World Religions
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Religions of the World: An Illustrated Guide
Why Religion Matters
Religion Statistics / Church Attendance by State
Church Attendance by State
Rank |
State |
Percent |
National average |
42% |
|
1 |
Alabama |
58% |
1 |
Louisiana |
58% |
1 |
South Carolina |
58% |
4 |
Mississippi |
57% |
5 |
Arkansas |
55% |
5 |
Utah |
55% |
7 |
Nebraska |
53% |
7 |
North Carolina |
53% |
9 |
Georgia |
52% |
9 |
Tennessee |
52% |
11 |
Oklahoma |
50% |
12 |
Texas |
49% |
13 |
Kentucky |
48% |
14 |
Kansas |
47% |
15 |
Indiana |
46% |
15 |
Iowa |
46% |
15 |
Missouri |
46% |
15 |
West Virginia |
46% |
19 |
South Dakota |
45% |
20 |
Minnesota |
44% |
20 |
Virginia |
44% |
22 |
Delaware |
43% |
22 |
Idaho |
43% |
22 |
North Dakota |
43% |
22 |
Ohio |
43% |
22 |
Pennsylvania |
43% |
22 |
Wisconsin |
43% |
28 |
Illinois |
42% |
28 |
Michigan |
42% |
30 |
Maryland |
41% |
30 |
New Mexico |
41% |
32 |
Florida |
39% |
33 |
Connecticut |
37% |
34 |
Wyoming |
36% |
35 |
Arizona |
35% |
35 |
Colorado |
35% |
37 |
Montana |
34% |
37 |
New Jersey |
34% |
39 |
District of Columbia |
33% |
39 |
New York |
33% |
41 |
California |
32% |
41 |
Oregon |
32% |
41 |
Washington |
32% |
44 |
Maine |
31% |
44 |
Massachusetts |
31% |
46 |
Rhode Island |
28% |
47 |
Nevada |
27% |
48 |
New Hampshire |
24% |
48 |
Vermont |
24% |
Source: "Religious Composition of the U.S.". U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. 2007. http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
Religion statistics for the world:
Religion statistics for the United States of America:
- American religious identification survey
- Religious bodies in America
- Church attendance by state
- Religious affiliation by ethnicity
