More than three-quarters of Americans identify themselves as Christian, Gallup reports. Pollsters found that 78 percent of Americans identify with Christianity. Overall, more than 82 percent of Americans have a religious identity, with this percentage breakdown:
52.5: Protestant/other Christian
23.6: Catholic
1.9: Mormon
1.6: Jewish
0.5: Muslim
2.4: Other non-Christian
15: None/atheist/agnostic
2.5: No response
The findings fit the trend of an increasing percentage of Americans who do not embrace a formal religious identity.
In 1951, 1 percent of Americans did not have a religious identity, compared to 24 percent identifying as Catholic and 68 percent claiming a non-Catholic Christian faith.
Gallup found earlier this year that 92 percent of Americans say they believe in God, which suggests that a lack of religious identity is not necessarily linked to atheism.
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