Athena Hallet
In this article we will dive into states within the United States where atheism is prevalent. Putting a spotlight on the states with the highest percentages of people who identify as atheists, we delve into distinctive features that set these regions apart from the rest. Come take a closer look at America’s most secular states, from quaint towns of New England to the bustling cities of California, uncover the rankings contributing to America’s atheism. Starting with the states that have the lowest percentage and working up the ones with the highest rate of atheists.
Nebraska (1%)
Nebraska’s population is 1,978,379, and 1% of those are proclaimed atheists. Making the grand total of residents that don’t believe in God 19,784. Below are the percentages of religious demographics in the state.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 23%
Evangelical Protestant: 25%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 24%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 20%
Atheist 1%
Don’t know: 1%
West Virginia (1%)
West Virginia has the least amount of atheists that live in its state, the population is 1,770,071, and 1% of those are atheists, making the total number of atheists residents 17,701. Look below to find the full religious demographics of the state.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 6%
Evangelical Protestant: 39%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 29%
Mormon: 2%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 18%
Atheist 1%
Don’t know: 1%
Mississippi (1%)
Mississippi has a population of 2,939,690, 1% of its population are atheists. This means that 29,397 people within the state don’t have a belief in God. Keep scrolling to find out the full scope of Missippi’s religious demographic.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 4%
Evangelical Protestant: 41%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 24%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 12%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 14%
Atheist 1%
Don’t know: 1%
Tennessee (1%)
Tennessee’s population is 7,126,489, 1% of them are atheists. 71,265 residents in Tennessee claim to not have a belief in God. Look below to see the percentages of other religions in the state.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 6%
Evangelical Protestant: 52%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 8%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 13%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 14%
Atheist 1%
Don’t know: 1%
South Carolina (1%)
There is a population of 5,373,555 in South Carolina and 1% are atheists, making their grand total of atheists 53,736. Below are the full religious demographics of the state.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 10%
Evangelical Protestant: 35%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 15%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 16%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 19%
Atheist 1%
Don’t know: 1%
North Dakota (2%)
North Dakota has 783,926 residents in its state, 2% are atheists. This means that 15,679 do not believe in God. Find more insight to the state’s religious percentages below.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 26%
Evangelical Protestant: 22%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 28%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 20%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: < 1%
Maine (2%)
Maine has a population of 1,395,722 people, 2% are atheists, Below are the full religious demographics of the state.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 21%
Evangelical Protestant: 14%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 2%
Mainline Protestant: 21%
Mormon: 2%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 5%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 31%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: 2%
Delaware (2%)
2% of Delaware is atheists, you can check out the rest of their state’s religious demographics below.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 22%
Evangelical Protestant: 15%
Hindu: 2%
Historically Black Protestant: 10%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 3%
Mainline Protestant: 21%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 23%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: 1%
Hawaii (2%)
Hawaii’s population is 1,435,138 and 2% of those residents are atheists, This means that 28,703 of the population lacks a belief in God. Below you can find the states full religious demographics.
