Cities
Top 10 Chicago
The Faith Profile of Chicago, IL. Rich in cultural diversity, the city of Chicago creates a vibrant and exciting backdrop for the typical city-dwellers’ regular activities; which for just one-third of the city’s residents includes reading the Bible. To some extent, Chicagoans tend to be more skeptical and more likely to say they do not believe in God. But this should not be taken to mean Chicago is anti-religion or even anti-Christian. In fact, residents here are just as likely to have attended church or volunteered to help at a church as the national average and they are more likely...
Top 10 Seattle-Tacoma
The Faith Profile of the market Seattle-Tacoma, WA. Seattle-Tacoma has one of the lowest average yearly sunshine levels in the U.S., it also has one of the lowest number of residents who claim faith is important in their lives. This holds with the proportion of Seattle-Tacoma residents who would identify with any faith. The percent of residents who identify as “no faith” is more than double the national average. The same goes for the proportion of skeptics living in the Seattle-Tacoma area. Skeptics account for 20% of the adult population in this area. In addition, nearly 3 out of 10...
Tagged belief, evangelical, faith, least bible minded cities, Seattle, unchurched
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Top 10 Los Angeles
The Faith Profile of Los Angeles, CA. Godless Hollywood? “Lost” Angeles? Barna’s tracking of faith trends shows the nation’s second largest city is less Christianized than other cities in the nation. It has a high concentration of adults with no faith as well as Pantheists (Hindu, Buddhists, Confucian and so on). Still, 24% of the LA region’s residents are Catholic and 31% are Protestant. The city features an interesting contrast in that just 33% are born again Christians, well below the national average of 43%. Yet, among born again Christians it has a relatively high rate of faith sharing activity....
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Jewish
NYC has the largest population of Jewish residents (11%)
Lutheran
More than 1 in 4 Green Bay, WI residents attend a Lutheran church
Sunday School
More than half of people in Jackson, MS attended Sunday School this week
Don't Believe in God
Boston has the highest number of residents (8%) who do not believe in God
Charity
97% of Pittsburgh residents have donated to a non-profit in the past year
Prayer Life
Shreveport residents are most likely to pray in a typical week (95%)
Practicing Christians
Birmingham, AL and Springfield, MO have most practicing Christians (69%)
Baptists
Knoxville, TN has the highest number of Baptists (59%)
Bible Readers
66% of Shreveport, LA residents read the Bible in the past week
Volunteers
Salt Lake City has the most people who volunteer weekly
Land of Plenty
NYC has largest percent of residents who identify with "other faith" groups
Unchurched
More than half of all adults in Burlington, VT are unchurched
Small Churches
Shreveport, LA has greatest number attending small churches (<100)
Self-Identified Christians
97% of those in Shreveport identify themselves as Christian
Top Catholic Cities
Harlingen and El Paso, TX have highest percentage of Catholics
Conservative
Las Vegas has most politically conservative practicing Christians (64%)
Notional Christians
59% of Christians in Albany, NY have not made a commitment to Jesus
Top Protestant City
Knoxville, TN has the greatest percentage of Protestants (83%)
Church Attendance
More people attend church weekly in Chattanooga, TN than any other city
Weekly Bible Reading
Just one in five residents of Albany, NY read the Bible in the past week
Links
- American Bible Society God’s Word Where Needed Most
- Hawaiian Islands Ministries A revealing study on the state of faith in Hawaii.
- Q: Ideas LA Event A gathering to advance the common good.
- This Is Our City Christians seeking shalom in their cities.
