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[2] 46.8% of metroplex residents are highly religious, and 29.6% are moderately religious. [3] In a 2017 survey, 37% of metroplex residents reported reading the Bible in the past week and strongly agreeing that the Bible is accurate, the 25th highest percentage among U.S. cities. [4]
Sikh people originally held religious services in private residences. In 1972, the Sikh Center of the Gulf Coast Area, the first dedicated Sikh center of worship, was established by Kanwaljeet Singh and other Sikhs. [4] In 2012, the Sikh National Center stated that the city of Houston had 7,000 to 10,000 Sikhs. [59]
and in the United States by state, asking the degree to which respondents consider themselves to be religious. The Pew Research Center and Public Religion Research Institute have conducted studies of reported frequency of attendance to religious service. [2] The Harris Poll has conducted surveys of the percentage of people who believe in God. [3]
The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA.
The Association of Religion Data Archives estimated there were approximately 782 Muslims. [9] According to a separate study by Sperling's BestPlaces in 2020, 0.4% of the total metropolitan population adhered to Islam, making it the largest non-Christian religion, but one of the smallest metropolitan Islamic populations in Texas.
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex's religious population are predominantly Christian and it is the largest metro area that identifies with the religion in the United States (78%). [53] [54] Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Catholic churches are prominent in many cities and towns in the metropolitan region. The Methodist, Baptist, and Roman ...
The Texas Triangle is a region of Texas that contains the state's five largest cities and is home to over half of the state's population. The Texas Triangle is formed by the state's four main urban centers, Austin , Dallas-Fort Worth , Houston , and San Antonio , connected by Interstate 45 , Interstate 10 , and Interstate 35 .
There is a notable population of American Muslims in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.Dallas-Fort Worth is home to sixty-two Sunni mosques and five Shia mosques. [1] [2] According to Abdel Rahman Murphy, a Chicago-born, Irving-based Islamic teacher and Muslim community leader, other U.S.-based Muslims now refer to Dallas as the "Medina of America". [3]