Religion
Most Christian States 2025
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State | % Christian 2024↓ | % Catholic 2024 | % Evangelical 2024 | % Historically Black Protestant 2024 | % Jehovah's Witness 2024 | % Mainline Protestant 2024 | % Mormon 2024 | % Orthodox Christian 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Arkansas | 79% | 5% | 50% | 8% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% |
 | South Dakota | 79% | 16% | 34% | 2% | 1% | 25% | 1% | 1% |
 | Mississippi | 77% | 5% | 42% | 20% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 1% |
 | South Carolina | 77% | 7% | 39% | 17% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% |
 | Louisiana | 74% | 23% | 33% | 11% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 1% |
 | Nebraska | 74% | 20% | 31% | 1% | 1% | 22% | 1% | 1% |
 | Alabama | 73% | 6% | 43% | 13% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% |
 | North Dakota | 73% | 23% | 21% | 3% | 1% | 25% | 1% | 1% |
 | Kentucky | 72% | 11% | 46% | 2% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 1% |
 | Tennessee | 72% | 7% | 45% | 6% | 1% | 12% | 1% | 1% |
 | Delaware | 70% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 1% | 16% | 1% | 1% |
 | Kansas | 70% | 19% | 27% | 3% | 1% | 18% | 2% | 1% |
 | Oklahoma | 70% | 8% | 47% | 4% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 1% |
 | North Carolina | 69% | 7% | 35% | 11% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% |
 | Georgia | 67% | 8% | 33% | 14% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% |
 | Texas | 67% | 22% | 27% | 5% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% |
 | Indiana | 65% | 16% | 32% | 3% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 1% |
 | Florida | 64% | 22% | 22% | 7% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 1% |
 | Ohio | 64% | 16% | 26% | 4% | 1% | 16% | 1% | 1% |
 | West Virginia | 64% | 3% | 37% | 2% | 1% | 21% | 1% | 1% |
 | Minnesota | 63% | 18% | 20% | 1% | 1% | 22% | 1% | 1% |
 | New Mexico | 63% | 27% | 25% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 1% |
 | Rhode Island | 63% | 39% | 12% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 1% |
 | Utah | 63% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 50% | 1% |
 | Idaho | 62% | 9% | 31% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 14% | 1% |
 | Illinois | 62% | 23% | 16% | 7% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 2% |
 | Iowa | 62% | 15% | 21% | 1% | 1% | 25% | 1% | 1% |
 | Missouri | 62% | 14% | 31% | 5% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% |
 | Pennsylvania | 62% | 22% | 19% | 5% | 1% | 15% | 1% | 1% |
 | Virginia | 62% | 10% | 25% | 10% | 1% | 14% | 1% | 1% |
 | Wyoming | 62% | 12% | 23% | 1% | 1% | 19% | 6% | 1% |
 | Michigan | 61% | 19% | 21% | 5% | 1% | 14% | 1% | 1% |
 | Wisconsin | 61% | 20% | 19% | 2% | 1% | 18% | 1% | 1% |
 | Hawaii | 60% | 16% | 20% | 4% | 1% | 14% | 4% | 1% |
 | Nevada | 60% | 21% | 18% | 6% | 1% | 9% | 5% | 1% |
 | New Jersey | 59% | 33% | 9% | 5% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% |
 | Arizona | 58% | 21% | 19% | 1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
 | Maryland | 58% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 2% |
 | Connecticut | 57% | 35% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 2% |
 | District of Columbia | 57% | 13% | 7% | 21% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 2% |
 | New York | 57% | 29% | 10% | 5% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% |
 | Alaska | 56% | 15% | 26% | 1% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 1% |
 | California | 55% | 25% | 16% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% |
 | Montana | 55% | 12% | 28% | 1% | 1% | 11% | 3% | 1% |
 | Colorado | 52% | 14% | 17% | 1% | 1% | 13% | 3% | 1% |
 | Massachusetts | 52% | 29% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 2% |
 | Maine | 51% | 14% | 22% | 1% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% |
 | New Hampshire | 45% | 20% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% |
 | Washington | 44% | 11% | 21% | 1% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 1% |
 | Oregon | 43% | 8% | 25% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% |
 | Vermont | 8% | 1% | 17% | 18% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
- Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
- Margin of error for figures based on the full sample is ±0.8 percentage points.
- Data come from Pew’s Religious Landscape Study (RLS), the most recent version of which surveyed more than 36,000 respondents in 2023-24.
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. Christians make up the large majority (81-89 percent) of religious believers in these states as well.
Is Utah a Christian State?
Even though it is true that the Southeastern portion of the United States is the most religious area of the country, there are a few outliers. For example, many people know that Utah is also a very religious state. When people think about Christianity, they usually think about Catholicism or Protestantism. That is what makes Utah unique.
Utah has a very high percentage of Mormon followers. Almost 55% of the residents of Utah report themselves to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Because Mormonism is a sect of Christianity, Utah is a very Christian state. Utah can be considered one of the most religious states in the country.
Are There Religious States in the Northeast?
Just because people tend to think about the southeastern United States as a religious portion of the country doesn’t necessarily mean that other states are not religious. For example, states located in the Northeast are also very religious. The communities just tend to be a bit further apart when compared to the southeast. Rhode Island, New Jersey, andMassachusetts, in particular, has a large Christian population, especially Catholic believers in the state’s major cities.
There are plenty of churches in northern states, but there are lots of people who practice other religions as well. For example, there are large Jewish communities located in the Northeast. There are also some Muslim communities scattered across the Northeast. There are even people in the northeast who practice other religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism. That is one of the great benefits of living in the United States. Freedom of religion is protected here.
