Gallup—In the U.S., 77% of adults Identify themselves as Christian
The large majority of Americans -- 77% of the adult population -- identify with a Christian religion, including 52% who are Protestants or some other non-Catholic Christian religion, 23% who are Catholic, and 2% who affiliate with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Another 18% of Americans do not have an explicit religious identity and 5% identify with a non-Christian religion.
This breakdown is essentially the same as it was in 2011. Compared with last year, Protestant and Catholic identification dropped.
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Posted December 29, 2012 at 3:02 pm
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