Religion in North America

Religion in North America (2020)^[1]

Unaffiliated (19.2%)

Other (6.2%)

Religion in North America is dominated by various branches of Christianity and spans the period of Native American dwelling, European settlement, and the present day. Religion has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law of the continent.

Between them, the United States, Mexico and Canada account for 85 percent of the population of North America. Religion in each of these countries is dominated by Christianity (77.4),^[2]^[3] making it the largest religious group in North America.

By religion[edit]

Judaism[edit]

North America: 1.5%^[4]
United States: 1.7%^[5]^[6] to 2.9%^[7]
Canada: 1.2%^[8]
Mexico: 0.02%

Christianity[edit]

North America: 75.2%^[9]-77.4%^[10]
Mexico: 87.7%^[11]
United States: 73.7%^[12]
Canada: 67.3%^[13]

Islam[edit]

Canada: 4.9%^[14]
United States: 1.2%^[15]
Mexico: 0.2%^[16]

Buddhism[edit]

Canada: 1.4%
Mexico: 0.09
United States: 0.9%

Hinduism[edit]

Canada: 2.3%
United States: 1.0%
Mexico: 0.1%

Sikhism[edit]

Canada: 2.1%
United States: 0.2%

Bahá'í Faith[edit]

United States: 0.2%^[17]
Canada: 0.1%^[17]
Mexico: <0.1%^[17]

Irreligion[edit]

Canada: 35%^[13]
United States: 28%^[12]
Mexico: 8%^[18]

By country[edit]

Canada[edit]

Mexico[edit]

United States[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050". www.pewforum.org. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
^ ANALYSIS (2011-12-19). "Americas". Pewforum.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^ ANALYSIS (2011-12-19). "Global religious landscape: Christians". Pewforum.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^ "THE GLOBAL RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE: Jews". pewforum. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
^ "CIA Fact Book". CIA Wololrld Fact Book. 2002. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
^ "Religious Composition of the U.S." (PDF). U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
^ Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar (2009). "AMERICAN RELIGIOUS IDENTIFICATION SURVEY (ARIS) 2008" (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut, USA: Trinity College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
^ "The Jewish Population of Canada - 2011 National Household Survey [2015 Reports Added] | Berman Jewish DataBank". www.jewishdatabank.org. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
^ calculated with country data
^ "THE GLOBAL RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE: Christians". pewforum. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
^ Pew Research Center: Religion in Latin America Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Measuring Religion in Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel". Measuring Religion in Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel | Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Religions in Canada—Census 2011". Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada.
^ "Canadians losing their religion and other survey highlights". The Globe and Mail. 2013-05-08. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04.
^ The Future of the Muslim Population - United States Pew Forum.
^ [1] Pew Forum.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Most Baha'i Nations (2010)". QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions >. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2010. Retrieved Oct 26, 2013.
^ Religious diversity is increasing in Mexico

Sources[edit]

FitzGerald, Thomas (2007). "Eastern Christianity in the United States". The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 269–279.

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[1] "Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050". www.pewforum.org. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[2] ANALYSIS (2011-12-19). "Americas". Pewforum.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

[3] ANALYSIS (2011-12-19). "Global religious landscape: Christians". Pewforum.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

[4] "THE GLOBAL RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE: Jews". pewforum. Retrieved 2012-12-18.

[ciafact-5] "CIA Fact Book". CIA Wololrld Fact Book. 2002. Retrieved 2007-12-30.

[Pew-6] "Religious Composition of the U.S." (PDF). U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

[ARIS2008-7] Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar (2009). "AMERICAN RELIGIOUS IDENTIFICATION SURVEY (ARIS) 2008" (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut, USA: Trinity College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-04-01.

[8] "The Jewish Population of Canada - 2011 National Household Survey [2015 Reports Added] | Berman Jewish DataBank". www.jewishdatabank.org. Retrieved 2017-02-15.

[9] ulated with country data

[10] "THE GLOBAL RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE: Christians". pewforum. Retrieved 2012-12-18.

[11] Pew Research Center: Religion in Latin America Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region

[Pew2020-12] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Measuring Religion in Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel". Measuring Religion in Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel | Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[religion2011-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Religions in Canada—Census 2011". Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada.

[14] "Canadians losing their religion and other survey highlights". The Globe and Mail. 2013-05-08. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04.

[15] The Future of the Muslim Population - United States Pew Forum.

[16] [1] Pew Forum.

[WCE-10-17] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Most Baha'i Nations (2010)". QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions >. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2010. Retrieved Oct 26, 2013.

[18] Religious diversity is increasing in Mexico

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v t e Religion in North America
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v t e Religion in the Americas
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