The Protestant Denomination
Protestants are the largest branch of Christianity in the United States, followed by Catholics with about half as many members. Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are the 3rd largest Christian branch, comprising about 2% of the U.S. population.
There are about 9,000 Protestant Christian denominations in the world according to the World Christian Encyclopedia, published by Oxford University Press. The largest are:
| Denomination |
|
Estimated Members |
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Estimated Denominations |
| Lutherans |
|
61 million |
|
253 |
| Baptistic-Pentecostal / Keswick |
|
49 million |
|
396 |
| Baptists |
|
48 million |
|
322 |
| Reformed / Presbyterian |
|
44 million |
|
300 |
| Methodists |
|
23 million |
|
123 |
| United church |
|
22 million |
|
54 |
| Lutheran / Reformed united |
|
15 million |
|
24 |
| Adventist groups |
|
11 million |
|
218 |
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