Christianity has been the most popular religious group in the United States for the past few decades. While the overall number of Christians has significantly dropped in the past decade by nearly 10%, the region still has more than 50 percent of its population identifying as Christians. Here is a table showing the estimated population of Christians in the United States as of 2010.
Christian Population in the United States as of 2023 by State (All 50 states)
| State/Territory | Total Population of Christians per state | Percentage % share of the total Christians population |
| Utah | 2,186,233 | 79.1% |
| North Dakota | 451,309 | 67.1% |
| Alabama | 3,006,454 | 62.9% |
| Louisiana | 2,747,223 | 60.6% |
| Oklahoma | 2,224,551 | 59.3% |
| Mississippi | 1,741,803 | 58.7% |
| South Dakota | 477,109 | 58.6% |
| Massachusetts | 3,745,244 | 57.2% |
| Minnesota | 2,986,110 | 56.3% |
| Nebraska | 1,017,272 | 55.7% |
| Texas | 14,006,077 | 55.7% |
| Tennessee | 3,522,088 | 55.5% |
| Arkansas | 1,615,419 | 55.4% |
| Illinois | 7,095,339 | 55.3% |
| District of Columbia | 332,151 | 55.2% |
| Rhode Island | 576,807 | 54.8% |
| New Jersey | 4,809,166 | 54.7% |
| Iowa | 1,641,985 | 53.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 6,833,880 | 53.8% |
| Wisconsin | 3,048,215 | 53.6% |
| South Carolina | 2,414,440 | 52.2% |
| Kentucky | 2,239,113 | 51.6% |
| New York | 9,921,588 | 51.2% |
| Connecticut | 1,826,364 | 51.1% |
| Idaho | 801,034 | 51.1% |
| Georgia | 4,921,328 | 50.8% |
| Kansas | 1,443,678 | 50.6% |
| New Mexico | 1,031,649 | 50.1% |
| Missouri | 29,525,414 | 49.3% |
| North Carolina | 4,529,354 | 47.5% |
| California | 16,764,280 | 45% |
| Virginia | 3,584,459 | 44.8% |
| Indiana | 2,872,324 | 44.3% |
| Ohio | 5,076,062 | 44% |
| Michigan | 4,161,012 | 42.1% |
| Delaware | 375,336 | 41.8% |
| Maryland | 2,413,345 | 41.8% |
| Hawaii | 561,804 | 41.3% |
| Wyoming | 222,800 | 39.6% |
| Florida | 7,351,312 | 39.1% |
| Montana | 376,967 | 38.1% |
| Colorado | 1,901,036 | 37.8% |
| Arizona | 2,377,830 | 37.2% |
| West Virginia | 657,813 | 35.5% |
| New Hampshire | 463,397 | 35.2% |
| Washington | 2,326,691 | 34.6% |
| Nevada | 928,990 | 34.4% |
| Alaska | 240,768 | 33.9% |
| Vermont | 210,249 | 33.6% |
| Oregon | 1,195,295 | 31.2% |
| Maine | 366,628 | 27.6% |
Top 10 largest Christian denominations in the US
| Denomination | Population | Percent % share of the Christian population (177,146,797) |
| Catholicism | 58,928,987 | 33% |
| Evangelical Protestants | 50,013,803 | 28% |
| Mainline Protestants | 22,655,826 | 13% |
| Southern Baptist Church | 16,100,000 | 9% |
| Methodism | 7,800,000 | 4% |
| Latter-day Saints | 6,000,000 | 3% |
| Church of God in Christ | 5,500,000 | 3% |
| National Baptist Convention | 5,000,000 | 3% |
| Lutheran Church | 4,500,000 | 3% |
| Orthodox Christians | 1,056,535 | 1% |
Top 10 states with active religious groups in the US by state
| State | Number of religious groups |
| Pennsylvania | 184 |
| Illinois | 176 |
| Michigan | 175 |
| Florida | 174 |
| Ohio | 174 |
| California | 174 |
| New York | 170 |
| Virginia | 164 |
| Indiana | 159 |
| Texas | 152 |
| Maryland | 152 |
Point to note: The majority of the data originates from the year 2010 and may have undergone changes since that time to now.
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