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Line 111: − + − Top Twenty Religions in the United States, 2001+ − + − Religion 1990 Est.+ − Adult Pop. 2001 Est.+ − Adult Pop. % of U.S. Pop.,+ − 2000 % Change+ − 1990 - 2000+ − Christianity 151,225,000 159,030,000 76.5% +5%+ − Nonreligious/Secular 13,116,000 27,539,000 13.2% +110%+ − Judaism 3,137,000 2,831,000 1.3% -10%+ − Islam 527,000 1,104,000 0.5% +109%+ − Buddhism 401,000 1,082,000 0.5% +170%+ − Agnostic* 1,186,000 991,000 0.5% -16%+ − Atheist* 902,000 0.4% + − Hinduism 227,000 766,000 0.4% +237%+ − Unitarian Universalist 502,000 629,000 0.3% +25%+ − Wiccan/Pagan/Druid 307,000 0.1% + − Spiritualist 116,000 + − Native American Religion 47,000 103,000 +119%+ − Baha'i 28,000 84,000 +200%+ − New Age 20,000 68,000 +240%+ − Sikhism 13,000 57,000 +338%+ − Scientology 45,000 55,000 +22%+ − Humanist 29,000 49,000 +69%+ − Deity (Deist) 6,000 49,000 +717%+ − Taoist 23,000 40,000 +74%+ − Eckankar 18,000 26,000 +44%+ − + − * many atheists/ agnostics undoubtably respond with 'non-religious/ secular' due to the stigma of 'atheism'+ − + − source+ − + − Collection of polls showing population of Atheists, Agnostics, Secularists and Non-Religious+ − + − + − + − + − Group+ − + − + − + − %+ − + − total pop.+ − + − Source+ − + − Atheist + − 9.9%+ − + − 210,500,000+ − + − Universal Alminac++ − Non-Religious + − 16.9%+ − + − 805,900,000+ − + − Nonbelievers + − 21.6%+ − + − 1,100,000,000+ − + − Catholic News Service and Encyclopedia Britannica+ − − Secular/Nonreligious/ − Agnostic/Atheist − * − − 850,000,000 − − Adherents.com − − 40% − − * − − Gallup - Telegraph − Major religious denominations, Canada 2001 Canada No Religion − 16.2% − − 4,796,325 − Major religious denominations, Canada, 1991 1 and 2001 − − 2002 − − Atheist − 1% − − * − − Pew Research Council − Agnostic − 2% − − * − − 2001 − − Nonreligious/Secular − 13.2% − − 27,539,000 − − ARIS − Atheist − 0.4% − − 902,000 − Agnostic − 0.5% − − 991,000 − − 2000 − − Atheist − 0.3% − − 925,000 − − Britannica Book+ − Non-Religious − 8.8% − − 24,554,000 − − Canadian Prisons − 1925 − Ca. prisoners Atheist/ Agnostic, non-religious Uniterain − 0% − − 0 of 1,2061 − − Steiner and Swancara − Prison Population executed for murder at Sing-sing − 1925 − US Sing-Sing Pen. non-religious − 0.33% − − * − − "The New Criminology," Max D. Schlapp and Edward E. Smith − Prison Population − 1925 − US Prisoners convicts without − religious training − − − * − − "The New Criminology," Max D. Schlapp and Edward E. Smith − Prison Population − 1997 − − U.S. Prisoners − Atheist − − − 156 of 74,731 − − Federal Bureau of Prisons + − − − − Other Groups − National Academy of Sciences 1998 members of the National Academy of Sciences Personal disbelief in god − 72.2% − − 517 members, half responded − − Nature − doubt or agnosticism − 20.8% − Religious Affiliation US voters − 2000 − − U.S. Voters − Agnostic or Atheist − 7.1% − − * − − Harris poll − Nonreligious/No answer − 10% − − * − What religious or nonreligious group doesn’t share your vision of American society 2003 − Atheist − (Muslims were second) − 54% − − * − − American Mosaic Project −
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21. Scientology: 600 thousand
21. Scientology: 600 thousand
22. Zoroastrianism: 150 thousand
22. Zoroastrianism: 150 thousand
== Athiesm statistics and Sources (liberalatheist)==
{| class="wikitable"
(self-identification, ARIS)
|-
! Poll
! Date
! Adherents
! Percent
! Total Pop.
! Source
|-
| The Universal Almanac
| Breakdown of World Religions
| Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents
| United Kingdom Gallup - Telegraph
| Major religious denominations, Canada
| U.S. Religious Affiliation, self-identification,
| Top Twenty Religions in the United States, (self-identification)
| Non-Christian Religious Adherents in the United States
|-
| 1990
| 1989
| 2001
| 1999
| 2001
| 2002
| 2001
| 2000
|-
| Atheist
| Non-Believers
| Secular/Nonreligious/Atheist/Agnostic
| Atheist/ Agnostic
| No Religion
| Atheist/ Agnostic
Poll
| Nonreligious/Secular/Atheist/Agnostic
| Atheist/ Nonreligious
Date
|-
| 26.8 %
| 21.6 %
| N/A
Adherents
| 40.0 %
| 16.2 %
| 3.0 %
| 14.1 %
| 9.1 %
|-
| 1,016,400,000
The Universal Almanac 1990
| 1,100,000,000
| 850,000,000
| N/A
| 4,796,325
| N/A
| 29,432,000
| 25,479,000
|-
| http://www.positiveatheism.org/india/s1990c48a.htm
| See Above
| See Above
Breakdown of world religions 1989
| See Above
| See Above
| See Above
| See Above
| See Above
|}
Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents 2001
United Kingdom Gallup - Telegraph 1999 UK 16-25 age-group Atheist/ Agnostic
U.S. Religious Affiliation, self-identification,
Top Twenty Religions in the United States, (self-identification)
Non-Christian Religious Adherents in the United States
Atheist Prison Population
0.1%
0.209%
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