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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Kansas | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Kentucky | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Kyrgyzstan | 1,141,750 | 25.00% | - | - | 1989 | Shoemaker, M. Wesley. Russia, Eurasian States, and Eastern Europe 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 164. | "Population: 4,567,000 (1992 est.)... Principal Religion: Islam. About 25% of the people are nominally Orthodox Christian. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Latin America | 549,000 | 0.11% | - | - | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999). [Source: 1999 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 695. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1998 " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Louisiana | - | 0.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Maine | - | 0.30% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Maryland | - | 0.40% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Massachusetts | - | 0.60% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Michigan | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Minnesota | - | 0.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Mississippi | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Missouri | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Montana | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Nebraska | - | 0.40% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Nevada | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | New Hampshire | - | 0.90% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | New Jersey | - | 0.90% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | New Mexico | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | New York | - | 0.70% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | New York: New York City | 58,400 | 0.80% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 110. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Cities by Percentage ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total NY pop: 7.3 million. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | New Zealand | 4,323 | 0.13% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Orthodox Christian groups (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | New Zealand | 4,263 | 0.13% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Orthodox Christian groups (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | New Zealand | 6,924 | 0.19% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Orthodox Christian groups (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Orthodox categories listed separately: Greek Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox not further defined, Russian Orthodox, Assyrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Other Orthodox Christian. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | North America | 4,852,000 | 1.60% | - | - | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999). [Source: 1999 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 695. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1998 " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | North Carolina | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | North Dakota | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Oceania | 675,000 | 2.29% | - | - | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999). [Source: 1999 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 695. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1998 " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Oceania | - | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check " (Protestant); web page: "Pacific: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 " by Justin D. Long, 1998 (viewed 5 March 1999) | "Pacific area... defined by the U.N. to include Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, & several other smaller islands in the south Pacific area. "; "Though Christianity as a whole adds more than 300,000 members annually, 66,000 through conversion, it will slip to 83% of the population by 2000... The only traditions growing faster than the population rate are Non-white indigenous (at 1.99%), Marginals (2.86%) and Orthodox (2.49%) [and also Evangelicals, Great Commission Christians and Pentecostals] " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Ohio | - | 0.30% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Oklahoma | - | 0.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Oregon | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Pennsylvania | - | 0.40% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Pennsylvania: Philadelphia | 1,600 | 0.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 110. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Cities by Percentage ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total Philadelphia pop: 1.6 million. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Rhode Island | - | 0.30% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | South Carolina | - | 0.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | South Dakota | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Tennessee | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Texas | - | 0.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth | 3,900 | 0.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 112. | Table 3-6: "Religious Profiles of Selected Metropolitan Areas ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total area pop: 3.9 million. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Texas: Houston | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 112. | Table 3-6: "Religious Profiles of Selected Metropolitan Areas ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total area pop: 3.7 million. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Uruguay | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 1,859,000 | - | - | - | 1951 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,354,000 | - | - | - | 1952 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,100,000 | - | - | - | 1953 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,024,000 | - | - | - | 1954 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,387,000 | - | - | - | 1955 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,598,000 | - | - | - | 1956 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,540,000 | - | - | - | 1957 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,545,000 | - | - | - | 1958 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,808,000 | - | - | - | 1959 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,699,000 | - | - | - | 1960 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,800,000 | - | - | - | 1961 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 3,002,000 | - | - | - | 1962 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 3,094,000 | - | - | - | 1963 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 3,167,000 | - | - | - | 1964 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 3,172,000 | - | - | - | 1965 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,651,000 | - | - | - | 1967 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 2,660,000 | - | - | - | 1968 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 3,745,000 | - | - | - | 1969 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 3,850,000 | - | - | - | 1970 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391. | Table: "Membership of Religious Bodies, 1890 to 1970, & by Major Groups: 1951 to 1970 "; "Orthodox Christian " listed in this table as "Eastern Churches "; pg. 389: "The Eastern Churches report estimates of the total number of persons within the cultural or nationality group served. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 4,387,000 | - | - | - | 1970 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything, DK Publishing, Inc.: New York (1997); pg. 160-161. | List: "Fastest Growing Religious Affiliations in the US " (Based on increase/decrease in membership between 1970 and 1995). |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 3,000,000 | - | - | - | 1973 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 985-986. | "The historic testimony and ways of about 100,000 Unitarians or 400,000 Christian Scientists or a handful of surviving Shakers are better known, even in many seminaries, than the faith of America's nearly three million Orthodox. " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 4,050,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | Carmody, Denise Lardner & John Tully Carmody. Western Ways to the Center: An Introduction to Western Religions; Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Co. (1983); pg. 122. | Table: "Membership Data on Major American Religious Groups [1979] "; [Listed as "Eatern Churches (Orthodox) "] |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 502,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 15-17. | Table 1-2: Self-Described Adherence of U.S. Adult Population 1990. Phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by Graduate School of City U. of New York. |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | USA | 3,500,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 289-290. | "While NSRI... estimates 0.5 mil. adult adherents, the various Orthodox churches in US, counting as adherents anyone whom they baptize and anyone who admits to an ethnic or national heritage associated with an Orthodox church... claim 3.5 million members " |
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