Unlike most Americans, six-in-ten Jews know that less than 5% of U.S. adults are Jewish % who say
Americans also are largely unaware of the size of the Jewish population in the U.S., which Pew Research Center estimates at around 2%. One-in-five U.S. adults (19%) correctly say that Jews make up less than 5% of the adult population, while a quarter (25%) think they make up a bigger share and a clear majority (56%) say they are unsure. Among Jewish Americans, six-in-ten know that Jews make up less than 5% of all U.S. adults.
Unlike most Americans, six-in-ten Jews know  | that less than 5% of U.S. adults are Jewish  | % who say  | Jewish  | 60%  | Jews make up less than 5% of U.S adults *  | 16  | Jews make up more than 5% of U.S adults  | Unsure/no answer  | 24  | Total  | Jews make up less than 5% of U.S adults *  | 19%  | Jews make up more than 5% of U.S adults  | 25  | Unsure/no answer  | 56  | * Correct answer.  | Note: Figures may not add to 100% due to rounding.  | Source: Survey conducted Feb. 4-19, 2019 among U.S. adults  | "What Americans Know About Religion  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 