The Blaze’s Billy Hallowell wrote an eye-opening article on the second biggest religion in certain states and the country. The results do not come as a surprise…
It’s well-known and documented that the United States is a majority-Christian nation. But while we know that an overwhelming 78 percent of Americans call themselves followers of Jesus, there typically isn’t much attention given to differences in religious adherence by state.
It goes without saying that Christianity is the most prevalent religion in all 50 states, but which faith comes in second? Well, it varies.
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A recent map based on data composed from the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies — a group that conducts the U.S. Religious Census every 10 years — shows that many of the faith allegiances are regional in nature.
Islam is most prevalent non-Christian faith in 20 states in South and Midwest while Judaism is the second biggest religion in 14 states and Washington D.C. Buddhism is the second largest religion in 13 states in the West and Hinduism is second in Arizona and Delaware. Baha’i is listed as the second most prevalent in South Carolina.
Read the full story at The Blaze