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CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIANITY
Daniel Patte, General Editor
Editorial Board | Preparing Contextual, Conceptual-Theological and Historical, and Methodological Entries | CDC@vanderbilt.edu

NATION: VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE US

1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 63,500
2000: 93,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 62,400; 98.3%
2000: 89,520; 96.3%

1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:

Bahaís: [1970] 300; 0.5%
________  [2000] 577; 0.6%
Hindus: [1970] %
_______    [2000] 390; 0.4%
Jews: [1970] 200; 0.3%
_____   [2000] 301; 0.3%
Muslims: [1970] %
________     [2000] 98; 0.1%

Nonreligious: [1970] 600; 0.9%
______________[2000] 2,069; 2.2%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 6,476; 10.2%
___________________________   [2000] 3,361; 3.6%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 55,924; 88.1%
__________________________ [2000] 86,159; 92.6%
Anglicans: [1970] 9,686; 15.3%
_____________ [2000] 13,800; 14.8%
Protestants: [1970] 22,314; 35.1%
______________ [2000] 40,000; 43.0%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 18,870; 29.7%
______________________ [2000] 29,000; 31.2%
Independents: [1970] 4,354; 6.9%
_________________ [2000] 12,800; 13.8%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 700; 1.1%
_________________________ [2000] 1,500; 1.6%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] %
_____________________ [2000] -10,941; -11.8%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 10,400; 16.4%
________________ [2000] 18,500; 19.9%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 6,800; 10.7%
_____________________________ [2000] 22,350; 24.0%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 7,600; 12.0%
____________________________ [2000] 11,931; 12.8%