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Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths
Roughly one-in-five Asian Americans (22%) say they were raised as Buddhist, and 2% have switched to Buddhism from other faiths (or from having no particular religion). But 10% of Asian Americans have left Buddhism, for a net loss of eight percentage points. Of all the largest Asian-American religious groups, Hindus have the highest retention rate.
Christianity among Asian Americans
Despite recent declines, Christianity is still the most common religion among Asian Americans. About a third of Asian American adults (34%) say their present religion is Christianity, down from 42% when Pew Research Center last conducted an in-depth survey of Asian Americans, in 2012.. Looking at the largest subgroups within Christianity, Protestants now make up 16% of the Asian American ...