Religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatur ...

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and th ...

is dominated by various branches of

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global popula ...

and spans the period of Native American dwelling, European settlement, and the present day. Religion has been a major influence on art,

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. ...

and

law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

of the continent. Between them, the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

and

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

account for 85 percent of the population of North America. Religion in each of these countries is dominated by

(77.4), making it the largest religious group in North America.

By religion

Judaism

*North America: 1.5% *United States: 1.7% to 2.9% *Canada: 1.2% *Mexico: 0.02%

Christianity

*North America: 75.2%-77.4% *Mexico: 87.7% *United States: 73.7% *Canada: 67.3%

Islam

*Canada: 4.9% *United States: 1.2% *Mexico: 0.2%

Buddhism

*Canada: 1.4% *Mexico: 0.1% *United States: 0.9%

Hinduism

*Canada: 2.3% *United States: 1.0% *Mexico: 0.09%

Sikhism

*Canada: 2.1% *United States: 0.2%

Bahá'í Faith

*United States: 0.2% *Canada: 0.1% *Mexico: <0.1%

Irreligion

*Canada: 29% *United States: 28% *Mexico: 4.6%Religious diversity is increasing in Mexico
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By religion

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Buddhism

Hinduism

Sikhism

Bahá'í Faith

Irreligion

By country

Canada

Mexico

United States

See also

References

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