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Religion atlasTradition-first editorial surface12 traditions / 8 denominations
Traditions first, denominations nested underneath
Lead with the live footprint map and tradition-level structure, then open denomination shelves only when you want more granularity. Population share and adherent share stay visibly distinct the entire way down the page.
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Published traditions
12
Primary religion atlas units above the fold.
Denominations
8
Nested under traditions and full catalog.
Politics-enabled
12
Stable modeled series published.
Measurement grammar
2 tracks
Population share and adherent share stay separate.
Dossier navigation
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20 dossiersStage: CatholicPopulation default
Compact trust rail

Release boundaries and measurement rules

The atlas stays visually richer without hiding what is measured, what is modeled, or what is still held out of indexing.
Two measures, never collapsed

The atlas preserves share of total population and share of adherents as separate measures in every major module.

Religion Census 2020

Footprint and adherent counts come from the U.S. Religion Census 2020 paired with Akashic population baselines.

Politics only when stable

Modeled politics appears only for traditions with a stable enough public series.

Atlas map stage

Live map stage

This stage keeps the atlas product-led: switch the subject, change the geography frame, and read the leaderboard without dropping into the lower full catalog yet.
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Catholic

Christian stays pinned while you switch between county and state context.

Top places in view
Live leaderboard from the same layer powering the map.
Traditions

Tradition shelves

Traditions stay primary above the fold. Denominations surface as nested shelves inside the tradition cards and again inside the lower full catalog.
Tradition shelf

Catholic

Tradition-level footprint with no denomination shelf in the public atlas.

1 entries0 denominations
Lead dossier
Catholic
Population share 18.5% · Adherents 38.4%
Supporting shelf

This tradition currently stands alone above the fold; deeper detail opens in the full atlas.

Tradition shelf

Evangelical Protestant

Tradition-level footprint with no denomination shelf in the public atlas.

1 entries0 denominations
Lead dossier
Evangelical Protestant
Population share 16.3% · Adherents 33.9%
Supporting shelf

This tradition currently stands alone above the fold; deeper detail opens in the full atlas.

Tradition shelf

Other Religion

1 denomination nested under this tradition.

2 entries1 denominations
Lead dossier
Other Religion
Population share 5.6% · Adherents 11.7%
Supporting shelf
Amish
Tradition shelf

Mainline Protestant

4 denominations nested under this tradition.

5 entries4 denominations
Lead dossier
Mainline Protestant
Population share 5.1% · Adherents 10.7%
Supporting shelf
ELCA LutheranLCMS LutheranLutheranWELS Lutheran
Tradition shelf

Black Protestant

Tradition-level footprint with no denomination shelf in the public atlas.

1 entries0 denominations
Lead dossier
Black Protestant
Population share 2.2% · Adherents 4.6%
Supporting shelf

This tradition currently stands alone above the fold; deeper detail opens in the full atlas.

Tradition shelf

LDS / Mormon

Tradition-level footprint with no denomination shelf in the public atlas.

1 entries0 denominations
Lead dossier
LDS / Mormon
Population share 1.9% · Adherents 4.0%
Supporting shelf

This tradition currently stands alone above the fold; deeper detail opens in the full atlas.

Tradition shelf

Orthodox Christian

Tradition-level footprint with no denomination shelf in the public atlas.

1 entries0 denominations
Lead dossier
Orthodox Christian
Population share 0.3% · Adherents 0.7%
Supporting shelf

This tradition currently stands alone above the fold; deeper detail opens in the full atlas.

Tradition shelf

Buddhist

Tradition-level footprint with no denomination shelf in the public atlas.

1 entries0 denominations
Lead dossier
Buddhist
Population share <0.1% · Adherents <0.1%
Supporting shelf

This tradition currently stands alone above the fold; deeper detail opens in the full atlas.

Tradition shelf

Hindu

Tradition-level footprint with no denomination shelf in the public atlas.

1 entries0 denominations
Lead dossier
Hindu
Population share <0.1% · Adherents <0.1%
Supporting shelf

This tradition currently stands alone above the fold; deeper detail opens in the full atlas.

Tradition shelf

Jehovah's Witness

Tradition-level footprint with no denomination shelf in the public atlas.

