Religious Affiliations of Federal Prisoners
SPECIFIC TOTAL MALE FEMALE %
Adventist 882 826 56 0.70%
American Indian 4030 3881 149 3.21%
ATHEIST 114 111 3 0.091%
Bahai 10 10 0 0.007%
Buddhist 1327 1266 61 1.05%
Catholic 38429 35544 2885 30.61%
Church of Christ 1814 1650 164 1.44%
Hindu 213 209 4 0.17%
Jehovah’s Witness 849 785 64 0.68%
Jewish 1499 1422 77 1.19%
Hare Krishna 18 18 0 0.01%
Moorish 1447 1436 11 1.15%
Mormon 325 301 24 0.26%
Muslim 6831 6541 290 5.44%
Nation of Islam 2719 2707 12 2.17%
No Preference 15753 15209 544 12.55%
Orthodox 422 411 11 0.34%
Other 5116 4638 478 4.08%
Pentecostal 1468 1212 256 1.17%
Protestant 34375 30968 3407 27.38%
Rastafarian 2322 2314 8 1.85%
Santeria 455 445 10 0.36%
Science 212 207 5 0.17%
Sikh 13 13 0 0.01%
Unknown 4893 4459 434 3.90%
TOTAL 125,536
Source: U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons,
Census 04-11-2000
