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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentecostal Holiness Church | Wisconsin | 59 | 0.00% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 45. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc..'] |
| Plymouth Brethren | Wisconsin | 1,062 | 0.02% | 16 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 619. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.'] |
| Presbyterian | Wisconsin | - | 1.20% | - | - | 1850 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 252-288. | Table A.2: "Denominational Adherents per 1,000 Population, 1850 "; "The adherence rates were estimated from Bureau of the Census (1854) reports on the number of churches, the seating capacity of churches & the value of church property. " |
| Presbyterian | Wisconsin | - | 1.70% | - | - | 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. |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Wisconsin | 48,052 | 0.98% | 171 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 38,055. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).'] |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Wisconsin | 35,098 | 0.69% | 168 units |
- | 1995 | *LINK* official organization web page: Comparative Statistics; [original source for states pop. data: U.S. Bureau of the Census] | Table: "PCUSA Membership by State/Territory -- 1995 "; Columns: "Number of Members ", "Members as a Percent of State Population " and "Number of Congregations " |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | Wisconsin | 34,476 | 0.67% | 167 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web page: Comparative Statistics; [original source for states pop. data: U.S. Bureau of the Census] | Table: "PCUSA Membership by State/Territory -- 1997 "; Columns: "Number of Members ", "Members as a Percent of State Population " and "Number of Congregations " |
| Presbyterian Church in America | Wisconsin | 276 | 0.01% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 191. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church in America.'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Wisconsin | 515 | 0.01% | 10 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 398. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Protestant - no denomination supplied | Wisconsin | - | 6.30% | - | - | 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. |
| Protestant Conference (Lutheran) | Wisconsin | 955 | 0.02% | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 770. [Listed as 'The Protestant Conference (Lutheran).'] |
| Protestant Reformed Churches in America | Wisconsin | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site of PRCA; web page: "Protestant Reformed Churches " (directory); (viewed 27 Feb. 1999); "Last modified, 17-Oct-1998 " | counted churches on directory |
| Quaker | Wisconsin | 1,123 | 0.02% | 17 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 475. [Listed as 'Friends.'] |
| Reformed Church in America | Wisconsin | 12,871 | 0.26% | 27 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 8,184. [Listed as 'Reformed Church in America.'] |
| Reformed Church in the United States | Wisconsin | 395 | 0.01% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 297. [Listed as 'Reformed Church in The United States.'] |
| Romuva | Wisconsin | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1992 | *LINK* official organization web site (1 Jan. 1999); web page: "ROMUVA - LITHUANIAN BALTIC RELIGION?1998 "; by Audrius Dundzila. | "Ramuva was reestablished in 1988... In 1991-1992, Romuva congregations were established and incorporated in Vilnius [Lithuania], Kaunas [Lithuania] and Madison, Wisconsin, USA. " |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Wisconsin | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Salvation Army | Wisconsin | 2,574 | 0.05% | 20 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,298. [Listed as 'Salvation Army.'] |
| Scientology | Wisconsin | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1987 | *LINK* linked to Brett Achorn's OPPOSING VIEW web site "Hard Data on Scientology " (1998) | Organization count based on very detailed analysis of incorporations, creations, closures, etc. |
| Scientology | Wisconsin | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998); section: "Global Locator for Scientology Organizations " | Counted listings of churches and missions in directory. "Church of Scientology Mission of Milwaukee, 710 East Silver Spring Dr Ste. E., White Fish Bay, WI 53217 " |
