Largest denominational families in U.S., 2001

1990            2001            2004     % of U.S.    change
est                 est               est   population
Catholic                                   46,004,000   50,873,000   71,796,719       24.5%        +11%
Baptist                                     33,964,000   33,830,000   47,744,049       16.3%            0%
Methodist/Wesleyan                14,174,000   14,150,000   19,969,799         6.8%            0%
Lutheran                                   9,110,000     9,580,000    13,520,189        4.6%          +5%
Presbyterian                             4,985,000     5,596,000      7,897,597        2.7%        +12%
Pentecostal/Charismatic           3,191,000     4,407,000      6,219,569        2.1%        +38%
Episcopalian/Anglican               3,042,000     3,451,000      4,870,373        1.7%       +13%
Judaism                                     3,137,000     2,831,000      3,995,371        1.3%       -10%
Latter-day Saints/Mormon         2,487,000     2,697,000      3,806,258        1.3%         +8%
Churches of Christ                    1,769,000     2,593,000      3,659,483        1.2%       +47%
Congregational/
United Church of Christ                599,000     1,378,000      1,944,762        0.7%
Jehovah’s Witnesses                 1,381,000     1,331,000      1,878,431        0.6%          -4%
Assemblies of God                        660,000    1,106,000      1,560,890         0.5%       +68%