2024’s Most religious states

With 38% of adults in the U.S. considering religion very important in their lives, the non-profit organization SmileHub today released new reports on the Best Charities for Faith & Religious Support and the Most Religious States in 2024.

In order to highlight the states that care the most about religion and the ones where it is less important, SmileHub compared each of the 50 states based on 11 key metrics. The data set ranges from the share of adults who consider religion very important in their lives to places of worship per capita to the religion-related careers per capita.

Most Religious States Least Religious States

1. Alabama 41. Connecticut

2. Virginia 42. Wyoming

3. Texas 43. Rhode Island

4. Tennessee 44. Delaware

5. North Carolina 45. Massachusetts

6. South Carolina 46. Alaska

7. Indiana 47. Vermont

8. Pennsylvania 48. Nevada

9. Georgia 49. New Hampshire

10. New York 50. Maine

Key Stats

• Mississippi has the highest share of adults who are very religious – 2.8 times higher than in Vermont, which has the lowest share.

• Utah has the highest share of people who attend religious services at least once a week – 6.1 times higher than in Maine, which has the lowest share.

• North Carolina has the most religious establishments per capita – 12.7 times more than in Utah, which has the fewest establishments.

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit: https://smilehub.org/blog/most-religious-states/142