Below you can see our list of the 10 least religious cities in the US. For a more comprehensive list please see this article.
10. Rochester
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 25
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 32
Surprisingly, New York City is not representing the state of New York in this list. Instead, that obligation falls to Rochester, where nearly a third of the people are unaffiliated.
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9. Albuquerque
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 31
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 30
What this list shows is that the irreligious are not confined to a specific area or state, they span the entire country and Albuquerque, New Mexico is a testament to this fact.
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8. San Francisco
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 34
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 29
One of the least surprising entries in this list as the heart of Silicon Valley worships tech and money, with little to no place for God.
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6. Austin
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 30
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 31
If being unaffiliated with a religion was a religion itself and not just lack thereof, it would have been second in this city of nearly a million people.
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6. Albany
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 30
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 31
The capital of New York also makes our list, and has consistently hovered around the 30% for not belonging to any religion.
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5. Denver
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 42
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 28
It is one of the most expensive cities to buy a house in, and had the highest non affiliated percentage in 2019, which for some reason has dropped drastically in the last year.
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4. Las Vegas
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 33
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 32
The home of gambling, raunchy shows and a nightlife to put any other city to shame of course, makes our list of least religious cities in the US.
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3. San Jose
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 36
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 31
California has a strong presence in this list, led by San Jose, which is also one of the 30 most visited cities in the US by foreigners.
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2. Portland
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 38
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 35
Portland, the largest city of Oregon, also has a population over a third of which does not identify with any particular religion.
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1. Seattle
Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 37
Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 36
Topping the list of the 30 least religious cities in the US is Seattle, which is among the 25 fastest growing cities in the US by population growth. Due to the lack of religion and more open mindedness of its people, Seattle is also home to one of the highest LGBT populations in the country.
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