Racial and ethnic composition among Catholics by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among Catholics by race/ethnicity

% of Catholics who identify as…

Generational cohortWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Younger Millennial43%5%5%44%3%527
Older Millennial42%4%4%49%2%647
Generation X49%3%3%43%2%1,461
Baby Boomer67%2%3%26%2%2,861
Silent80%2%1%16%1%1,351
Greatest82%< 1%4%11%2%138
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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