Religious adherents
Members, their children, and others who attend regularly, as a share of the population. It is above 100% in thirty very small counties, where a congregation draws people from beyond the county it sits in.
Reported for3,144areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.10not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.36Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typerate% of population
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
· Religion Census 2020 files; 2010 from the ARDA, RCMSCY10 and RCMSST10
Members, their children and others who attend regularly, as a share of the population. It is over 100% in thirty very small counties, where a congregation draws people from a wider area than its own county. Adherents are counted where the congregation is, not where the member lives, and a denomination that did not report is absent rather than zero.
Combining areas: an average weighted by population, decennial census.
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Religious adherents and Share White, not HispanicWhere Religious adherents is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.16 | -0.17 |
| Religious adherents and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Religious adherents is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.18 | +0.13 |
| Religious adherents and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Religious adherents is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.17 | +0.18 |
| Religious adherents and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | -0.07 | -0.00 |
| Religious adherents and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.04 | -0.05 |
Highest and lowest
Of 3,144 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- King County, TX — 452
- Stonewall County, TX — 167
- Harmon County, OK — 164
- Harding County, NM — 156
- Kiowa County, CO — 153
Lowest
- Arthur County, NE — 0
- Loving County, TX — 0
- Alpine County, CA — 0
- Gilpin County, CO — 2.03
- Loup County, NE — 3.46
The middle area reports 47.6. The middle half of counties falls between 37 and 59.7 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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