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"The largest religion in the U.S. is Christianity, claimed by the majority of the population (76% in 2008). From those queried, roughly 51% of Americans are Protestants, 24% are Catholics, 1.7% are Mormons (the name commonly used to refer to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), and 1.7% have affiliations with various other Christian denominations. Christianity was introduced during the period of European colonization".


 * The Catholic Church, 68,202,492 members
 * The Southern Baptist Convention, 16,136,044 members
 * The United Methodist Church, 7,679,850 members
 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6,157,238 members
 * The Church of God in Christ, 5,499,875 members

Source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_States .