| Seventh Day Baptist General Conference | Wisconsin | 781 | 0.02% | 7 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 614. [Listed as 'Seventh Day Baptist General Conference.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Wisconsin | 8,935 | 0.18% | 83 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 7,074. [Listed as 'Seventh-Day Adventists.'] |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Wisconsin | - | 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. |
| Southern Baptist Convention | Wisconsin | 10,782 | 0.22% | 58 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 8,530. |
| Theosophical Society | Wisconsin | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Theosophical Society " | official organization directory |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | Wisconsin | 4,339 | 0.09% | 23 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,933. [Listed as 'Unitarian Universalist Association.'] |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | Wisconsin | - | 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. |
| United Baptists | Wisconsin | 11 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 09. [Listed as 'United Baptists.'] |
| United Church of Christ | Wisconsin | 94,010 | 1.92% | 253 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 74,240. [Listed as 'United Church of Christ.'] |
| United Church of God | Wisconsin | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | Counted the churches in their listing. |
| United Methodist Church | Wisconsin | 152,426 | 3.12% | 516 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 120,304. [Listed as 'United Methodist Church.'] |
| Unity Church | Wisconsin | - | - | 11 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed 1998) | Counted the churches in their directory. |
| Universal Foundation for Better Living | Wisconsin | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | directory |
| Urantia Book Readers, Fellowship of | Wisconsin | - | - | 9 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | directory: "1996-1997 International Study Group Directory for readers of The Urantia Book " |
| Wesleyan Church | Wisconsin | 5,438 | 0.11% | 29 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,861. [Listed as 'The Wesleyan Church.'] |
| white supremacist groups | Wisconsin | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1992 | Thompson, S. E. Hate Groups. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books (1994), pg. 30. [Source: Klanwatch] | Map: "White Supremacist Groups in the U.S. in 1992 " Klan, Nazi, Skinheads and/or Other. |
| white supremacist groups - other | Wisconsin | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1992 | Thompson, S. E. Hate Groups. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books (1994), pg. 30. [Source: Klanwatch] | Map: "White Supremacist Groups in the U.S. in 1992 "; 'Other' (Not Klan, Skinhead or Nazi) |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Wisconsin | 222,151 | 4.54% | 409 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 169,817. [Listed as 'Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.'] |
| unmarried couples living together | Wisconsin: Milwaukee | - | 4.10% | - | - | 1990 | Witt, Lynn; S. Thomas & Eric Marcus (ed.) Out in All Directions: A Treasury of Gay and Lesbian America. New York: Warner Books (1995), pg. 365. | Table. "1990 Census... unmarried couples living together in the largest 20 cities follows. " |
| Zikri | world - Baluchi | 750,000 | 6.82% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 84-85. | Location: Pakistan (Province of Baluchistan); Iran; Afghanistan; Turkmenistan; Oman; East African coast "; "The Baluchis are Muslim, mostly Sunni but also including members of the Zikri sect. Zikris (pronounced 'Zigris' in Baluchi) are estimated to number over 750,000 people. They live mostly in Makran and Las Bela in southern Pakistan and are followers of a 15th-century mahdi, an Islamic messiah, called Nur Pak ('Pure Light'). Zikri practices and rituals differ from those of orthodox Islam... " |
| Buddhism | world - except Asia | 1,500,000 | - | - | - | 1994 | Yenne, Bill. 100 Men Who Shaped World History. San Francisco, CA: Bluewood Books (1994), pg. 13. | "Today, there are almost 300 million Buddhists in the world, 99.5 percent of them in Asia. " |
| Universal Church of the Kingdom of God | world - except Brazil | - | - | 300 units |
- | 1995 | *LINK* Epstein, Jack. "Kicking of icon outrages Brazil Catholics " in Dallas Morning News, November 24, 1995; (viewed 30 July 1999, web site: RickRoss.com). | "Overseas, it has opened 300 churches in 46 countries, including 22 in the United States, where it has targeted the Hispanic population on Spanish-speaking cable television stations. It even has its own political party in Portugal. " |
| Universal Church of the Kingdom of God | world - except Brazil | - | - | 300 units |
