MEMBERSHIP OF U.S. RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS

NON-CHRISTIAN FAITH GROUPS

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Data from The World Almanac and Book of Facts

The World Almanac derives its data from religious groups themselves. ₁

Note: We have seen wildly different estimates of the total numbers of some faith groups. Some religious groups count actual members. Others may estimate the total number of followers of their faith. Some include even those individuals who have been baptized or initiated, but have never attended a religious service. Thus, data is relatively unreliable.

Data from the American religious Identification Survey:

These data are derived from a telephone survey of over 50,000 American adults. ₂

Note: The very large percentage of individuals who refused to reveal their religion detracts from the accuracy of this survey. Some Druids, Pagans, Wiccans, and followers of Vodun are probably reluctant to reveal their religion out of fear of persecution.

The largest non-Christian groups:

Sorting the ARIS data by the number of adherents, we can estimate the ten largest non-Christian religious classifications in the U.S.:

References:

1. Ken Park, "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2003," World Almanac Books, Mahwah NJ. Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store
2. American Religious Identification Survey, 2001, at: http://www.gc.cuny.edu/ This is a PDF file. You may require software to read it. Software can be obtained free from: 

Copyright © 1996, 2006 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Last updated: 2006-MAR-03
Author: B.A. Robinson