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Self-described religious identification of Americans from 1948-2017

What is your religious preference: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, another religion, or no religion?

The data displays the results of a survey among Americans on their religious identification from 1948 to 2017. In 2017, about 38% of Americans were Protestants, down from 69% in 1948.

1948	69	22		4		0	2	3
1950	66	25		4		3		2
1955	70	22		4		2	2	1
1960	67	25		3		2	2	1
1965	69	24		3		2	2	0
1970	65	26		3		2	3	0
1975	60	27		2		4	6	1
1980	61	28		2		2	7	0
1985	57	28		2	2	3	8	1
1990	56	25		2	1	5	9	2
1995	56	27		2	1	5	6	2
2000	52	25	5	2	2	5	8	2
2005	49	23	7	2	2	5	10	2
2010	45	21	8	2	2	4	14	4
2011	42	23	10	2	2	5	13	3
2012	41	23	10	2	2	4	14	3
2013	38	23	10	2	2	5	15	4
2014	37	23	10	2	2	6	16	4
2015	38	23	9	2	2	6	17	4
2016	38	22	10	3	2	5	18	2
2017	38	21	9	2	2	5	20	4

Self-described religious identification of Americans from 1948-2017

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