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Protestantism in the US (by branch)

Name the branch of Protestants in the US based on the description. Population percentages are from the Pew Research Center, reported here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_in_the_United_States
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Last updated: December 20, 2023
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Its name is derived from one of the two "ordinances" practiced within the churches of this, the largest protestant branch in the US.
Baptist
15.4
Consists of churches which typically distance themselves from the confessionalism of other Christian communities by not formally aligning with a specific denomination.
Non-denominational / Unspecified Protestant
10
The branch whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the teachings of John Wesley.
Methodist
4.6
A charistmatic movement whose name is derived from the event that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon followers of Jesus after His ascension.
Pentecostal
4.6
A major branch of global Protestantism which identifies primarily with the theology of the 16th-Century German monk and reformer for whom this branch is named.
Lutheran
3.5
A part of the Reformed/Calvinist tradition, named for its method of church governance, ruled by an assembly of church elders (its name is derived from the Greek for "elder" or "overseer").
Presbyterian
2.2
A movement seeking to unify divisions between denominations and to restore the Church to the beliefs and practices of the early church. The movement started on the American Frontier during the second great awakening.
Restorationist
1.9
A tradition developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation.
Episcopalian/Anglican
1.3
A movement that emerged chiefly within 19th-century Methodism, distinguished by its emphasis on the doctrine of a second work of grace, generally called entire sanctification or Christian perfection.
Holiness
0.8
A branch of the Reformed/Calvinist tradition in which local church congregations have historically practiced an independent, autonomous church governance.
Congregationalist
0.6
A branch of Protestant Christianity that believes in the imminent Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Some groups within this branch observe the seventh day Sabbath.
Adventist
0.6
A movement which traces its origins to the Radical Reformation of the 16th Century. Many groups within this branch are distinguished by their keeping of practices that often include nonconformity to the world.
Anabaptist
0.3
Christians who identify with the movements emphasizing the centrality of being "born again", spreading the "good news" of Christianity, and biblical literalism.
Other evangelical / fundamentalist
0.3
Branches that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Calvin.
Other Reformed
0.3
A movement from within Lutheranism that combines its emphasis on biblical doctrine with an emphasis on individual piety and living a holy Christian life.
Pietist
0.3
Also known as the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations.
Quaker
0.3
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