Holy Hometowns (Top 10 & 100)
ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Tahlib
Just in time for the holidays, Mens Health Magazine compiled a listing of America's Most Religious Cities. Can you find your city on the list of America's most religious hometowns? My own NYC is near bottom at #84...shocking?
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
43. San Jose, CA
44. Washington, DC
45. Jackson, MS
46. Baltimore, MD
47. Orlando, FL
48. Anaheim, CA
49. 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
57. Philadelphia, PA
58. 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
76. 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
Methodology: The editors used data from the U.S. Census and the yellow pages to quantify the number of places of worship per capita. They then combined this total with the number of volunteers who support these groups, and lastly, they considered the amount of money donated to religious organizations.
By Tahlib
Just in time for the holidays, Mens Health Magazine compiled a listing of America's Most Religious Cities. Can you find your city on the list of America's most religious hometowns? My own NYC is near bottom at #84...shocking?
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
43. San Jose, CA
44. Washington, DC
45. Jackson, MS
46. Baltimore, MD
47. Orlando, FL
48. Anaheim, CA
49. 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
57. Philadelphia, PA
58. 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
76. 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
Methodology: The editors used data from the U.S. Census and the yellow pages to quantify the number of places of worship per capita. They then combined this total with the number of volunteers who support these groups, and lastly, they considered the amount of money donated to religious organizations.
