Religion
Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...
in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
is dominated by various branches of
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
and spans the period of
Native American dwelling,
European
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settlement, and the present day. Religion has been a major influence on
art
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There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
,
culture
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,
philosophy
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and
law
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of the continent.
Between them, the
United States
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,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
and
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
account for 85 percent of the population of North America. Religion in each of these countries is dominated by
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
(77.4), making it the largest religious group in North America.
By religion
Judaism
*North America: 1.5%
*United States: 1.7%
[
] to 2.9%
*Canada: 1.2%
*Mexico: 0.02%
Christianity
*North America: 75.2%-77.4%
*Mexico: 87.7%
*United States: 73.7%
*Canada: 67.3%
Islam
*Canada: 4.9%
*United States: 1.2%
*Mexico: 0.2%
Buddhism
*Canada: 1.4%
*Mexico: 0.1%
*United States: 0.9%
Hinduism
*Canada: 2.3%
*United States: 1.0%
*Mexico: 0.09%
Sikhism
*Canada: 2.1%
*United States: 0.2%
Bahá'í Faith
*United States: 0.2%
*Canada: 0.1%
*Mexico: <0.1%
Irreligion
*Canada: 29%
*United States: 28%
*Mexico: 4.6%
Religious diversity is increasing in Mexico
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By country
Canada
Mexico
United States
See also
* Catholic Church in North America
The Catholic Church in North America refers to the Catholic Church in North America, in full communion with the Holy See in Rome, including its various geographical coverage on the continent. It is prevalent in many different countries, on the mai ...
* Eastern Orthodoxy in North America
Eastern Orthodoxy in North America represents adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in North America, including the United States, Canada, Mexico and other North American states. Estima ...
* Oriental Orthodoxy in North America
Oriental Orthodoxy in North America represents adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Oriental Orthodox Christianity in North America, including the United States, Canada, Mexico and other North American states. Orie ...
* Religion in South America
Religion in South America has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law. Christianity is the continent's main religion, with Roman Catholics having the most adherents. Sizeable minorities of non-religious people and adherents of o ...
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