Religious Landscape Study
The RLS, conducted in 2007, 2014, and 2023-24 surveys more than 35,000 Americans from all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices, and social and political views. About this study.
Geography
U.S. religious groups
Get data on the beliefs, attitudes and demographic traits of religious groups.
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Southern Baptist Convention4%
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Independent Baptist (evangelical trad.)3%
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Missionary Baptist (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Conservative Baptist Association of America< 0.3%
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Free Will Baptist< 0.3%
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General Association of Regular Baptist Churches< 0.3%
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Other Baptist (evangelical trad.)0.5%
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Global Methodist Church< 0.3%
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Other Methodist (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Nondenominational evangelical3%
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Nondenominational fundamentalist0.5%
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Nondenominational charismatic0.7%
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Nondenominational Christian (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Interdenominational (evangelical trad.)0.8%
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Community Church (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Other Nondenominational (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod1%
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Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod< 0.3%
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Other Lutheran (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Presbyterian Church in America0.5%
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Other Presbyterian (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Assemblies of God1%
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Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)0.4%
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Foursquare Church< 0.3%
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Pentecostal Church of God< 0.3%
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Pentecostal Holiness Church< 0.3%
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Calvary Chapel< 0.3%
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Apostolic Pentecostal (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Nondenominational Pentecostal (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Church of God of the Apostolic Faith< 0.3%
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United Pentecostal Church International< 0.3%
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Other Pentecostal (evangelical trad.)1%
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Churches of Christ1%
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Christian Churches and Churches of Christ< 0.3%
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Other Restorationist (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Conservative Congregational Christian Conference< 0.3%
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Other Congregationalist (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Church of the Nazarene< 0.3%
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Wesleyan Church< 0.3%
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Free Methodist Church< 0.3%
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Christian and Missionary Alliance< 0.3%
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Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)< 0.3%
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Other Holiness (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Christian Reformed Church< 0.3%
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Other Reformed (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Seventh-day Adventist0.3%
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Other Adventist (evangelical trad.)< 0.3%
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Nonspecific/Other Protestant family (evangelical trad.)2%
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American Baptist Churches USA1.0%
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Other Baptist (mainline trad.)0.3%
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United Methodist Church3%
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Other Methodist (mainline trad.)< 0.3%
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Interdenominational (mainline trad.)0.5%
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Other Nondenominational (mainline trad.)< 0.3%
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)1%
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Other Lutheran (mainline trad.)0.3%
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Presbyterian Church (USA)0.8%
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Other Presbyterian (mainline trad.)< 0.3%
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Episcopal Church0.9%
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Anglican Church< 0.3%
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Other Episcopalian/Anglican (mainline trad.)< 0.3%
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Disciples of Christ< 0.3%
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Other Restorationist (mainline trad.)< 0.3%
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United Church of Christ0.4%
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Other Congregationalist (mainline trad.)< 0.3%
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Reformed Church in America< 0.3%
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Other Reformed (mainline trad.)< 0.3%
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Nonspecific/Other Protestant family (mainline trad.)2%
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National Baptist Convention< 0.3%
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Progressive National Baptist Convention< 0.3%
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Independent Baptist (historically Black Protestant trad.)0.4%
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Missionary Baptist (historically Black Protestant trad.)< 0.3%
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Other Baptist (historically Black Protestant trad.)0.9%
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African Methodist Episcopal Church< 0.3%
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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church< 0.3%
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Christian Methodist Episcopal Church< 0.3%
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Other Methodist (historically Black Protestant trad.)< 0.3%
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Church of God in Christ0.7%
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Apostolic Pentecostal (historically Black Protestant trad.)< 0.3%
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Other Pentecostal (historically Black Protestant trad.)0.3%
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Nonspecific/Other Protestant family (historically Black Protestant trad.)0.7%
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Spiritualist< 0.3%
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Unity Church< 0.3%
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Other metaphysical Christian ("Other Christian" trad.)< 0.3%
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Others in "Other Christian" Tradition< 0.3%
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