Buddhist: 8%
Catholic: 20%
Evangelical Protestant: 25%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 11%
Mormon: 3%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 26%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: 1%
Kansas (2%)
Kansas has a whopping 2,940,546 residents, and 2% of them are atheists. This means that 58,811 of the population is atheists. Scroll down to find out what the rest of the state religious demographics look like.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 18%
Evangelical Protestant: 31%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 24%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 20%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: < 1%
Idaho (2%)
2% of Idaho’s population is atheists, out of 1,964,726 approximately 39,295 people struggle with the existence of God. If you want more info about Idaho’s religious demographic, take a look below.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 10%
Evangelical Protestant: 21%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: < 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 16%
Mormon: 19%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 27%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: 1%
Arkansas (2%)
Some of these states may shock you with their percentage of atheist residents. Arkansas may be one of them, out of 3,067,732 a total of 61,355 people lack the belief of God. That’s 2% of their total population. More on the state’s religious percentages below.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 8%
Evangelical Protestant: 46%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 8%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 16%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 2%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 18%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: < 1%
Missouri (2%)
Missouri has a bustling population of 6,196,156, and surprisingly 2% are atheists, a total of 123,923 residents. Below are the full religious demographics of the state.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 16%
Evangelical Protestant: 36%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 6%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 16%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 20%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: < 1%
Louisiana (2%)
Louisiana has a population of 4,573,749 and a total of 91,475 people claim atheism, 2% of the population to be exact. Read on to find out more on Louisiana’s religious standing.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 26%
Evangelical Protestant: 27%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 22%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 8%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 13%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: < 1%
Virginia (2%)
Virginia has a total population of 8,715,698 and 2% of them are atheists, which means 2% of the state’s population struggle with the idea that God exists, that’s 174,314 people within the state. Below are some more interesting facts about the state’s religious demographics.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 12%
Evangelical Protestant: 30%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 12%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 16%
Mormon: 2%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 20%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: < 1%
North Carolina (2%)
In North Carolina 2% of the people that reside there are atheists, a total of 216,710 out of 10,835,491 residents. Even more interesting is the rest of the religious demographics of the state, keep reading to get more insight.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 9%
Evangelical Protestant: 35%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 12%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 19%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 20%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: < 1%
New Jersey (2%)
Out of 9,290,841 residents of New Jersey, a staggering 185,817 people lack the belief that God exists. This means 2% of the state’s population is deemed atheist, want to know more about New Jersey’s religious standing, keep reading.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 34%
Evangelical Protestant: 13%
Hindu: 3%
Historically Black Protestant: 6%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 6%
Mainline Protestant: 12%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 3%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 18%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: 1%
Georgia (2%)
Finding out that Georgia has 2% of its population as atheists may come as a surprise to some. Most assume that southern states tend to lean more on the religious side of things, but 2% of Georgia’s residents don’t believe in god, this means that 220,585 out of 11,029,227 residents practice atheism.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 9%
Evangelical Protestant: 38%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 17%
Jehovah’s Witness: 2%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 12%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 18%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: 1%
Texas (2%)
Everything is bigger in Texas except for the percentage of people there that are atheist, only 2% of the lone star states population lacks the belief in God. More below on the states religious statistics.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 23%
Evangelical Protestant: 31%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 6%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 13%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: < 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 18%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: < 1%
Ohio (2%)
Ohio has a population of 11,785,935 people and 235,719 of those people practice atheism, about 2% of the state. Find out more below on what religions are more prevalent in the state.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 18%
Evangelical Protestant: 29%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 7%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 17%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 22%
Atheist 2%
Don’t know: < 1%
Wyoming (3%)
Wyoming has a population of 584,057, 3% of those people identify as atheists. This equates to 17,522 people that lack the belief in God. Want a more comprehensive breakdown of the states religions? Keep reading…
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 14%
Evangelical Protestant: 27%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: < 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: 3%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 16%
Mormon: 9%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 3%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 26%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: < 1%
New Mexico (3%)
New Mexico, with a population of 2,114,371 3% of those adhere to atheism, resulting in 63,431 residents who ultimately struggle with the existence of God. The subsequent details give a more comprehensive view of the state’s religious demographic.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 34%
Evangelical Protestant: 23%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 14%
Mormon: 2%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 21%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: < 1%
South Dakota (3%)
With a population of 919,318, South Dakota has 3% of the population identifying as atheists. Totaling 27,580 individuals that don’t believe in God, want more info on South Dakota? Look below.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 22%
Evangelical Protestant: 25%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: < 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 32%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 18%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: < 1%
Utah (3%)
Utah has a population of 3,417,734, 3% of those people identify as atheists. This equates to 102,532 people that lack the belief in God. Want a more comprehensive breakdown of the state’s religions, just keep reading.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 5%
Evangelical Protestant: 7%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: < 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 6%
Mormon: 55%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 22%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: 1%
Wisconsin (3%)
Wisconsin is part of the 3% club, 3% of its total population struggle with the idea that God exists and practice atheism. That’s 177,329 people out of 5,910,955. Shocking I know, just keep going to find out even more interesting information on the state.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 25%
