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Religious demographics in the US

Pew’s projections attribute the faster growth of Muslims in the United States mainly to demographic factors.

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Jan 29, 2026

What methods do researchers use to estimate religious populations in U.S. cities given the census restriction on religious questions?

Researchers reconstruct religious populations in by stitching together denominational and congregational reports, large-scale surveys, administrative records and statistical modeling — because the is ...

Jan 11, 2026

What are the projections for Muslim population in the US by 2050?

Pew Research Center projects the U.S. Muslim population will more than double from about 3.45–3.85 million in the late 2010s/early 2020s to roughly 8.1 million by 2050, equal to about 2.1% of the U.S....