christianity is by far the most widely practiced religion united states. It makes up the large part of the population, or roughly 73.7% of the adult population. Most Christians in America are members of a Protestant denomination or a Protestant variant like Mormonism or the Jehovah’s Witnesses. The introduction of Christianity occurred throughout the era of European colonization. The largest concentration of Christians is found in the United States.

Here are some facts about Christianity in the United States. Joe Biden and the majority of American presidents have been devout Christians. The overwhelming majority of previous presidents have been Protestant, with Biden becoming just the second Catholic president following John F. Kennedy.

There are more than a dozen significant denominational groupings represented in American Protestantism, including the Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, and a number of other groups. The majority of Protestants live in the United States, more than any other country. According to estimates, 157 million Americans, or 48.5% of the country’s population, identify as Protestant. At the same time, this equates to about 20% of all Protestants worldwide.

CATHOLICISM

The Catholic Church is the largest single religious organization in the United States of America. Nearly half of Americans have Catholic ties, and approximately 22% of Americans identify as Catholic. The organization’s more than 17,000 parishes cater to a sizable and mixed population. About 51 million adult Catholics live in the United States, making up about one-fifth of the country’s adult population.

MORMONS

The Mormons are a group of people who follow both the teachings of their founder, Joseph Smith, and elements of Christianity. They primarily identify as LDS, or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The main location of this church is Salt Lake City, Utah. Worldwide, the religious organization has more than 16 million adherents. With nearly seven million adherents in the United States alone, Mormonism is currently one of the world faiths with the greatest rate of growth.

ORTHODOXY

Orthodox Christianity is a very little religious movement in the United States, but it has recently gained ground in new territories. American Orthodox population is around 7 million. Despite being one of the earliest religions in existence, it appears to be increasing popularity. The religious community views Christianity as a “given” and unchanging by social or cultural changes.

UNAFFILIATED

Americans who do not identify as religious have a tendency to be, virtually by definition, less religious than those who do. About two-thirds of those who do not identify with any religion claim that it has little to no influence on their lives. The population of the united states is made up of 18% members of unaffiliated religions.

ATHEISM

Atheists are “those who do not believe in the existence of a god or any gods,” according to the dictionary definition. And the majority of Americans who reject religion meet this profile. The majority (81%) of people claim they have no faith in God, a higher power, or any other form of supernatural force.

Atheism is a religion that roughly 10% of Americans identify with, yet many people are unaware of its many facets.

AGNOSTICISM

An atheist or an atheist who neither believes in nor rejects religion are referred to as agnostics. Agnostics claim that it is impossible to understand the origins of the cosmos and the existence of divine creatures.

Today, 29% of adults in the United States identify as having no religion. This covers the 6% of the population who identify as Agnostics.

JUDAISM

Jewish Americans are generally less religious than the general population. Jewish Americans partake in both customary religious traditions and a variety of activities that are traditionally Jewish.

In proportion, the Jewish adult population has remained relatively steady despite increasing in total numbers. This basically corresponds to the population growth in the United States. Adult Jews make up 2.4% of the population in the US. The estimated Jewish population in 2020 is 7.5 million people in total.

ISLAM (MUSLIM)

America is host to one of the most variegated Muslim communities in the world, with residents from practically every race, nation, and philosophical tradition. The demographics contradict the common perception that they are new immigrants. There are approximately 3-6 million Muslims in the United States, though exact figures are impossible to determine.

After Christianity and Judaism, Islam is the third most popular religion in the United States. According to a 2017 research, 3.45 million Muslims, or 1.1 percent of the country’s overall population, reside in the United States.

HINDUISM

Hinduism initially entered the United States in the minds of Americans; immigrants and diplomats from India arrived subsequently. Hinduism is an underrepresented religion in the United States of America. Following Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, it holds the fourth-largest following. 1% of people identify as members of the faith. There are roughly 2.5 million Hindus in the US, the majority of whom arrived there recently.

BUDDHISM

Buddhism seems to be the fifth most popular religion behind Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism in the United States. Asian immigrants brought Buddhism to the US in the nineteenth century. Around this time, a major influx of immigrants to the New World came from East Asia (China).

CONCLUSION

Most people would agree that America is a relatively religious country. Although the nation has a very diversified religious landscape, Christianity is frequently associated with American nationalism and patriotism. At 70%, Christianity has the most adherents of any religion. Finally, 22.8% of people said they were unaffiliated, including 5.9% of those who practiced non-Christian religions. Overall, since before the arrival of the European settlers, religious variety has been a salient aspect of America’s religious landscape.