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1 The Browning of America: The Growing Hispanic Presence in the U.S. Presidents Conference Council for Christian Colleges & Universities January 28, 2011 Luis Lugo Director, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Washington, D.C. www.pewforum.org

2 1 Foreign Born Population by Race and Ethnicity Source: Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 2007, Pew Hispanic Center, 2009 I

3 2 Fertility Rates by Ethnicity Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 2007

4 3 Hispanic Population in the U.S. (Actual and Projected) Millions Source: U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050, Pew Research Center, 2008

5 4 Population by Race and Ethnicity, Actual and Projected: 1960, 2005 and 2050 (% of total) Source: U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050, Pew Research Center, 2008

6 5 Religious Affiliation of Foreign and Native Born Source: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, Religious Affiliation: Diverse and Dynamic, p. 47; *Includes respondents who were born in U.S. territories (Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, etc.) and Puerto Rico. Total Population Native BornForeign Born* Christian 78% 79% 74% Protestant 51 55 24 Evangelical churches 26 28 15 Mainline churches 18 20 7 Historically black churches 7 8 2 Catholic 24 21 46 Mormon 1.7 1.8 0.9 Jehovah’s Witness 0.7 0.7 1.0 Orthodox 0.6 0.4 1.8 Other Religions 5 4 9 Jewish 1.7 1.8 1.5 Muslim 0.6 0.3 1.7 Buddhist 0.7 0.6 1.6 Hindu 0.4 <0.3 3.0 Unaffiliated 16 16 16 II

7 Religious Affiliation of Immigrants by Time of Arrival 1910-1960-1970-1980-1990-2000- 195919691979198919992007 Christian 78% 78% 68% 76% 74% 74% Protestant 33 30 24 27 21 22 Evangelical churches 13 15 15 17 13 13 Mainline churches 19 14 7 7 5 5 Historically black churches 1 1 1 3 3 3 Catholic 42 44 39 45 49 48 Mormon 1 1 2 1 1 1 Jehovah’s Witness 1 1 1 1 1 1 Orthodox 2 2 2 2 2 2 Other Religions 7 8 12 10 8 8 Jewish 3 3 3 2 1 1 Muslim <0.5 <0.5 2 2 1 2 Buddhist 1 2 2 2 1 1 Hindu <0.5 2 3 3 4 4 Unaffiliated 13 14 19 14 18 16 Source: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, Religious Affiliation, p. 51. 6

8 7 Racial and Ethnic Distribution of Religious Traditions White Black Asian Other/ Latino Mixed Race Total Population71% 11% 3% 3% 12% Christian Protestant74 16 1 3 5 Evangelical churches 81 6 2 4 7 Mainline churches 91 2 1 3 3 Historically black churches 2 92 0 1 4 Catholic65 2 2 2 29 Mormon86 3 1 3 7 Jehovah’s Witness48 22 0 5 24 Orthodox87 6 2 3 1 Other Religions Jewish95 1 0 2 3 Muslim37 24 20 15 4 Buddhist53 4 32 5 6 Hindu 5 1 88 4 2 Unaffiliated73 8 4 4 11 Source: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, Religious Affiliation, p. 44. Non-Latino

9 8 Denominational Distribution of Latinos Source: Changing Faiths: Latinos and the Transformation of American Religion, p. 7. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and Pew Hispanic Center, 2007. Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Catholic67.6% Protestant19.6 Baptist 6.9 Independent/Nondenominational 3.0 Congregational/Church of Christ 0.7 Presbyterian 0.3 Methodist 0.3 Lutheran 0.2 Episcopalian 0.2 Reformed 0.0 Something else 2.3 Nothing in particular 1.5 DK/Refused 1.1 Other Christians2.7 Jehovah’s Witness 1.9 Mormon 0.7 Orthodox 0.1 Other Faiths0.9 Unaffiliated7.8 DK/Refused1.1

10 9 Religious Tradition Among Latinos by Country of Origin % who are...All Hispanics Mexico Puerto Rico Cuba Dominican Republic Central America South America Catholic 68% 74% 49% 60% 68% 60% 71% Evangelical 1512271492211 Mainline Protestant 5 4 9 76 3 3 Other Christian 3 3 4 12 2 2 Unaffiliated 8 7 914912 8 Source: Changing Faiths, p. 13.

11 10 Renewalism Among Latino Protestants Pentecostals Charismatics Neither All 31% 26%44% Country of Origin Mexican 282547 Puerto Rican 363133 Cuban 342145 Dominican 401347 Central American 382736 South American 293140 Nativity Foreign Born 362539 Native Born 252649 Non-Hispanic Protestants 9 982 † Source: Changing Faiths, p. 30. †Source: 2006 Pew Forum Global Survey of Pentecostals.

12 Conversion Among Latinos by Religious Affiliation % who are... All Mainline Other Hispanics Catholic Evangelical Protestant Christian Unaffiliated Converts 18% 2% 51% 32% 52% 65% Formerly Catholic 13 * 43 26 41 39 Formerly Protestant 3 1 4 5 10 15 Not Converts 82 98 49 68 48 35 Source: Changing Faiths, p. 40. Among Hispanics who are currently…

13 Estimates of the U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population from Latin America, 2000-2008 -12- Source: Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow & U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid- Decade, Pew Hispanic Center, 2008 & 2010 III

14 English Proficiency Among Foreign Born Adults Source: 2006 American Community Survey 13

15 Religious Tradition Among Hispanic Adults by Education and Income 14 Education All U.S. All Hispanics CatholicEvangelical Mainline Protestant Other Christian Unaffiliated Less than high school degree 14% 39%42%34%30%37%33% High school degree 36 474454565249 Four-year college degree 16 109 12 9 17 Income Less than $30,000 31 434639294541 $30,000- $49,000 22 191824212621 $50,000 or more 48171421241125 Source for Hispanics: Changing Faiths, p. 12. Source for Total U.S. Population: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, Religious Affiliation, p. 56, 60. Among Hispanics…

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