The US Religion Survey found that from 2007 to 2012:
- The percentage of those who identified as ‘Protestant’ fell from 53% to 48%, but for Catholics the drop was only 1% (from 23% to 22%).
- The percentage of persons who were not affiliated with any religion * increased from 11.6% to 13.9%.
* Defined as either Atheists, Agnostics or ‘Nothing in particular’.