Kite & Key Media: The Changing Religious Demographics Of The U.S.
Kite & Key Media reports on religious diversity in the United States and why Christianity will drop below 50% as Millennials grow old.
One way that America is different than the rest of the world: faith. The U.S. is far more religious than other wealthy countries. In 2018, for example, 55% of Americans said they pray daily. In Canada, it was 25%. In Europe, the average was 22%. So, which faiths do Americans identify with? 69% of the country say they’re Christians, with the largest group being Protestants (about 45% of Americans). Around 22% of Americans are Catholic. All the other groups … are pretty small. Jews make up a little over 2% of the population, while Mormons are about 1.5%. Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus are each below 1% of the population. In fact, behind Protestants and Catholics, America’s third-largest religious group is … people with no religion (over 21% of the population). And as this group grows, America may start looking more like its secular peers. Amongst Baby Boomers, 79% identify as Christians, while only 13% say they’re not religious. Meanwhile, 54% of those in Gen Z say they’re Christians, while 34% report having no religion. If these trends continue, it’s estimated that Christians will drop to 50% of the population by the time Millennials are the oldest generation.
