1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 25,172
2000: 64,200
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 24,000; 95.3%
2000: 62,042; 96.6%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 300; 1.2%
________  [2000] 1,023; 1.6%

Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 800; 3.2%
_____________     [2000] 625; 1.0%

Nonreligious: [1970] 100; 0.4%
_________________[2000] 530; 0.8%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 7,662; 30.4%
___________________________   [2000] 1,939; 3.0%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 16,338; 64.9%
__________________________ [2000] 60,103; 93.6%

Protestants: [1970] 14,000; 55.6%
______________ [2000] 67,431; 105.0%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 2,000; 8.0%
______________________ [2000] 5,250; 8.2%
Independents: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_________________ [2000] 8,100; 12.7%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 338; 1.3%
_________________________ [2000] 2,500; 3.9%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_____________________ [2000] -23,178; -36.2%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 4,500; 17.9%
________________ [2000] 19,900; 31.1%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 4,000; 15.9%
__________________________________ [2000] 30,200; 47.2%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 4,300; 17.1%
____________________________________ [2000] 7,300; 11.4%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)
Marshallese: 88.5%
USA White: 6.5%