The smallest religion in America?

MSNBC - We count, therefore we are: "Roman Catholics had the largest reported religious membership, with 66.4 million Americans, followed by the Southern Baptist Convention, with 16.2 million members (and over 94,000 pastors). Utah had the most self-identified Christian residents -- over 74 percent -- while Nevada and Oregon hovered at just 30 percent. On the more modest side, 11,000 Americans identified themselves as Rastafarians; 4,000 as devotees of Ethical Culture."

Thanks to Emil Volcheck, of the Baltimore Society, for pointing out the URL of the Census Bureau's 2001 stats from which this is drawn -- showing EC as, indeed, the smallest religion that they track.

Posted by Jone Johnson Lewis on December 18, 2004


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