PRINCETON, NJ -- Provo-Orem, Utah, is the most religious of 189 U.S. metropolitan areas Gallup surveyed in 2012, with 77% of its residents classified as very religious. Burlington, Vt., and Boulder, Colo., are the least religious, with 17% meeting that threshold. Most of the top religious cities are in the South -- the exceptions are Provo; Ogden-Clearfield, Utah; and Holland-Grand Haven, Mich. The least religious cities are clustered in the Northeast and on the Pacific Coast, with the exception of Boulder and Madison, Wis.
Top 5:
Provo-Orem, Utah, 77,2% highly religious
Montgomery, Alabama, 64,2%
Jackson, Mississippi, 63,6%
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama, 56,4%
Huntsville, Alabama, 55,4%
Bottom 5:
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, 17,2%
Boulder, Colorado, 17,3%
Manchester-Nashua, New Hampshire, 21,7%
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine, 21,8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California, 23,1%
Bottom 5 Big Metros:
1. San Francisco
2. Boston
3. San Jose
4. Seattle
5. Portland
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Provo-Orem, Utah, Is Most Religious U.S. Metro Area
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