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 supernatural, ...

in North America 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 pop ...

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

art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

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 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 primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

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 tot ...

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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