buddhism in california

Buddhism in California:

  • Estimated number of Buddhist centers: 444
  • Portion of the population that identifies as Buddhist:  2%
  • Year Chinese immigrants established America’s first Buddhist temple: 1853
  • Metric tons of carbon dioxide emitted per year by each worker on San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm, compared with the national average of 20 metric tons per person: 4.19
  • Segment of adults who meditate at least once a week: 41%
  • Number of Tricycle subscribers: 3,201

View past installments of Buddhism by the Numbers: The Economics of Mindfulness, Virginia, Kentucky, South Korea, and the African Great Lakes Region. 

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Data from BuddhaNet’s World Buddhist Directory, the Pew Research Center, the Association of Religion Data Archives, and San Francisco Zen Center.

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