Number Crunch
Facts of Life
You may already know that, with 65.2 million members (around 22% of the population), the Catholic Church is the largest single organization in the United States. But did you know this? The runners-up are the Automobile Association of America (45 million members, 15%) and the American Association of Retired Persons (35 million members, 12%). The second largest religious group (Baptists) has 33 million members — but they are dispersed among several unaffiliated bodies. And so to the polls.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census, AAA, AARP Register illustration by Tim Rauch
