Society · Facts & sources
3 sourced facts about Jewish Americans — population, practice and identity, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
AnswerReform, at 37%
Reform Judaism is the largest branch, followed by Conservative at 17% and Orthodox at 9%, with 32% claiming no particular branch.
Source: Pew Research Center (2020) pewresearch.org
Answer12% vs 27%
Weekly religious attendance among Jewish Americans is notably lower than among the US public overall.
Source: Pew Research Center (2020) pewresearch.org
Answerabout 16.5 million
That's roughly 0.2% of the world's total population of about 8.28 billion people.
Source: Wikipedia, Jewish population by country en.wikipedia.org