State rankings
Most Religious States
Mississippi has the highest Religious Adults (50.0%), followed by South Carolina (46.0%) and Louisiana (45.0%). Vermont has the lowest (13.0%).
50 of 51 states
Religious Adults
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
29.5%
Middle half 24.3% – 37.0%
Average
30.3%
50 states
Highest
50.0%
Mississippi
Lowest
13.0%
Vermont
Data
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50 states · # = rank by Religious Adults
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mississippi | 50.0% | 61.0% | 54.0% | 62.0% | 74.0% |
| 2 |  South Carolina | 46.0% | 55.0% | 47.0% | 57.0% | 71.0% |
| 3 |  Louisiana | 45.0% | 54.0% | 45.0% | 58.0% | 72.0% |
| 3 |  South Dakota | 45.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 49.0% | 62.0% |
| 5 |  Utah | 42.0% | 43.0% | 48.0% | 51.0% | 55.0% |
| 6 |  North Carolina | 41.0% | 51.0% | 43.0% | 54.0% | 65.0% |
| 7 |  Alabama | 40.0% | 51.0% | 44.0% | 50.0% | 66.0% |
| 7 |  Arkansas | 40.0% | 51.0% | 41.0% | 58.0% | 73.0% |
| 9 |  Georgia | 38.0% | 49.0% | 38.0% | 56.0% | 66.0% |
| 9 |  Oklahoma | 38.0% | 43.0% | 42.0% | 54.0% | 61.0% |
| 9 |  Kansas | 38.0% | 43.0% | 39.0% | 50.0% | 63.0% |
| 9 |  North Dakota | 38.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 41.0% | 59.0% |
| 13 |  Kentucky | 37.0% | 43.0% | 39.0% | 53.0% | 66.0% |
| 13 |  Idaho | 37.0% | 45.0% | 40.0% | 43.0% | 58.0% |
| 15 |  Texas | 36.0% | 45.0% | 38.0% | 50.0% | 62.0% |
| 15 |  Indiana | 36.0% | 43.0% | 37.0% | 45.0% | 56.0% |
| 17 |  Virginia | 35.0% | 43.0% | 37.0% | 47.0% | 57.0% |
| 18 |  New Mexico | 34.0% | 41.0% | 34.0% | 49.0% | 57.0% |
| 19 |  Missouri | 33.0% | 38.0% | 36.0% | 44.0% | 55.0% |
| 19 |  Montana | 33.0% | 37.0% | 33.0% | 44.0% | 51.0% |
| 21 |  Illinois | 31.0% | 35.0% | 33.0% | 42.0% | 50.0% |
| 21 |  Wyoming | 31.0% | 35.0% | 33.0% | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| 23 |  Florida | 30.0% | 39.0% | 31.0% | 46.0% | 59.0% |
| 23 |  Michigan | 30.0% | 35.0% | 32.0% | 44.0% | 54.0% |
| 23 |  Nebraska | 30.0% | 37.0% | 38.0% | 39.0% | 56.0% |
| 26 |  New Jersey | 29.0% | 34.0% | 31.0% | 42.0% | 51.0% |
| 26 |  West Virginia | 29.0% | 40.0% | 30.0% | 47.0% | 56.0% |
| 26 |  Delaware | 29.0% | 40.0% | 33.0% | 43.0% | 56.0% |
| 29 |  Ohio | 28.0% | 37.0% | 32.0% | 42.0% | 52.0% |
| 30 |  Arizona | 27.0% | 36.0% | 32.0% | 45.0% | 51.0% |
| 30 |  Maryland | 27.0% | 39.0% | 29.0% | 46.0% | 54.0% |
| 30 |  Wisconsin | 27.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 38.0% | 50.0% |
| 30 |  Minnesota | 27.0% | 33.0% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 49.0% |
| 34 |  Pennsylvania | 26.0% | 33.0% | 28.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% |
| 34 |  Alaska | 26.0% | 34.0% | 25.0% | 38.0% | 50.0% |
| 36 |  New York | 25.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% | 47.0% |
| 36 |  Washington | 25.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 35.0% | 44.0% |
| 38 |  California | 24.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% | 46.0% |
| 38 |  Colorado | 24.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 38.0% | 46.0% |
| 40 |  Connecticut | 23.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 41 |  Rhode Island | 22.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% | 44.0% |
| 42 |  Iowa | 21.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 47.0% |
| 42 |  Hawaii | 21.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 34.0% | 48.0% |
| 44 |  Massachusetts | 20.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% | 40.0% |
| 45 |  Oregon | 19.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 41.0% |
| 45 |  Nevada | 19.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 41.0% | 48.0% |
| 47 |  District of Columbia | 18.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 39.0% |
| 48 |  Maine | 17.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 32.0% | 38.0% |
| 49 |  New Hampshire | 15.0% | 16.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% |
| 50 |  Vermont | 13.0% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% |
What correlates with Religious Adults?
Pearson r against 2,104 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Religious Adults tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Religious Adults tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Religious Adults?
- Mississippi has the highest Religious Adults, at 50.0%, followed by South Carolina (46.0%) and Louisiana (45.0%).
- Which state has the lowest Religious Adults?
- Vermont has the lowest Religious Adults, at 13.0%.
- What is the median Religious Adults across US states?
- The median is 29.5% across the 50 US states with data.
- Where does this most religious states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Most Religious States in America.