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Income Distribution Within U.S. Religious Groups

Jan. 30, 2009

In his Jan. 20 inaugural address, President Barack Obama said, "The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity." Surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life find that income varies greatly within and across American religious groups. 

For more on income and religion, see the full report (PDF) of the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey.

*Data on Muslims: Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream
All other data: The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
Note: Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding

More Resources

Pew Forum June 23, 2008 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Affiliation and Demographic Groups Aug. 21, 2008 Survey: Issues and the 2008 Election May 19, 2004 Event: Is the Market Moral?

News Dec. 4, 2008 Church leaders ask Obama for action on economy Religion News Service Nov. 8, 2008 Economy won out for voters of faith Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Jan. 27, 2009 Churches hit hard by tough economic times Orlando Sentinel

Blogs Jan. 28, 2009 The Final Bush Legacy Andrew Sullivan Jan. 27, 2009 The European Social Welfare State Bill The Corner (National Review) Jan. 13, 2009 The Case for Small-Government Egalitarianism Economix (The New York Times)

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