Loading ...The folks at Gallup have come up with a list of the nation’s most and least religious states.
Southern states are at the top of the list. New England states are at the bottom. Mississippi and Vermont are at the two ends of the spectrum. Arkansas is sixth tied for fifth.
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January 28th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Is anyone else surprised to see Utah (#14) ranked so far down the list?
I wonder how well this religiosity index correlates to other factors such as income, education, and race/ethnicity. You wouldn’t expect geography alone to be a causal factor.
Do you expect that the USA would rank as high as Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan? Those countries seem to take their religious beliefs awfully seriously.
January 29th, 2009 at 11:48 am
I’m curious how Arkansas’ rank on felony incarcerations compares with its “religisity” rank.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Southerners are forever wanting to put prayer and religion back in the public schools, and yet their public schools always rank far lower than those of more secular New England and midwestern states.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Jose,
Re: your question. Not really surprised at all. As much as it might seem to people outside of Utah, there are plenty of people here who profess no religion at all. I would guess that your question arises from the fact that we have a majority LDS here. If the question were posed to only LDS Utahns, then I would believe the percentage would be much higher. However, there are plenty of people in the state who profess no religion, and are quite happy living here. I think it’s the skiing!
I guess it really come down to where the calls were made in the poll. Were they truly statewide, or were they concentrated in Salt Lake City, where the percentage of LDS (and other religious beliefs) tends to be lower.