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United States, irreligion vs. religion and demographics

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According to the 2014 [[General Social Survey]] (GSS), the number of [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in the United States has remained relatively stable in the past 23 years. In 1991, 2% of Americans identified as atheist, and 4% identified as agnostic. In 2014, 3% of Americans identified as atheists, and 5% identified as agnostics.<ref>Hout, Michael; Smith, Tom (March 2015). "[http://www.norc.org/PDFs/GSS%20Reports/GSS_Religion_2014.pdf Fewer Americans Affiliate with Organized Religions, Belief and Practice Unchanged: Key Findings from the 2014 General Social Survey]" (PDF). General Social Survey. NORC</ref>
In June 2016, a Gallup poll indicated that 89% ''American Interest'' reported:{{Cquote|First of all, religious belief is still very powerful and widespread, and there is nothing inevitable about its decline. In fact, the proportion of Americans people who say they believe in God which was a 3% rise over its actually ticked modestly upward, from 86 percent to 89 percent, since [[Gallup Poll|Gallup]] last asked the question in 2014 poll.<ref>[http://www.gallupthe-american-interest.com/poll2016/19327106/americans30/atheism-believeis-god.aspx Most Americans Still Believe in Godrising-but/ Atheism is Rising, But…], Gallup PollAmerican Interest</ref>}}
The Pew Research Center reported in 2013: