The second-largest religion in each state

June 6, 2014 Christianity is by far the largest religion in the United States; more than three-quarters of Americans identify as Christians. A little more than half of us identify as Protestants, about 23 percent as Catholic and about 2 percent as Mormon. Figuring out each state’s largest religion is easy; more than three-quarters of…

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This map is wrong

June 6, 2014 by Mark Silk The other day the Washington Post posted an amazing map showing the second most populous religious tradition in each of the 50 states. Imagine, after Christianity it’s Baha’is in South Carolina, Hindus in Arizona and Delaware, and Muslims in Florida and Illinois. The only trouble is that none of the above is…

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Islam is Largest Non-Christian Faith in 20 States

June 4, 2014 The second-largest religion in each state by Reid Wilson Christianity is by far the largest religion in the United States; more than three-quarters of Americans identify as Christians. A little more than half of us identify as Protestants, about 23 percent as Catholic and about  2 percent as Mormon. But what about the…

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