From ABC-
The nation’s religious makeup has shifted dramatically in the past 15
years, with a sharp drop in the number of Americans who say they’re
members of a Protestant denomination – still the nation’s most prevalent religious group – and a rise in the number who profess no religion.
On average last year, 36 percent of Americans in ABC News/Washington Post polls
identified themselves as members of a Protestant faith, extending a
gradual trend down from 50 percent in 2003. That includes an 8-point
drop in the number of evangelical white Protestants, an important
political group.
Reflecting the change among Protestants, the share of Christians overall
has declined from 83 percent of the adult population in 2003 to 72
percent on average last year. In the same time, the number of Americans
who say they have no religion has nearly doubled, to 21 percent.
Catholic self-identification (22 percent) has held steady during this
time. The share of adults who identify with another form of Christianity
– including Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons and Greek or Russian Orthodox,
for example – has risen modestly, from 11 to 14 percent.
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