- | 1995 | *LINK* Nascimento, Elma Lia. "Praise the Lord and pass the catch-up ", "news from Brazil, November 1995; dateline: Brazzil ". (viewed 30 July 1999, web site: RickRoss.com) | "Every pin means a new church in his empire, which by last count had more than 2,000 temples in 46 countries. Three hundred of these prayer houses are outside Brazil. " |
| Chinese | world - except China | 55,000,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | Knoke, William. Bold New World: The Essential Road Map to the Twenty-First Century. New York: Kodansha International (1996), pg. 199. Chapter 10: "The Global Tribes " | "The Chinese were able merchants, and in time some came to settle in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam--every land that forms the South China Sea basin. The Chinese diaspora further spread under the yoke of European colonialism, and to North America... Ethnic Chinese now dominate trade and investment in every country in eastern Asia except Japan and Korea. They have the most capital, the best connections, and the best access to information to put regional deals together, superior to any other group in the world. These dispersed Chinese are the backbone of a new and vitalized regional economy. Today, 55 million ethnic Chinese live outside the People's Republic if China, and while they have developed into distinct cultural groups, each sporting somewhat local characteristics, the sinews tying them to a common 'Chineseness' remain strong. " |
| Brahma Kumaris | world - except India | 5,715 | - | - | - | 1992 | Chryssides, George. Exploring New Religions. London, U.K.: Cassells (1999). | "I have selected the best available [statistics], providing a range where adjudication is impossible... Brahma Kumaris: Britain: 1,200 'regular students'; Outside India: 5,715 (1992) (Whaling); World: 35,000 (1993)... " |
| Brahma Kumaris | world - except India | 5,715 | - | - | - | 1995 | Whaling, F. "Brahma Kumaris " in Journal of Contemporary Religion. Vol. 10, No. 1, 1995, pg. 12. | "In order to organize the work as it expanded different zones were brought into being to help out and take over from the London centre. Russia [is in] Delhi Zone. Centres in the African lands--in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe--came under the Kenya Zone. Centres in nineteen European countries, togther with centres in Israel, Mauritius, Nigeria, & Dubai, remained [in] London Zone. Under the New York Zone came centres in North, Central and South America: Argentina, Jamaica, Mexico, Surinam, Trinidad, & the U.S. And finally under the Sydney Zone... Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, & Thailand. given the strict standards of the Brahma Kumaris their growth has been striking... the numbers are not vast. [In] May 1992 the numbers outside India amounted to 5715 and it is clear that the preponderance of Brahma Kumaris is to be found in India. " |
| Brahma Kumaris | world - except India | - | - | 292 units |
- | 1995 | Whaling, F. "Brahma Kumaris " in Journal of Contemporary Religion. Vol. 10, No. 1, 1995, pg. 12. | "The death of the founder usually represents a time of crisis in the formation of a new religious movement. In the case of Prajapita Brahma this was not so. He was succeeded by the present leader Dadi Prakashmani and other co-leaders, and the work not only continued without diminishment it also began to grow rapidly. This growth took two main forms. First, and importantly, the university began to grow overseas. The first significant centre was set up in London at the beginning of the 1970s and a gifted leader, Dadi Janki, arrived to lead it. From London expansion occurred into the main cities of Britain, into continental Europe, and into the rest of the world. This growth was gradual yet sure. In twenty years, spearheaded by and from the London centre, they have come into being 212 centres and 80 sub-centres in 70 countries. " |
| Hinduism | world - except India | 15,000,000 | - | - | - | 1957 | Welles, Sam. The World's Great Religions, New York: Time Incorporated (1957), pg. 11. | "...Hinduism, the faith of more than 300 million human beings in India, and of about 15 million more in neighboring Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma and in such island outposts as Bali and even Trinidad. " |
| Vedanta Societies | world - except India | - | - | 20 units |
- | 1986 | Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, et al. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy & Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala: Boston (English: pub. 1994; orig. German: 1986), pg. 286. | "The monks of the Ramakrishna order visit other countries... Usually Vedanta centers or societies spring up around these monks; at present there are aproximately twenty such organizations outside India. " |
