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List of U.S. states and territories by religiosity. The degree of religiosity in the population of the United States can be compared to that in other countries and compared state-by-state, based on individual self-assessment and polling data.
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Georgia all fall within the top ten of the list in terms of “very religious” population percentages, and nearby Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri fall closely behind.
Based on these measures, two states were determined to be the most religious. Both Alabama and Mississippi came on top. In each state, 77% of residents were believed to be “highly religious.” We can also take a look at the individual factors that contributed to this overall score.
Mississippi, Alabama and other Southern states are among the most highly religious states in the nation, while New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine in New England are among the least devout, according to some of the key measures used to determine levels of religiosity in the Pew Research Center’s most recent Religious Landscape Study.
Most Devout States. While about seven in 10 Americans identify with some branch of Christianity, the share of U.S. adults who describe themselves as Christians dropped by nearly 8 percent...
Tennessee is the state with the largest amount of evangelical protestant Christians, with 52% of their population identifying as such.
The most Christian states in the United States include Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Dakota, Tennessee, Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Georgia. Many of these states have dozens of churches clustered together because so many people go to church every Sunday.
Topping the list as the most god-loving state is Alabama, with an overall score of 64.50. Located right in the heart of America's Bible Belt, the Yellowhammer state is comprised almost...
Religious Landscape Study. The RLS, conducted in 2007 and 2014, surveys more than 35,000 Americans from all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices, and social and political views. User guide | Report about demographics | Report about beliefs and attitudes.
Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee are the three top most religious states in the US, according to a Pew Research Centre survey. New England, Maine and Vermont are some of the least devout states in the US.