Men's Health Magazine List of Most Religious Cities

[libertybrewcity]

Most religious

1. Colorado Springs, CO
2. Greensboro, NC
3. Oklahoma City, OK
4. Wichita, KS
5. Indianapolis, IN
6. Jacksonville, FL
7. Portland, OR
8. Birmingham, AL
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Little Rock, AR
11. Fort Worth, TX
12. Montgomery, AL
13. Raleigh, NC
14. Durham, NC
15. Virginia Beach, VA
16. Charleston, WV
17. Dallas, TX
18. Omaha, NE
19. Kansas City, MO
20. Tulsa, OK
21. Memphis, TN
22. Houston, TX
23. Des Moines, IA
23. Anchorage, AK
25. Seattle, WA
26. Honolulu, HI
27. Cheyenne, WY
28. Phoenix, AZ
29. St. Paul, MN
30. Minneapolis, MN
31. Nashville, TN
32. Boise, ID
33. Grand Rapids, MI
34. San Antonio, TX
35. Sioux Falls, SD
36. San Diego, CA
37. Lexington, KY
38. Fort Wayne, IN
39. Salt Lake City, UT
40. Columbus, OH
41. Tampa, FL
42. Arlington, TX
42. San Jose, CA
44. Washington, DC
45. Jackson, MS
45. Baltimore, MD
47. Orlando, FL
48. Anaheim, CA
48. Billings, MT
50. St. Louis, MO
51. Columbia, SC
52. Riverside, CA
53. Corpus Christi, TX
54. Atlanta, GA
55. Lincoln, NE
56. Modesto, CA
56. Philadelphia, PA
56. Las Vegas, NV
59. Louisville, KY
60. San Francisco, CA
61. Pittsburgh, PA
62. St. Petersburg, FL
63. Denver, CO
64. Bakersfield, CA
65. Richmond, VA
66. Spokane, WA
67. Aurora, CO
68. Albuquerque, NM
69. Chicago, IL
70. Cincinnati, OH
71. Wilmington, DE
72. Milwaukee, WI
73. Cleveland, OH
74. Austin, TX
75. El Paso, TX
75. New Orleans, LA
77. Sacramento, CA
78. Detroit, MI
79. Buffalo, NY
80. Los Angeles, CA
81. Madison, WI
82. Tucson, AZ
83. Oakland, CA
84. New York, NY
85. Toledo, OH
86. Reno, NV
87. Fresno, CA
88. Yonkers, NY
89. Lubbock, TX
90. Rochester, NY
91. Miami, FL
92. Newark, NJ
93. Manchester, NH
94. Fargo, ND
95. Jersey City, NJ
96. Portland, ME
97. Hartford, CT
98. Boston, MA
99. Providence, RI
100. Burlington, VT

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Our list of America's Most Religious Cities shows there's a lot of praying going on in the Bible Belt. No shocker there.

But what is surprising is who's No. 1 in worship: Colorado Springs.

While it's true that Colorado, at 5,980 feet above sea level, is closer to heaven than even the Mile High City, we used a different set of numbers to divine our findings. We scoured the U.S. Census and the yellow pages (Yellow.com) for places of worship per capita. Then we tallied up religious organizations (U.S. Census) and the number of volunteers who support these groups (VolunteeringinAmerica.gov). Finally, we considered the amount of money donated to religious organizations (Bureau of Labor Statistics and spent on religious books (Mediamark Research).




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[Southron]

I heard about this recently because Greensboro was number 2.

I couldn't believe it until I found out that the number of churches was counted.

Then it made sense because where I live there is a church on every corner but many are barely occupied. Most of the churches in my area could combine and still not be filled.

 

[Maximus]

I find it shocking that Portland is #7

I'd be interested in seeing how they define a church.

 

[nate895]

There is no way Seattle, WA is more religious than Jackson, MS. Maybe by their bogus "church per capita" statistic, but a better statistic would be worship attendance per capita in a week. Does it matter if a city has more "places of worship" if no one goes to them?

 

[reillym]

I'd like to see these stats compared to average IQ, college eduction level, and profession. Also, crime rates, rates of STD/teen pregnancy, and murder. I wonder what it would say.

 

[malkusm]

There must be a minimum population for inclusion on this list, because my former home (Lynchburg, VA) would have to top the list, if not. My old joke is: "Lynchburg, VA: 75,000 people, 50,000 churches, 4 colleges, and 0 bars."

 

[nate895]

I'd like to see these stats compared to average IQ, college eduction level, and profession. Also, crime rates, rates of STD/teen pregnancy, and murder. I wonder what it would say.

Because correlation equals causation. everyone knows!

 

[nate895]

There must be a minimum population for inclusion on this list, because my former home (Lynchburg, VA) would have to top the list, if not. My old joke is: "Lynchburg, VA: 75,000 people, 50,000 churches, 4 colleges, and 0 bars."

Burlington, VT is on the list with less people than Lynchburg.