1 entries0 denominations
Lead dossier
Jehovah's Witness
Population share <0.1% · Adherents <0.1%
Supporting shelf

This tradition currently stands alone above the fold; deeper detail opens in the full atlas.

Tradition shelf

Jewish

3 denominations nested under this tradition.

4 entries3 denominations
Lead dossier
Jewish
Population share <0.1% · Adherents <0.1%
Supporting shelf
Conservative JewishOrthodox JewishReform Jewish
Tradition shelf

Muslim

Tradition-level footprint with no denomination shelf in the public atlas.

1 entries0 denominations
Lead dossier
Muslim
Population share <0.1% · Adherents <0.1%
Supporting shelf

This tradition currently stands alone above the fold; deeper detail opens in the full atlas.

Full atlas

Search the full atlas

The lower workbench keeps the complete release set available after the curated sections have already established the structure.
20 visible dossiers12 grouped shelvesCards view
Tradition shelf

Catholic

1 result
Stage pickPUBLISHEDtradition

Catholic

RI · St. James

Tradition
U.S. population share
18.5%
Adherent share
38.4%
Tradition shelf

Evangelical Protestant

1 result
Stage pickPUBLISHEDtradition

Evangelical Protestant

AL · King

Tradition
U.S. population share
16.3%
Adherent share
33.9%
Tradition shelf

Other Religion

2 results
Stage pickPUBLISHEDtradition

Other Religion

UT · Franklin

Tradition
U.S. population share
5.6%
Adherent share
11.7%
PUBLISHEDdenomination

Amish

AK · Abbeville

Denomination
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
Tradition shelf

Mainline Protestant

5 results
Stage pickPUBLISHEDtradition

Mainline Protestant

ND · Nelson

Tradition
U.S. population share
5.1%
Adherent share
10.7%
PUBLISHEDdenomination

ELCA Lutheran

AK · Abbeville

Denomination
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
PUBLISHEDdenomination

LCMS Lutheran

AK · Abbeville

Denomination
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
PUBLISHEDdenomination

Lutheran

AK · Abbeville

Denomination
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
PUBLISHEDdenomination

WELS Lutheran

AK · Abbeville

Denomination
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
Tradition shelf

Black Protestant

1 result
Stage pickPUBLISHEDtradition

Black Protestant

DC · Nevada

Tradition
U.S. population share
2.2%
Adherent share
4.6%
Tradition shelf

LDS / Mormon

1 result
PUBLISHEDtradition

LDS / Mormon

UT · Franklin

Tradition
U.S. population share
1.9%
Adherent share
4.0%
Tradition shelf

Orthodox Christian

1 result
PUBLISHEDtradition

Orthodox Christian

DC · Lake and Peninsula Borough

Tradition
U.S. population share
0.3%
Adherent share
0.7%
Tradition shelf

Buddhist

1 result
PUBLISHEDtradition

Buddhist

AK · Abbeville

Tradition
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
Tradition shelf

Hindu

1 result
PUBLISHEDtradition

Hindu

AK · Abbeville

Tradition
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
Tradition shelf

Jehovah's Witness

1 result
PUBLISHEDtradition

Jehovah's Witness

AK · Abbeville

Tradition
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
Tradition shelf

Jewish

4 results
PUBLISHEDdenomination

Conservative Jewish

AK · Abbeville

Denomination
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
PUBLISHEDtradition

Jewish

AK · Abbeville

Tradition
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
PUBLISHEDdenomination

Orthodox Jewish

AK · Abbeville

Denomination
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
PUBLISHEDdenomination

Reform Jewish

AK · Abbeville

Denomination
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
Tradition shelf

Muslim

1 result
PUBLISHEDtradition

Muslim

AK · Abbeville

Tradition
U.S. population share
<0.1%
Adherent share
<0.1%
Method

Method and publishing rules

The redesigned atlas remains evidence-first: richer color and stronger structure, but the same release rules and contract boundaries.
API docsMethodology
Source basis
Source basis
Religion Census 2020 adherent counts pair with Akashic population baselines so population share and adherent share can be browsed side by side.
Tradition-first publishing
Tradition-first publishing
Traditions carry the main editorial structure. Denominations stay nested and lower on the page unless the user explicitly enters the full atlas.
Contract-linked explorer
Contract-linked explorer
The map stage and every spotlight route cleanly into the Explorer and the religion contract docs without changing the public dossier/API shape.