Quick Facts: God in America

• 3 in 4 Americans believe "God has a plan for me. 
• 57% of Americans think that God rewards faithfulness with success and happiness.
• 1 in 5 Americans understand the Earth to be the center of the solar system.
• $100 Billion dollars a year "donated" to religions in the U.S. (est.)
• 83% of Americans identify with a religious denomination, (see chart below for more detailed breakdown)
• 42% (~56 million people) attend a church service at least once a week.
• 1 in 3 churchgoers pay a tithe to their congregation. 

http://religions.pewforum.org/reports

• 20% of Americans believe that God is opposed to a heavily-regulated economic system.
• 3 in 4 Americans pray at least once a week.

These statistics allow us to draw some staggering (and scary) conclusions...

• Fewer than 5% of the U.S. population claim a faith outside of the Judeo-Christian mainstream
• Barely one in ten Americans (10.8%) is not affiliated with a congregation, 
• denomination, or other religious group
• The number of Evangelical Christians in America is rapidly approaching 33% of the population

Sources:

• http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2011-09-14/america-religious-denominations/50376288/1
• http://www.isreligion.org/wp-content/uploads/American-Piety-Finall.pdf
• http://hirr.hartsem.edu/research/fastfacts/fast_facts.html#sizecong
• http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13512/megachurches-growing-in-number-and-size
• http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/twenty-percent-of-americans-think-sun-revolves-around-earth/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_States
• http://askville.amazon.com/total-revenue-churches-basically-non-profit-hard-find-info/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=529474