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Most Christian States 2024
Is the United States a Christian Country?
There are a lot of people who associate the United States with Christianity. Even though it is true that there are a lot of Christians in the United States, the United States should not be considered to be a Christian country. One of the founding principles of the United States is freedom of religion.
If people label the United States as a Christian country, people will also assume that other religions in the United States are not welcome. In reality, that is not the case. People are free to practice whatever religion they would like as long as it does not hurt anybody else. Therefore, even though there are a lot of Christians living in the United States, it is important not to label the United States as a Christian country.
What Are the Most Christian States?
That being said, there are lots of states in the United States that have a very high percentage of Christians. Many people consider the southeast portion of the United States to be the “Bible Belt.” That is because there are a lot of people in the Southeast who are passionate about their religion.
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.
State | % Christian | % Catholic | % Evangelical | % Historically Black Protestant | % Jehovah's Witness | % Mainline Protestant | % Mormon | % Orthodox Christian | % Other Christian | % Buddhist | % Hindu | % Jewish | % Muslim | % Other Faiths | % Other World Religions | % Unaffiliated | % Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 89% | 7% | 49% | 16% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 12% | 1% |
| Louisiana | 87% | 26% | 27% | 22% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 13% | 1% |
| Mississippi | 85% | 4% | 41% | 24% | 1% | 12% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 14% | 1% |
| South Dakota | 84% | 22% | 25% | 1% | 1% | 32% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 18% | 1% |
| Tennessee | 83% | 6% | 52% | 8% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 14% | 1% |
| Arkansas | 82% | 8% | 46% | 8% | 1% | 16% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 18% | 1% |
| Iowa | 82% | 18% | 28% | 2% | 1% | 30% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 21% | 1% |
| Georgia | 81% | 9% | 38% | 17% | 2% | 12% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 18% | 1% |
| North Dakota | 81% | 26% | 22% | 1% | 1% | 28% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 20% | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 81% | 8% | 47% | 4% | 1% | 18% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 18% | 1% |
| West Virginia | 81% | 6% | 39% | 2% | 1% | 29% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 18% | 1% |
| South Carolina | 80% | 10% | 35% | 15% | 1% | 16% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 19% | 1% |
| Kansas | 79% | 18% | 31% | 2% | 1% | 24% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 20% | 1% |
| Kentucky | 79% | 10% | 49% | 5% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 22% | 1% |
| North Carolina | 79% | 9% | 35% | 12% | 1% | 19% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 20% | 1% |
| Missouri | 78% | 16% | 36% | 6% | 1% | 16% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 20% | 1% |
| Nebraska | 78% | 23% | 25% | 2% | 1% | 24% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 20% | 1% |
| New Mexico | 77% | 34% | 23% | 1% | 1% | 14% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 21% | 1% |
| Rhode Island | 77% | 42% | 14% | 2% | 2% | 14% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 20% | 1% |
| Texas | 77% | 23% | 31% | 6% | 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 18% | 1% |
| Utah | 77% | 5% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 55% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 22% | 1% |
| Minnesota | 76% | 22% | 19% | 2% | 1% | 29% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 20% | 2% |
| Illinois | 75% | 28% | 20% | 7% | 1% | 16% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 22% | 1% |
| Ohio | 75% | 18% | 29% | 7% | 1% | 17% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 22% | 1% |
| Pennsylvania | 75% | 24% | 19% | 5% | 1% | 23% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 21% | 1% |
| Virginia | 75% | 12% | 30% | 12% | 1% | 16% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 20% | 1% |
| Indiana | 74% | 18% | 31% | 5% | 1% | 16% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 26% | 1% |
| Michigan | 73% | 18% | 25% | 8% | 1% | 18% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 24% | 1% |
| Wisconsin | 73% | 25% | 22% | 4% | 1% | 18% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 25% | 1% |
| Connecticut | 72% | 33% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 17% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 23% | 1% |
| Delaware | 72% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 1% | 21% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 23% | 1% |
| Wyoming | 72% | 14% | 27% | 1% | 3% | 16% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 26% | 1% |
| Florida | 71% | 21% | 24% | 8% | 1% | 14% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 24% | 1% |
| Maryland | 71% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 1% | 18% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 23% | 1% |
| Idaho | 70% | 10% | 21% | 1% | 1% | 16% | 19% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 27% | 1% |
| New Jersey | 69% | 34% | 13% | 6% | 1% | 12% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 18% | 1% |
| Arizona | 68% | 21% | 26% | 1% | 1% | 12% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 27% | 1% |
| Montana | 67% | 17% | 28% | 1% | 1% | 14% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 30% | 1% |
| Nevada | 67% | 25% | 20% | 5% | 1% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 28% | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 66% | 20% | 8% | 23% | 1% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 25% | 1% |
| Alaska | 65% | 16% | 22% | 3% | 1% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 31% | 1% |
| California | 64% | 28% | 20% | 2% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 27% | 1% |
| Colorado | 64% | 16% | 26% | 2% | 1% | 15% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 29% | 2% |
| Hawaii | 64% | 20% | 25% | 2% | 1% | 11% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 26% | 1% |
| Washington | 64% | 17% | 25% | 2% | 2% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 32% | 1% |
| Maine | 63% | 21% | 14% | 2% | 1% | 21% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 31% | 2% |
| Oregon | 62% | 12% | 29% | 1% | 1% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 31% | 1% |
| New Hampshire | 61% | 26% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 36% | 1% |
| New York | 61% | 31% | 10% | 5% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 27% | 1% |
| Massachusetts | 59% | 34% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 32% | 1% |
| Vermont | 57% | 22% | 11% | 1% | 1% | 19% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 37% | 2% |