BELIEFS BY THE NUMBERS

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The majority of states in the West, Midwest, Great Lakes, Middle Atlantic, and New England have a plurality of Roman Catholics. The south is predominantly Baptist.

The biggest growth has been in Evangelical Christians and No Religion and the biggest loss has been in Protestants. The smallest churches are Unitarians and other world religions such as Muslim and Jew. Nearly 30 million do not practice religion. 8 million practice non-Christian religions.

When all forms of Born Again Christians are totaled, they have the largest growth.