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

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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