10 Most Religious Cities in the US

Below you can see our list of the 10 most religious cities in the US. For a more comprehensive list please see this article.

10. New Orleans

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 15

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 24

I was honestly surprised to find out that New Orleans has such a high percentage of religious people, especially considering the fact that it is one of the most unique, quirkiest and accepting cities in the entire country.

9. Fresno

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 26

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 19

81% of the people in Fresno are irreligious, which is an exception to the general trend of California, which actually has a lot of cities which are not very religious at all.

8. Atlanta

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 21

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 20

The capital of Georgia is unsurprisingly quite religious as well, and that percentage has slightly increases year over year.

7. Dallas

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 23

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 19

All three of the largest cities in Texas have made our list, with Dallas rounding out the top 3!

6. Allentown

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 21

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 18

Allentown is Pennsylvania’s third largest city, thus making the state the second, after Texas, to have its top 3 cities be among the most religious cities.

5. Charleston

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: <0.5

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 25

While North Carolina has had its entries, it is now South Carolina’s turn, and is actually nicknamed ‘The Holy City’, which supposedly refers to the religious tolerance present there.

4. Birmingham

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 26

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 14

Named after the more famous city in England, it doesn’t follow its namesake in religious trends, as people in Birmingham in the US are quite religious.

3. Knoxville

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: 21

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 15

85% of the people in Knoxville are actually very religious, as the number of religious people have increased significantly, even just from 2018.

2. Winston-Salem

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: <0.5

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 23

Winston-Salem in North Carolina is also its most religious city by far with Christianity of course making the largest religion, with several branches having a strong presence in the city as well.

1. Greenville

Unaffiliated percentage in 2018: <0.5

Unaffiliated percentage in 2019: 13

Located in South Carolina, Greenville tops the list of the 10 most religious cities in the US, with only 13% of the population claiming to be unaffiliated with any religion in 2019. This explains why it also has a lot of private religious schools as well. The vast majority of the religious people are Baptists.

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