Non-Christian Religious Adherents in the United States
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
| Adherents | Year 1900 | % of total pop. | Mid- 1970 | % of total pop. | Mid- 1990 | % of total pop. | Mid- 1995 | % of total pop. | (Projected) mid- 2000 | % of total pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,724,800 | 3.6 | 20,789,000 | 9.9 | 37,079,000 | 14.6 | 39,077,000 | 14.6 | 41,054,000 | 14.8 |
| Atheists | 1,000 | 0.0 | 200,000 | 0.1 | 770,000 | 0.3 | 874,000 | 0.3 | 925,000 | 0.3 |
| Baha'is | 2,800 | 0.0 | 138,000 | 0.1 | 600,000 | 0.2 | 683,000 | 0.3 | 750,000 | 0.3 |
| Buddhists | 30,000 | 0.0 | 200,000 | 0.1 | 1,680,000 | 0.7 | 1,864,000 | 0.7 | 2,000,000 | 0.7 |
| Chinese folk religionists | 70,000 | 0.1 | 90,000 | 0.0 | 76,000 | 0.0 | 74,000 | 0.0 | 70,000 | 0.0 |
| Hindus | 1,000 | 0.0 | 100,000 | 0.0 | 650,000 | 0.3 | 795,000 | 0.3 | 950,000 | 0.3 |
| Jews | 1,500,000 | 2.0 | 6,700,000 | 3.2 | 5,535,000 | 2.2 | 5,518,000 | 2.1 | 5,500,000 | 2.0 |
| Muslims | 10,000 | 0.0 | 800,000 | 0.4 | 3,600,000 | 1.4 | 3,767,000 | 1.4 | 3,950,000 | 1.4 |
| Black Muslims | 0 | 0.0 | 200,000 | 0.1 | 1,250,000 | 0.5 | 1,400,000 | 0.5 | 1,650,000 | 0.6 |
| New-Religionists | 0 | 0.0 | 110,000 | 0.1 | 575,000 | 0.2 | 603,000 | 0.2 | 675,000 | 0.2 |
| Nonreligious | 1,000,000 | 1.3 | 11,730,000 | 5.6 | 22,233,000 | 8.7 | 23,394,000 | 8.8 | 24,554,000 | 8.8 |
| Sikhs | 0 | 0.0 | 1,000 | 0.0 | 160,000 | 0.1 | 190,000 | 0.1 | 220,000 | 0.1 |
| Tribal religionists | 100,000 | 0.1 | 70,000 | 0.0 | 280,000 | 0.1 | 305,000 | 0.1 | 350,000 | 0.1 |
| Other religionists | 10,000 | 0.0 | 650,000 | 0.3 | 920,000 | 0.4 | 1,010,000 | 0.4 | 1,110,000 | 0.4 |
Non-Christians: Followers of non-Christian religions or of no religion; the 12 largest such varieties are listed. Jews: Core Jewish population relating to Judaism, excluding Jewish persons professing a different religion but including immigrants from the former U.S.S.R., Eastern Europe, Israel, and other areas. Figures for A.D. 2000 are projections based on current long-term trends. Source: Reprinted with permission from 1998 Britannica Book of the Year. © 1998 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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