This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion.

Primary Researchers

Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director of Research

Research Team

Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher Becka A. Alper, Research Associate Kiana Cox, Research Associate Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, Research Associate Claire Gecewicz, Research Analyst

Editorial and Graphic Design

Michael Lipka, Senior Editor Jeff Diamant, Senior Writer/Editor Aleksandra Sandstrom, Copy Editor Bill Webster, Information Graphics Designer       

Communications and Web Publishing

Stacy Rosenberg, Associate Director, Digital Travis Mitchell, Digital Producer Anna Schiller, Communications Manager Jessica Pumphrey, Communications Associate

Vice President of Research Claudia Deane and Director of Survey Research Courtney Kennedy gave valuable feedback on this report. Additionally, Pew Research Center would like to thank John C. Green, director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron, who served as a senior adviser on the U.S. Religious Landscape Studies, providing valuable advice on the survey questionnaires, categorization of respondents and drafts of the reports.