This near doubling in the number of self-identified, US Buddhists since 2007 is interesting:
A new study by the Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life estimates that between 1 and 1.3 percent of the United States populationbetween 3 and 4 million peopleidentifies as Buddhist, a dramatic increase from a 2007 Pew survey that found only about .7 percent of the population to be Buddhist.
Of course this begs the question as to how someone might decide that they are a Buddhist let alone how he or she might choose to practice. Regardless, the numbers are fascinating.
via Shambhala SunSpace » Pew survey: Way more Buddhists than youd think.