Religion & community impact
🇺🇸 United States — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
78.8% → 75.5%
Christian · 1945–2020
▼ -3.3%
0% → 1.1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.1%
3.3% → 1.7%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▼ -1.6%
16.4% → 18.6%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +2.3%
1.5% → 4.2%
Other · 1945–2020
▲ +2.7%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 78.8% | 0% | 3.3% | 16.4% | 1.5% |
| 1950 | 80.8% | 0% | 4% | 14.8% | 0.4% |
| 1955 | 80.8% | 0% | 3.2% | 14% | 2% |
| 1960 | 83.2% | 0% | 3% | 11.9% | 1.9% |
| 1965 | 86.1% | 0% | 2.9% | 10.2% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 86.1% | 0% | 3.1% | 10.2% | 0.6% |
| 1975 | 84.7% | 0% | 3.1% | 11.5% | 0.8% |
| 1980 | 82% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 11.8% | 1.9% |
| 1985 | 83.8% | 1% | 3.2% | 10.7% | 1.4% |
| 1990 | 85.8% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 9.8% | 1.3% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | 0.9% | 2% | 13.1% | 1.9% |
| 2000 | 79% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 16% | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 17.5% | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | 1% | 1.8% | 16.4% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 18.6% | 4.2% |
Figures are real national estimates from the Correlates of War World Religion Project. Green up arrows mark a rising share, red down arrows a falling share. The page shows recorded self-identification, not attendance.