5 key findings about the changing U.S. religious landscape
Christians are declining, both as a share of the U.S. population and in total number, while religious “nones” continue to rise.
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Christians are declining, both as a share of the U.S. population and in total number, while religious “nones” continue to rise.
The growth of the religiously unaffiliated in the U.S. is occurring across genders, generations and racial and ethnic groups.
If current demographic trends hold, by 2050, Muslims are projected to be more numerous in the U.S. than people who identify as Jewish on the basis of religion.
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Differences exist among Hispanics’ religious affiliation when they are looked at by their country of origin: Mexicans and Dominicans are more likely than most other Hispanic origin groups to say they are Catholic.
This paradox is possible because of the growing size of the Hispanic population.
A new survey on religious trends among U.S. Hispanics finds that Hispanic Millennials mirror young American adults overall in their lower rates of religious affiliation and commitment compared with their older counterparts.
About three-quarters of state prison chaplains (77%) say that a lot or some religious switching occurs among inmates in the prisons where they work.
About 44% of U.S. adults have switched religious affiliation including dropping any connection to a specific religious tradition.
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