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Map of Catholic Population by US State

As of 2020, catholic population ranges from 2.9 in Alabama to 41.5 in Rhode Island across US states, with a median of 14.9 among the 48 states with data. Source: 2020 U.S. Religion Census.

Share of the county's population who are Catholic across all traditions.

Data updated 2020 - Source: 2020 U.S. Religion Census

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Choropleth map of Catholic Population across US states (2020), by hearthmap
Catholic Population by US state. Source: 2020 U.S. Religion Census.

Category

religion

Native level

County

Unit

Percentage

Vintage

2020

States ranked by catholic population

48 states with data (2020). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by catholic population
RankStateValue
1Rhode Island41.5
2New York36.2
3Massachusetts35.2
4New Jersey32.0
5New Mexico31.4
6Louisiana29.9
7Connecticut28.4
8Illinois24.3
9California24.0
10Wisconsin23.8
Bottom 10 states by catholic population
RankStateValue
48Alabama2.9
47Tennessee3.9
46Mississippi4.6
45Oklahoma5.0
44Kentucky5.0
43Arkansas5.3
42West Virginia6.3
41Alaska6.6
40Utah7.1
39South Carolina7.2

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hearthmap renders catholic population as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see county values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020

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