The State With The Most Non-Religious People Is.....

[Arios V]

Just a few minutes ago while browsing Wikipedia, I stumbled upon this graph put up by USA Today that shows the breakdown of religious beliefs per state (Excluding Hawaii and Alaska).

I have some doubts on the credibility of it, but it's the only thing I've found that has this sorta thing, so it's gonna have to work until I find something better.

The answer to the question stated above is: Washington

Yes, Washington State is apparentely where the most non-religious people are. 25% of the population claim to have no religion. Oh and here's the kicker, that's more than ALL beliefs (when broken down into the different sects) in the state.

The state with the least number of non-religious people are is: North Dakota

Surprisingly, it's not Alabama. North Dakota only has a 3% of non-religious people while Alabama has 6%.

Feel free to play with the map here.
http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/gnoreligion/flash.htm  

[Baron von Turkeypants]

Soy un hombre muy honrado,
que me gusta lo mejor

Washington doesn't surprise me. I figured either that or Oregon.

Las mujeres no me faltan,
ni el dinero ni el amor

 

[Meirelle]

Baron von Turkeypants

Soy un hombre muy honrado,
que me gusta lo mejor

Washington doesn't surprise me. I figured either that or Oregon.

Las mujeres no me faltan,
ni el dinero ni el amor

I would've guessed Oregon, but *shrug* I guess I was wrong.

I just knew it wasn't my state. Congratulations, everybody-- My state brought you Rick Santorum.  

[Baron von Turkeypants]

Soy un hombre muy honrado,
que me gusta lo mejor

My state brought you democracy, existentialism, and the b*****b.

Las mujeres no me faltan,
ni el dinero ni el amor

 

[ProjectOmicron88]

My state brought you the phrase "rock & roll", eight presidents, more astronauts than any other state (including John Glenn), and of course, Drew Carey.  

[EmmaRaikou]

Meirelle

Baron von Turkeypants

Soy un hombre muy honrado,
que me gusta lo mejor

Washington doesn't surprise me. I figured either that or Oregon.

Las mujeres no me faltan,
ni el dinero ni el amor

I would've guessed Oregon, but *shrug* I guess I was wrong.

I just knew it wasn't my state. Congratulations, everybody-- My state brought you Rick Santorum.

gonk

My state (Michigan) got 15% non-religious. I had no idea we had so many Catholics. o_O;

Also, there are a lot less Muslims than I expected.  

[Ammonia Spike]

NORTH DAKOTA?! I live in Minnesota! Eeek...scary fundies!

*goes to beg parents to move to Washington*  

[Crooked_Lamb]

WA??? really???


Im surprised, my grandparents (The ones that dont think im satanic) live there and they are serverly religious if only they knew about this...

But hey It was were the punk fad all started...that scares them enough...

I need to pay more attention next time im there....  

[Arios V]

My State, Virginia, was the birthplace/home to the first president and 6 other presidents and was at one point the largest state/colony in America and has been recently the subject of national and worldwide news.

Virginia Tech, the fact that our constitution was changed to forbid gays from marrying each other and the uber-close senate race.

Also, VA is only 13% Non-religious. I'm guessing that at least 6%-9% have to live in Northern VA (where I am). Around here, there are A LOT of atheists/agnostics. Still, I'm still thinking of moving to Washington.  

[Baron von Turkeypants]

Soy un hombre muy honrado,
que me gusta lo mejor

My state's economy makes all your states' economies look like a preschool sandbox, trading rocks for sand castles.

Las mujeres no me faltan,
ni el dinero ni el amor

 

[Tenth Speed Writer]

6%?

You have to be kidding!  

[JakRandom]

*looks down smugly from the top of the Space needle*

25%? That sounds about right.  

[Meirelle]

EmmaRaikou

Meirelle

Baron von Turkeypants

Soy un hombre muy honrado,
que me gusta lo mejor

Washington doesn't surprise me. I figured either that or Oregon.

Las mujeres no me faltan,
ni el dinero ni el amor

I would've guessed Oregon, but *shrug* I guess I was wrong.

I just knew it wasn't my state. Congratulations, everybody-- My state brought you Rick Santorum.

gonk

My state (Michigan) got 15% non-religious. I had no idea we had so many Catholics. o_O;

Also, there are a lot less Muslims than I expected.

The Catholics pwn in PA too.

It's the middle of the state, man. I'm telling you. If we didn't have ******** smashed between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, we'd be, like, sooooo liberal.

Or maybe not. We always end up voting blue anyhow. Yay for populated urban areas! blaugh  

[ElenaMason]

*shudders* catholics everywhere T____T  

[-- Flyper --]

Heh, I'm not surprised the least bit that the majority of Mississippians are Baptist. The 7% being nonreligious was surprising, though.