Heavily atheist cities in the south? (metro area, areas, counties)
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Raleigh, Austin and Orlando are the 3 major cities that probably have the highest % of non-believers. Wouldn't surprise me if Atlanta has the most in terms of raw numbers though.
Maryland would likely have the highest percentage of non-believers in the South. According to the Map previously posted, MD is certainly the least religious.
Orlando (Orange County) has so many churches & places of worship though it's not even funny even though it is a liberal place.
I guess libs love God too !
Tampa? Orlando? Are you sure? I'll give you Miami, maybe. Austin is not super religious.
Miami is one of the least atheist cities in the USA. Do a survey here, and almost everyone will declare they believe in God with many being active church goers. It's just Catholicism instead of America's brand of Protestantism.
In Florida, probably the most atheist area is Key West.
I can only speak for Austin, which really isn't "Southern" but more of a Southwestern city. That said, it is a very secular city and there are a lot of atheists here. I've lived here for 16-years and nobody has ever asked me what church I go to. Religion doesn't come up in conversations at all. This is also home of multiple atheist organizations, as well as home base for The Atheist Experience TV show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atheist_Experience
Lived there ten years. Never came up. A very live and let live town and most of my friends were liberal. The conservative people migrated from the other metro areas in Texas.
DFW has a reputation as being religious, but in most of the places I hang out in Dallas, most people are non religious. Poll most people out in Uptown or Deep Ellum on a weekend night and I bet they would tell you going to Church isn't on their itinerary for the weekend. I think many of my coworkers who are older and live in the burbs go to church at least some of the time, but none of them have ever asked me about my religious affiliation or anything. Not that it would bother me to be asked.
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