Evangelical Protestant: 22%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 4%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 18%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 25%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: < 1%
Maryland (3%)
Witha total of 185,408 residents claiming atheism, Maryland has 3% of its total population that lack the belief of God existing. More on the states religious stats below.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 15%
Evangelical Protestant: 18%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 16%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 3%
Mainline Protestant: 18%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 23%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: < 1%
Wisconsin (3%)
Wisconsin has a population of 5,910,955, where 3% are atheists, making the total number of residents that have a lack of belief in the existence of God at 177,329. Below are the full religious demographics of the state.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 25%
Evangelical Protestant: 22%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 4%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 18%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 25%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: < 1%
Minnesota (3%)
Minnesota is another 3% state, with 172,137 out of its 5,737,915 population claiming atheism. More on the state’s religious status down below.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 22%
Evangelical Protestant: 19%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 29%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 20%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: 2%
Indiana (3%)
Indiana’s total population is 6,862,199 and 205,866 lack the belief that God exists, that’s 3% of its total population. More on this, keep reading.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 18%
Evangelical Protestant: 31%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 5%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 16%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 26%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: < 1%
Michigan (3%)
In Michigan you will find that 3% of its population is atheists, 301,118 out of its 10,037,261 population.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 18%
Evangelical Protestant: 25%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 8%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 18%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 24%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: 1%
Arizona (3%)
A Lot of states fall in the 3% range of these statistics, Arizona is another one to add to that list. 222,940 of its residents practice atheism.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 21%
Evangelical Protestant: 26%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 2%
Mainline Protestant: 12%
Mormon: 5%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 27%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: < 1%
Illinois (3%)
Illinois is a state that has a total of 12,549,689 people that reside there, and 3% of them don’t think God exists, that’s a total of 376,49.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 28%
Evangelical Protestant: 20%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 7%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 2%
Mainline Protestant: 16%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 22%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: 1%
Florida (3%)
Florida clocks in at another 3% of the population not having a belief in God, 678,322 out of its 22,610,726 residents to be exact.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 21%
Evangelical Protestant: 24%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 8%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 3%
Mainline Protestant: 14%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 24%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: < 1%
Pennsylvania (3%)
Pennsylvania populus is 12,961,683 and 388,850 don’t believe God is real, 3% of its population practice atheism. If you’re interested in what other religions are practiced in the state, scroll down.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 24%
Evangelical Protestant: 19%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 5%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 23%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 21%
Atheist 3%
Don’t know: 1%
District of Columbia (4%)
Washington DC has a population of 678,972, where 4% are atheists, making the total number of residents that have a lack of belief in the existence of God at 27,159. Below are the full religious demographics of the state
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 20%
Evangelical Protestant: 8%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 23%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 5%
Mainline Protestant: 10%
Mormon: 2%
Muslim: 2%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 25%
Atheist 4%
Don’t know: 1%
Montana (4%)
Moving up in percentage, Montana has 4% of its total population that practices atheism. 45,312 out of 1,132,812 to be exact. Keep reading for more on Montana’s state religious demographics below.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 17%
Evangelical Protestant: 28%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: < 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 14%
Mormon: 4%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 4%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 30%
Atheist 4%
Don’t know: < 1%
Rhode Island (4%)
Rhode Island is part of the 4% club, with 43,838 atheist residents. It’s stark contrast to the 42% Catholic residents, but still a fairly large number of people out of their populus that don’t believe God exists.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 42%
Evangelical Protestant: 14%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: 2%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 14%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 20%
Atheist 4%
Don’t know: 1%
Iowa (4%)
Iowa, home to a population of 3,207,004, sees 4% of its residents identifying as atheists, accounting for 128,280 individuals who lack the belief that God is real. The subsequent information gives more information on the state’s religious status.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 18%
Evangelical Protestant: 28%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 30%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: < 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 21%
Atheist 4%
Don’t know: 1%
Kentucky (4%)
Kentucky has a population of 4,526,154, and 4% are atheists, making the total of residents that have a lack of belief in the existence of God at 181,046.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 10%
Evangelical Protestant: 49%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 5%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 11%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 22%
Atheist 4%
Don’t know: < 1%
Oklahoma (4%)
While Oklahoma has a wide range of religious beliefs within its state, 4% of which are atheists. A total of 162,153 out of 4,053,824 people.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 8%
Evangelical Protestant: 47%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 4%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 18%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 1%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 18%
Atheist 4%
Don’t know: 1%
Colorado (4%)
Colorado has a population of 5,877,610, and 4% are atheists. Making the total of residents who don’t believe in God a total of 235,104. Below are the full religious demographics of the state.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 16%
Evangelical Protestant: 26%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 15%
Mormon: 2%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 29%
Atheist 4%
Don’t know: 2%
Alaska (5%)
A shocking 5% of Alaska’s total population practices atheism, thats 36,670out of 733,406 people. Check out the information below to get the full scope of religious stats in Alaska.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 16%
Evangelical Protestant: 22%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 3%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: < 1%
Mainline Protestant: 12%
Mormon: 5%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: 5%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 4%
Other World Religions: 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 31%
Atheist 5%
Don’t know: 1%
California (4%)
With how diverse California is this may not shock many people. 4% of its population are atheists, out of 38,965,193 residents 1,558,608 don’t believe that God exists. More on this, keep reading.
