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USCCB News Release

08-160
November 3, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Background - U.S. Catholic Population by State


Background
In response to media inquiries, here is a list of states with their population and percentage who are Catholics according to the 2008 Official Catholic Directory.

U.S. Catholic Population by State

State

State Population

Catholics

Percentage Catholic

 

 

 

 

Alabama

4,627,851

151,554

3.3

Alaska  

626,932

52,813

8.4

Arizona

6,338,755

1,026,302

16.2

Arkansas

2,834,797

116,605

4.1

California

36,553,215

10,463,330

28.6

Colorado

4,861,515

707,420

14.6

Connecticut

3,502,309

1,282,153

36.6

Delaware

783,600

233,000

29.7

Florida

18,251,243

2,366,688

13

Georgia

9,544,750

730,005

7.6

Hawaii

1,283,388

251,575

19.6

Idaho

1,499,402

165,363

11

Illinois

12,852,548

3,870,647

30.1

Indiana

6,345,289

762,076

12.0

Iowa

2,988,046

499,661

16.7

Kansas

2,775,997

415,103

15

Kentucky

4,241,474

382,521

9

Louisiana

4,293,204

1,188,798

27.7

Maine

1,317,207

191,008

14.5

Maryland

5,618,344

1,000,000

17.8

Massachusetts

6,449,755

2,709,552

42

Michigan

10,071,822

2,206,372

21.9

Minnesota

5,197,621

1,064,696

20.5

Mississippi

2,918,785

107,098

3.7

Missouri

5,878,415

757,349

12.9

Montana

957,861

104,276

10.9

Nebraska

1,774,571

366,894

20.7

Nevada

2,565,382

829,675

32.3

New Hampshire

1,315,828

319,269

24.3

New Jersey

8,685,920

3,562,389

41

New Mexico

1,969,915

498,334

25.3

New York

19,297,729

7,166,308

37.1

North Carolina

9,061,032

365,888

4

North Dakota

639,715

146,153

22.8

Ohio

11,466,917

2,068,348

18

Oklahoma

3,617,316

175,006

4.8

Oregon

3,747,455

442,137

11.8

Pennsylvania

12,432,792

3,530,817

28.4

Rhode Island

1,057,832

629,889

59.5

South Carolina

4,407,709

183,356

4.2

South Dakota

796,214

153,357

19.3

Tennessee

6,156,719

141,740

2.3

Texas

23,904,380

6,503,844

27.2

Utah

2,645,330

230,000

8.7

Vermont

621,254

118,000

19

Virginia

7,712,091

642,064

8.3

Washington

6,468,424

746,385

11.5

West Virginia

1,812,035

88,974

4.9

Wisconsin

5,601,640

1,650,276

29.5

Wyoming

522,830

47,119

9

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