Its kind of funny how in general non believers tend to earn more money (agnost/atheist) (which is understandable, less restrictions on life) except for when it comes to the jewish and hindu.
I wonder what makes people from that religion be so different than other religions when looking at income. (im not american so i wouldnt know)
divine_pearl on
Source?
Also how is it calculated, what constitutes as household? In a lot of Hindu and some other cultures’ households the male child doesn’t really move out if at all, they only do after marriage. That would skew the data wouldn’t it?
Cero_Kurn on
Atheisst
Afnostic
Nothing in particular is exaxtly thw same thing
Dombo1896 on
Why doesn’t it align at 100%?
ozneoknarf on
Data like this doesn’t tell a whole story, first Jews and Hindus are basically located in large eastern and western coast cities where wages are way higher but so is prices, second Jewish and Hindu men stay with their families until marriage which means they have more people working, so obviously they will have a higher house income. The non religious, Christian’s and surprisingly Muslim have a way larger rural or small town population.
MySillyRedditName123 on
My wife is Hindu and I’m a former Jew turned atheist. I’d better start practicing Judaism again so we can be wealthier.
Worldten on
There is a bit of bias when it comes to the Hindu income. The USA has a strict immigration policy that only allows the more educated Hindus to come into the USA, and those educated Hindus tend to have higher income jobs.
You wouldn’t really see this in Middle East countries because they import Hindus that just want to work regardless of education or status.
LamppostBoy on
What am I supposed to do with this information
DaTrout7 on
Studies like this really only lead to confusion. Like what definition are they using for atheism, “nothing at all”, and agnostic.
Atheism pertains specifically to whether they believe a god exists and you can be atheistic while being in a religion. (Buddhist, or even christian atheist)
Agnostic isnt a religion but a stance on knowledge. You can be an agnostic christian, an agnostic atheist etc.
“Nothing at all” seems to be a response to a question but we dont know what that question is. If its pertaining to a belief in a god then why doesnt that fall under Atheism? If its pertaining to adherence to a religion why doesnt that fall under Atheism or agnosticism?
No_Situation4785 on
Mormon would be interesting to see on this chart; i’m very curious how that group matches up especially vs Jewish and Hindu
ChicagoJohn123 on
How much of this aligns with regions? For instance, roughly half the Jewish people in the us are in the NYC metro area, and people there tend to make more money.
Gurgoth on
It pays to not be Christian.
sailorsail on
Look at the Hindus hoarding all the money under the radar
![[OC] religion wise income share in US](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/zt07acyfsilf1-1024x611.png "[OC] religion wise income share in US")
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Its kind of funny how in general non believers tend to earn more money (agnost/atheist) (which is understandable, less restrictions on life) except for when it comes to the jewish and hindu.
I wonder what makes people from that religion be so different than other religions when looking at income. (im not american so i wouldnt know)
Source?
Also how is it calculated, what constitutes as household? In a lot of Hindu and some other cultures’ households the male child doesn’t really move out if at all, they only do after marriage. That would skew the data wouldn’t it?
Atheisst
Afnostic
Nothing in particular is exaxtly thw same thing
Why doesn’t it align at 100%?
Data like this doesn’t tell a whole story, first Jews and Hindus are basically located in large eastern and western coast cities where wages are way higher but so is prices, second Jewish and Hindu men stay with their families until marriage which means they have more people working, so obviously they will have a higher house income. The non religious, Christian’s and surprisingly Muslim have a way larger rural or small town population.
My wife is Hindu and I’m a former Jew turned atheist. I’d better start practicing Judaism again so we can be wealthier.
There is a bit of bias when it comes to the Hindu income. The USA has a strict immigration policy that only allows the more educated Hindus to come into the USA, and those educated Hindus tend to have higher income jobs.
You wouldn’t really see this in Middle East countries because they import Hindus that just want to work regardless of education or status.
What am I supposed to do with this information
Studies like this really only lead to confusion. Like what definition are they using for atheism, “nothing at all”, and agnostic.
Atheism pertains specifically to whether they believe a god exists and you can be atheistic while being in a religion. (Buddhist, or even christian atheist)
Agnostic isnt a religion but a stance on knowledge. You can be an agnostic christian, an agnostic atheist etc.
“Nothing at all” seems to be a response to a question but we dont know what that question is. If its pertaining to a belief in a god then why doesnt that fall under Atheism? If its pertaining to adherence to a religion why doesnt that fall under Atheism or agnosticism?
Mormon would be interesting to see on this chart; i’m very curious how that group matches up especially vs Jewish and Hindu
How much of this aligns with regions? For instance, roughly half the Jewish people in the us are in the NYC metro area, and people there tend to make more money.
It pays to not be Christian.
Look at the Hindus hoarding all the money under the radar