christians are the largest religious group in the united states.
christians are the largest religious group in the united states.
what is the largest religious group in the united states?
christians
in the 2001 census 71.6 per cent of all respondents indicated that they were christians, with the next largest faiths being islam (2.8 per cent), hinduism (1.0 per cent), sikhism (0.6 per cent), judaism (0.5 per cent), buddhism (0.3 per cent) and all other religions (0.3 per cent). 15 per cent of respondents stated that they had no religion, with a further 7 per cent not stating a religious preference. a tearfund survey in 2007 showed only one in ten britons actually attend church weekly. between the 2001 and 2011 census there was a decrease in the number of people who identified as christian by 12 per cent, whilst the percentage of those reporting no religious affiliation doubled. this contrasted with growth in the other main religious group categories, with the number of muslims increasing by the most substantial margin to a total of about 5 per cent. the muslim population has increased from 1.6 million in 2001 to 2.7 million in 2011, making it the second-largest religious group in the united kingdom.
united kingdom
the catholic church in the united states is part of the worldwide roman catholic church in communion with the pope in rome. with 20.8% of the united states population as of 2018, the catholic church is the country's second largest single religious group after protestantism, and the country's largest religious denomination. the united states has the fourth largest catholic population in the world after brazil, mexico and the philippines, the largest catholic minority population, and the largest english-speaking catholic population. the central leadership body of the catholic church in the united states is the u.s. conference of catholic bishops.
catholic church in the united states