In 2007, a Pew Forum survey found that the [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] in the United States was 1.6% of the American population.<ref>[http://religions.pewforum.org/reports 2007 Pew Forum report]</ref>
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The Pew Research Center reported in 2013: "The number of people who identify themselves as atheists in the United States has been rising, modestly but steadily, in recent years. Our aggregated data from 2012 show that 2.4% of American adults say they are atheists when asked about their religious identity, up from 1.6% in 2007."<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/10/23/5-facts-about-atheists/ Facts about atheists]</ref>
== Low stature of American atheists in American society ==
== Low stature of American atheists in American society ==