Catholic States (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. states on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in the Catholic Church. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. The historically African American denominations are not included in the 2000 congregation and membership totals.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Complete List

Ranking	State	Adherents	Percent
49	Alabama	150,647	3.4
39	Alaska	54,359	8.7
25	Arizona	974,883	19.0
45	Arkansas	115,967	4.3
12	California	10,079,310	29.8
28	Colorado	752,505	17.5
4	Connecticut	1,372,562	40.3
23	Delaware	151,740	19.4
31	Florida	2,596,148	16.2
43	Georgia	374,185	4.6
21	Hawaii	240,813	19.9
37	Idaho	130,847	10.1
9	Illinois	3,874,933	31.2
34	Indiana	836,009	13.8
24	Iowa	558,092	19.1
33	Kansas	405,844	15.1
38	Kentucky	406,021	10.1
11	Louisiana	1,382,603	30.9
17	Maine	283,024	22.2
27	Maryland	952,389	18.0
2	Massachusetts	3,092,296	48.7
20	Michigan	2,019,926	20.3
14	Minnesota	1,260,660	25.6
46	Mississippi	115,760	4.1
32	Missouri	856,964	15.3
26	Montana	169,250	18.8
18	Nebraska	372,791	21.8
29	Nevada	331,844	16.6
7	New Hampshire	431,259	34.9
3	New Jersey	3,403,020	40.4
6	New Mexico	670,511	36.9
5	New York	7,550,491	39.8
47	North Carolina	315,606	3.9
13	North Dakota	179,349	27.9
22	Ohio	2,231,832	19.7
42	Oklahoma	168,625	4.9
36	Oregon	348,239	10.2
10	Pennsylvania	3,802,524	31.0
1	Rhode Island	542,244	51.7
48	South Carolina	136,719	3.4
16	South Dakota	181,434	24.0
50	Tennessee	183,161	3.2
19	Texas	4,368,969	21.0
44	Utah	97,085	4.4
15	Vermont	147,918	24.3
40	Virginia	606,059	8.6
35	Washington	716,133	12.2
41	West Virginia	105,363	5.8
8	Wisconsin	1,695,660	31.6
30	Wyoming	80,421	16.3

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 149 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Dale E. Jones, Sherri Doty, Clifford Grammich, James E. Horsch, Richard Houseal, Mac Lynn, John P. Marcum, Kenneth M. Sanchagrin and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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