“A majority of Americans consider religion very important in their life, believe in God with absolute certainty, and pray at least once a day, according to a survey that found Mississippi as the most religious state. How did your state rank?
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans nationwide say they pray at least once a day, with Mississippi at No. 1 (77 percent) followed by Louisiana (76 percent) and Alabama (73 percent). Maine is last at 40 percent, while Massachusetts and Alaska are both at 41 percent.”
Which of the 50 states has the most religious population? Since there are many ways to define “religious,” there is no single answer to this question. But to give a sense of how the states stack up, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life used polling data to rank them on four measures: the importance of religion in people’s lives, frequency of attendance at worship services, frequency of prayer and absolute certainty of belief in God. Mississippi stands out on all four, and several other Southern states also rank very high on the measures.
To see the complete list of all states, click on http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=504.
(Source: Christian Leader Insights)