Wealth and religion

According to the same study it was found that adherents under the classification "Irreligion", or other religions, hold about 34.8% of the total global wealth.

[12] According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, Jewish again ranked as the most financially successful religious group in the United States, with 44% of Jews living in households with incomes of at least $100,000, followed by Hindu (36%), Episcopalians (35%), and Presbyterians (32%).

[14] According to the same study there is correlation between education and income, about 77% of American Hindus have an undergraduate degree followed by Jews (59%), Episcopalians (56%), and Presbyterians (47%).

[15] A study published in the American Journal of Sociology by Lisa Keister, found that "wealth affects religion indirectly through educational attainment, fertility, and female labor force participation" but also found some evidence of direct effects of religion on wealth attainment.

[16] Keister notes that certain religious beliefs ("one should have many children", "women should not work") lower wealth accumulation, both on the micro- and macro-scale.