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.
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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