| Nichiren Shoshu | world - except Japan | 600,000 | - | 732 units |
40 countries |
1998 | *LINK* web site: "Introduction to Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism "; web page: "Nichiren Shoshu Temples " (viewed 1 March 1999) | The number of overseas lay believers at present totals 600,000 in 40 different countries. Nichiren Shoshu has 724 temples throughout Japan. Additionally, overseas, there are a total of eight temples in the following countries |
| PL Kyodan | world - except Japan | - | - | 46 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Official web site of PL Kyodan; home page " (viewed 11 April 1999). | "Originally founded as an order in Japan in 1924, this new faith has had a rise in membership that has been phenomenal. Today PL has over 500 churches in ten different countries with more than one million of members. " [Church Directory linked to to this site lists 36 churches outside of Japan: 10 in North America, 23 in South America, 1 in Oceania, and 2 in Europe.] |
| Soka Gakkai | world - except Japan | 1,260,000 | - | - | - | 1992 | Wilson, B. & Dobbelaere, K. A Time to Chang: The Soka Gakkai Buddhists in Britain. Oxford: Clarendon (1998), pg. 13. | "In 1992 Soka Gakkai International claimed 1,260,000 members in 115 nations in addition to 8,030,000 families in Japan: Nikkei Weekly, 30/1,530 (15 Aug. 1992). " |
| Tenrikyo | world - except Japan | - | - | 941 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 1 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo 1998 ". Church-supplied data. 5 mission headquarters; 9 mission centers; 1 mission posts; 17,112 churches; 21,508 mission stations; 25 church's overseas offices |
| Tenrikyo - graduated from Shuyoka | world - except Japan | 141 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "Statistics on followers who... graduated from Shuyoka... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department " |
| Tenrikyo - new Besseki Pledge | world - except Japan | 1,747 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "Statistics on followers who took the Besseki Pledge... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department " |
| Tenrikyo - received the Sazuke | world - except Japan | 523 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "Statistics on followers who... received the Sazuke... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department " |
| Syrian Orthodox Church of Malabar | world - except Malabar | 150,000 | - | - | - | 1900 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973), pg. 996. | "Syrian Monophysitism... the church of Malabar (Kerala) still perpetuates the Jacobite tradition. They suffered from... great invasions... and by 1900 their numbers (aside from Malabar) were reduced to 150,000, chiefly in Mesopotamia... " |
| Iglesia ni Cristo | world - except Philippines | - | - | 220 units |
67 countries |
1988 | *LINK* web site: "Let Us Reason Ministries "; OPPOSING VIEW web page: "INC: Who Are They? " (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "Igleslia Ni Christo means Church Of Christ (in Philipino)... today they have expanded to at least 220 congregations in 67 countries outside the Philippines... in 1988 they reported 220 congregations outside the Philippines... " |
| Iglesia ni Cristo | world - except Philippines | - | - | 200 units |
- | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Catholic Answer "; opposing or NON-OBJECTIVE web page: "Iglesia Ni Cristo " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Last modified May 25, 1996. | "Since it was founded in the Philippines in 1914, it has grown to the point that it boasts over 200 congregations in some 67 countries outside the Philippines, including a large and expanding contingent in the U.S. " |
| Romanian Orthodox | world - except Romania | - | - | 250 units |
- | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 324, 326. | "There are about 250 Romanian Orthodox churches (with about as many priests) outside Romania proper in adjacent countries, as well as in Western Europe, the United States, and Canada. " |
| Russian Orthodox | world - except Russia | 3,000,000 | - | - | - | 1973 | Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973), pg. 28. | "There are no reliable statistics of church membership in Russia, but there are about 3,000,000 members of the Russian Church outside Russia. " |
| Southern Baptist Convention - missionaries | world - except USA | 1,186 | - | - | - | 1958 | Reeves, Thomas C. Twentieth Century America: A Brief History. New York: Oxford University Press (2000), pg. 193. | "Data on missionary personnel reflected the trend... The number sent out by the conservative Southern Baptist Convention grew from 1,186 to 2,494. " |
