Resources for data on religious affiliation

Select Data Links:

• The main data source for religious affiliation is from Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States: 2000 by the Glenmary Research Center.
  • Only limited data are provided free-of-charge on their website; excerpts are included here.
  • According to this report, North Dakota has the 2nd highest proportion of adherents in the nation at 73.2% (second to Utah at 74.7%)
  • Profiles of the 15 largest religious groups for metropolitan areas are provided, including:
    • Bismarck, ND
    • Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN
    • Grand Forks, ND-MN
  • Maps of the United States by county are also provided, including:
    • Percent of Population Claimed by All Participating Religious Groups
    • Largest Participating Religious Group
    • Largest Participating Protestant Religious Group
    • Participating Eastern Religious Groups
    • Catholic Church adherents
    • Estimate of Jewish adherents
    • Estimate of Muslim adherents
• Additional data resources for religion include:
  • American Religion Data Archive
  • American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) 2001 - a publication of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York [pdf]
  • Child Trends DataBank
    • Religiosity
    • Religious Services Attendance
  • Cultural Geography of the United States -- Gallery of Religion Maps (use Glenmary data)
  • General Social Survey Topics on Religion
  • National Study of Youth and Religion
  • National Survey of Children's Health (question on religious attendance)
  • Religioustolerance.org
    • Religious Identification in the U.S.

Additional Links:

• Adherents.com
• Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life