Interesting report just came out from Gallup on religious affiliations in the States.(Religious identity.) The report does a state by state break-down with some interesting and predictable results.
- Utah is #1 for Mormans (60.8 percent of state’s population)
- Mississippi is #1 for Christians/non-Catholics (81 percent of state’s population)
- Rhode Island is #1 for Catholics (52.5 percent of state’s population)
- New York is number # for Jewish faith (6.5 percent of state’s population)
- Oregon is #1 for None/Agnostics/Atheists (24.6 percent of state’s population)
The numbers for the DC area are:
| Washington, DC (% pop.) |
Maryland (% pop.) | Virginia (% pop.) | |
| Christian/non-Catholic |
54 |
54.9 |
66.6 |
| Catholic |
15.1 |
21.9 |
13.8 |
| Mormon |
0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
| Jewish |
5.5 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
| None/Agnostic/Atheist |
18.1 |
12.8 |
12.3 |
This survey — along with data mined from the U.S. Census Bureau — should be able to lead to some interesting stories.
Or at least some interesting background/context for stories.