| Southern Baptist Convention - missionaries | world - except USA | 2,494 | - | - | - | 1971 | Reeves, Thomas C. Twentieth Century America: A Brief History. New York: Oxford University Press (2000), pg. 193. | "The number [of foreign missioaries] sent out by the conservative Southern Baptist Convention grew from 1,186 to 2,494. " |
| Shiite | world - Kurds | 4,400,000 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 414-415. | "Kurds: Location: Turkey; Iraq; Syria; Iran; Lebanon; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Germany; Population: 5 - 22 million; Religion: Islam "; "Population estimates for the Kurds range from 5 million to 22 million. It is difficult to get an accurate count because the Kurds live in remote mountain areas... "; "About one-fifth are Shi'ite, especially in Iran. " |
| Sufism | world - Kurds | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 414-415. | "About one-fifth are Shi'ite, especially in Iran. Many Kurds also belong to Sufi (Islamic mystic) brotherhoods and meet to chant and dance together to worship Allah. The Sufi brotherhoods are very important in Kurdish village life. " |
| Yezidi | world - Kurds | - | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Hexham, Irving. Concise Dictionary of Religion. Carol Stream, USA: InterVarsity Press (1994). (v. online 6 Oct. 1999) | "YAZDIS: an ancient Kurdish RELIGION... They have two SACRED books the Kitab al-jilwa and Mashaf Rash which are written in Arabic. Their other BELIEFS and practices are believed to reflect CHRISTIAN, ZOROASTRIAN and ISLAMIC influences. " |
| Yezidi | world - Kurds | 70,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 414-415. | "Kurds: Location: Turkey; Iraq; Syria; Iran; Lebanon; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Germany; Population: 5 - 22 million; Religion: Islam "; "Population estimates for the Kurds range from 5 million to 22 million. It is difficult to get an accurate count because the Kurds live in remote mountain areas... "; "There are a million or so Kurdish Alevis in Turkey, and 40,000-70,000 Yazidis (an independent sect combining aspects of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity) mostly in Armenia and Azerbaijan. " |
| Christianity | world - Palestinians | 765,000 | 17.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 617-619. | "Palestinians: Location: Israel and the Occupied Territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; worldwide; Population: 4.5 million "; Pg. 618: "There are more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the world, about 2 million of them in Israel and the Occupied Territories... " Pg. 619: "About 17% of Palestinians are Christians... " |
| Druze | world - Palestinians | 360,000 | 8.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 617-619. | "Palestinians: Location: Israel and the Occupied Territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; worldwide; Population: 4.5 million "; Pg. 618: "There are more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the world, about 2 million of them in Israel and the Occupied Territories... " Pg. 619: "Some 8% of Palestinians are Druze. " |
| Islam | world - Palestinians | 3,375,000 | 75.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 617-619. | "Palestinians: Location: Israel and the Occupied Territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; worldwide; Population: 4.5 million "; Pg. 618: "There are more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the world, about 2 million of them in Israel and the Occupied Territories... " Pg. 619: "Most Palestinians (75%) are Muslims, the majority belonging to the Sunni sect. " |
| poll - believe in God | world - scientists | - | 75.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance (viewed circa Nov. 1998); [Orig. source: Religion Watch newsletter (1998-JUN, Volume 13, #8)] | "75% of scientists worldwide believe in God " |
| Agnostic | Wyoming | - | 0.50% | - | - | 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. |
| American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. | Wyoming | 6,977 | 1.54% | 21 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 5,393. |
| Arapaho | Wyoming | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1780 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 37. | "Arapaho... Today there are from 5,000 - 7,000 on two reservations--one in Wyoming and the other with the Cheyenne in Oklahoma. " |
| Assemblies of God | Wyoming | 5,212 | 1.15% | 52 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,790. [Listed as 'Assemblies of God.'] |