Buddhist: 2%
Catholic: 28%
Evangelical Protestant: 20%
Hindu: 2%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 2%
Mainline Protestant: 10%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 27%
Atheist 4%
Don’t know: 1%
Nevada (5%)
Nevada clocks in at 5% of its residents. With a population of 3,194,176, 159,709 practice atheism.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 25%
Evangelical Protestant: 20%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 5%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 2%
Mainline Protestant: 10%
Mormon: 4%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 3%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 28%
Atheist 5%
Don’t know: 1%
Oregon (5%)
Oregon has a population of 4,233,358, and 5% are atheists. Making their total number of residents that have a lack of belief in the existence of God at 211,668. Below are the full religious demographics of the state.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 12%
Evangelical Protestant: 29%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 2%
Mainline Protestant: 13%
Mormon: 4%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 3%
Other World Religions: 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 31%
Atheist 5%
Don’t know: 1%
Connecticut (5%)
Connecticut has another fairly large population of atheists in its state. Out of 3,617,176 people, 180,859 don’t believe God is in existence. Below are the full religious demographics of the state
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 33%
Evangelical Protestant: 13%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 5%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 3%
Mainline Protestant: 17%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 23%
Atheist 5%
Don’t know: 1%
Massachusetts (5%)
Massachusetts has a population of 7,001,399, and 350,070 are practicing atheists. Thats 5% of the population.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 34%
Evangelical Protestant: 9%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 3%
Mainline Protestant: 10%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 32%
Atheist 5%
Don’t know: 1%
New York (5%)
You might think that New York’s percentage would be higher, but 5% of its population are atheists. So out of 19,571,216 residents, 978,561 lack the belief of God. Read more to see how religiously diverse the state truly is.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 31%
Evangelical Protestant: 10%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 5%
Jehovah’s Witness: 1%
Jewish: 7%
Mainline Protestant: 11%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: 2%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 2%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 27%
Atheist 5%
Don’t know: 1%
Washington (5%)
Washington has a population of 7,812,880, and 5% of them are atheists. A total of 390,644 atheists reside in the state.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 17%
Evangelical Protestant: 25%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 2%
Jehovah’s Witness: 2%
Jewish: 1%
Mainline Protestant: 13%
Mormon: 3%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: 1%
Other Faiths: 3%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 32%
Atheist 5%
Don’t know: 1%
New Hampshire (7%)
Moving up in percentage, New Hampshire has a population of 1,402,054, where 7% are atheists. Making for 84,123 residents that practice atheism and dont believe that God is real. More on New Hampshire below.
Buddhist: < 1%
Catholic: 26%
Evangelical Protestant: 13%
Hindu: < 1%
Historically Black Protestant: 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: 2%
Jewish: 2%
Mainline Protestant: 16%
Mormon: 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: < 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 3%
Other World Religions: < 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 36%
Atheist 7%
Don’t know: < 1%
Vermont (8%)
Last but certainly not least is Vermont. Vermont has a total populus of 647,464 residents, out of which 7% practice atheism. That is 45,322 out of 647,464 residents. Below are the full religious demographics of the state.
Buddhist: 1%
Catholic: 22%
Evangelical Protestant: 11%
Hindu: 1%
Historically Black Protestant: < 1%
Jehovah’s Witness: < 1%
Jewish: 2%
Mainline Protestant: 19%
Mormon: < 1%
Muslim: < 1%
Orthodox Christian: 1%
Other Christian: < 1%
Other Faiths: 3%
Other World Religions: 1%
Unaffiliated (religious “nones”): 37%
Atheist 8%
Don’t know: 2%
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