The Bureau of the Census collected information in the Census of Religious Bodies from 1906-1936. This information was obtained from religious organizations.
Public Law 94-521 prohibits us from asking a question on religious affiliation on a mandatory basis; therefore, the Bureau of the Census is not the source for information on religion.
Some statistics on religion can be found in the 2003 Statistical Abstract of the United States, tables 79-82. These tables are in Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format (PDF). To view PDF files, you will need Acrobat Reader which is available for free from Adobe.
Please contact one of the following for further assistance regarding religious information:
Adherent Statistics and Religious Geography Citations
website: www.adherents.com
Glenmary Research Center
1312 5th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37208
(615) 256-1905
website: www.glenmary.org/grc/default.htmHartford Institute for Religious Research at Hartford Seminary
77 Sherman Street
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 509-9543
Fax: 860-509-9559
E-mail:hirr@hartsem.edu or www.hartfordinstitute.org
website:hirr.hartsem.edu/csrr/American Religion Data Archive
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Purdue University
1365 Stone Hall
West Lafayette, IN
(765)494-0081
Fax: 765-496-1470
website:www.ARDA.tm
Last Revised: Friday, 01-Oct-2004 11:11:36 EDT
