Following up on my post on how the US just passed the 300 million population mark, I picked up this issue of Time Magazine at the airport today. In it is a story about what America looks like today:
...as the U.S. population tops 300 million, TIME takes a close look at the country. Who are we, really? How do we live? What do we believe? How much do we earn?
I bought the magazine primarily because it included a series of well done visual representations of American demographics. They do a wonderful job of conveying an information-rich snapshot of the US today. Here are links to online versions of the same graphics:
- Denomination Nation
Seventy-seven percent of the U.S. population falls into one of three religious groups Mainline Protestants, Evangelical Protestants and Catholics.
- How We View God
By asking Americans how they perceive God, researchers have constructed four religious viewpoints. Click to see how these different views shape our politics.
- This Is Where We Live
Take a look at America by the numbers. Click on the map to learn more
- Who We Are
The U.S. population has almost never stopped expanding. Click to learn more about the changing face of America
Take a look and I'm sure you'll find a few surprises. The graphs on religion in America were particularly interesting to me after having just attended the Economics of Religion Conference in Portland.
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