State rankings
Most Christian States
Arkansas has the highest % Christian in 2024 (79.0%), followed by South Dakota (79.0%) and South Carolina (77.0%). Vermont has the lowest (8%).
Year 202451 of 51 states
% Christian, 2024
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All 51 ranked
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
62.0%
Middle half 57.5% – 69.5%
Average
61.9%
51 states
Highest
79.0%
Arkansas
Lowest
8%
Vermont
Data
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51 states · # = rank by % Christian
| # | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arkansas | 79.0% | 5% | 50.0% | 8% | 1% | 13.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 1 |  South Dakota | 79.0% | 16.0% | 34.0% | 2% | 1% | 25.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 3 |  South Carolina | 77.0% | 7% | 39.0% | 17.0% | 1% | 13.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 3 |  Mississippi | 77.0% | 5% | 42.0% | 20.0% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 1% |
| 5 |  Louisiana | 74.0% | 23.0% | 33.0% | 11.0% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 1% |
| 5 |  Nebraska | 74.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% | 1% | 1% | 22.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 7 |  Alabama | 73.0% | 6% | 43.0% | 13.0% | 1% | 10.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 7 |  North Dakota | 73.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% | 3% | 1% | 25.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 9 |  Tennessee | 72.0% | 7% | 45.0% | 6% | 1% | 12.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 9 |  Kentucky | 72.0% | 11.0% | 46.0% | 2% | 1% | 11.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 11 |  Oklahoma | 70.0% | 8% | 47.0% | 4% | 1% | 11.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 11 |  Kansas | 70.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 3% | 1% | 18.0% | 2% | 1% |
| 11 |  Delaware | 70.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% | 1% | 16.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 14 |  North Carolina | 69.0% | 7% | 35.0% | 11.0% | 1% | 13.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 15 |  Texas | 67.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 5% | 1% | 10.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 15 |  Georgia | 67.0% | 8% | 33.0% | 14.0% | 1% | 10.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 17 |  Indiana | 65.0% | 16.0% | 32.0% | 3% | 1% | 11.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 18 |  Florida | 64.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 7% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 1% |
| 18 |  Ohio | 64.0% | 16.0% | 26.0% | 4% | 1% | 16.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 18 |  West Virginia | 64.0% | 3% | 37.0% | 2% | 1% | 21.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 21 |  Minnesota | 63.0% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 1% | 1% | 22.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 21 |  Utah | 63.0% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 50.0% | 1% |
| 21 |  New Mexico | 63.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 1% |
| 21 |  Rhode Island | 63.0% | 39.0% | 12.0% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 1% |
| 25 |  Pennsylvania | 62.0% | 22.0% | 19.0% | 5% | 1% | 15.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 25 |  Illinois | 62.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% | 7% | 1% | 13.0% | 1% | 2% |
| 25 |  Virginia | 62.0% | 10.0% | 25.0% | 10.0% | 1% | 14.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 25 |  Missouri | 62.0% | 14.0% | 31.0% | 5% | 1% | 10.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 25 |  Iowa | 62.0% | 15.0% | 21.0% | 1% | 1% | 25.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 25 |  Idaho | 62.0% | 9% | 31.0% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 14.0% | 1% |
| 25 |  Wyoming | 62.0% | 12.0% | 23.0% | 1% | 1% | 19.0% | 6% | 1% |
| 32 |  Michigan | 61.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% | 5% | 1% | 14.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 32 |  Wisconsin | 61.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% | 2% | 1% | 18.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 34 |  Nevada | 60.0% | 21.0% | 18.0% | 6% | 1% | 9% | 5% | 1% |
| 34 |  Hawaii | 60.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% | 4% | 1% | 14.0% | 4% | 1% |
| 36 |  New Jersey | 59.0% | 33.0% | 9% | 5% | 1% | 10.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 37 |  Arizona | 58.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% | 1% | 1% | 10.0% | 5% | 1% |
| 37 |  Maryland | 58.0% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1% | 13.0% | 1% | 2% |
| 39 |  New York | 57.0% | 29.0% | 10.0% | 5% | 1% | 10.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 39 |  Connecticut | 57.0% | 35.0% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 11.0% | 1% | 2% |
| 39 |  District of Columbia | 57.0% | 13.0% | 7% | 21.0% | 1% | 11.0% | 1% | 2% |
| 42 |  Alaska | 56.0% | 15.0% | 26.0% | 1% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 1% |
| 43 |  California | 55.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% |
| 43 |  Montana | 55.0% | 12.0% | 28.0% | 1% | 1% | 11.0% | 3% | 1% |
| 45 |  Massachusetts | 52.0% | 29.0% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 10.0% | 1% | 2% |
| 45 |  Colorado | 52.0% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 1% | 1% | 13.0% | 3% | 1% |
| 47 |  Maine | 51.0% | 14.0% | 22.0% | 1% | 1% | 13.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 48 |  New Hampshire | 45.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 1% | 1% | 13.0% | 1% | 1% |
| 49 |  Washington | 44.0% | 11.0% | 21.0% | 1% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 1% |
| 50 |  Oregon | 43.0% | 8% | 25.0% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% |
| 51 |  Vermont | 8% | 1% | 17.0% | 18.0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
What correlates with % Christian (2024)?
Pearson r against 2,079 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher % Christian tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher % Christian tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest % Christian?
- Arkansas has the highest % Christian in 2024, at 79.0%, followed by South Dakota (79.0%) and South Carolina (77.0%).
- Which state has the lowest % Christian?
- Vermont has the lowest % Christian in 2024, at 8%.
- What is the median % Christian across US states?
- The median is 62.0% across the 51 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this most christian states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Pew Research Center.