Need to know the pros and cons of Louisville Ky (Lexington: transplants, home)

[gs4ever373]

My family and I are considering moving to Louisville if this job offer comes through.

I need some imput of the area. Schools, Housing, shopping, medical, culture, etc.

Can anyone give me some input please.
Thank you

A Floridian that wants out of Florida.

[tomocox]

Neither my wife or I are shoppers, but based on listening to my clients and other Realtors, Louisville has a very good cross section of shopping. It's not Michigan Ave, Fifth Ave, Rodeo Drive, or the Mall of America, but there are at least four excellent malls and several upper echelon modern suburban centers.

Medically, you will not find a better medical center than Louisville Kentucky. From the first artificial hearts to the first successful hand transplants to now almost routine open heart surgeries, Louisville has made significant contributions to medicine. There is an excellent emergency medical system anchored by a world class trauma center.

Culture, Louisville itself has one of the largest active Roman Catholic populations in the US. It is home to one of America's largest independent Christian churches, and many thriving denominations of nearly every religion. There are two major denominational seminaries, and many highly regarded universities and career training colleges. You will find a city orchestra (darn good), ballet, the highly regarded Speed Art Museum, and several more from the Patton Military to the International History Center, plus the Louisville Slugger (baseball) and of course, the Derby Museum. Oh, yes, there is a wonderful theatrical scene too.

Jefferson County Public Schools are in absolute chaos, but the parochial and private schools are doing excellent work. School systems in the adjoining counties are doing a decent, if not superior job. Oldham County Schools are ranked at the top of nearly every ranking.

As for fun, of course there's the Derby, plus another 100 days of live Thoroughbred Racing and the Derby Festival is two weeks of spring fling started by the largest annual fireworks show anywhere. All summer, there is excellent pro baseball, arena football, and many many festivals and exhibitions at one of the worlds best, if not almost largest convention centers. The University of Louisville plays top level in many of America's top collegiate sports. Trinity and St. Xavier High Schools play in one of America's best attended football games. And there is the Ohio River and plenty of lakes and resorts within a couple hours drive.

Transportation is unequalled in my opinion. Louisville International sends packages all around the world every day, and has the best prices to almost any major destination within the States. Cincinnati (75 min), Indianapolis (2 hr), St. Louis (4hr), and Nashville (3hr) all provide top level international passenger destinations.

So, do come to Louisville, just don't plan on sending your children to JCPS

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by tomocox

Culture, Louisville itself has one of the largest active Roman Catholic populations in the US.

I keep hearing how big a catholic population Louisville has and I found this.

Ranking Number of Catholics State Percentage of State population
1 10,906,992 California 28.8%
2 7,433,366 New York 37.6%
3 6,742,690 Texas 29.2%
4 4,865,216 Massachusetts 42.7%
5 3,867,102 Illinois 63.0%
6 3,614,694 Pennsylvania 29.4%
7 3,605,265 New Jersey 41.1%
8 2,265,450 Florida 12.7%
9 2,128,619 Ohio 18.5%
10 2,064,103 Michigan 20.5%
11 1,605,155 Wisconsin 29.0%
12 1,357,992 Connecticut 38.7%
13 1,093,533 Minnesota 21.5%
14 908,123 Arizona 15.7%
15 835,581 Missouri 14.7%
16 816,260 Louisiana - 2005 total 26.1%
17 767,349 Indiana 12.3
18 745,614 Washington State 12.0%
19 666,213 Colorado 14.7%
20 661,300 Nevada 27.7%
21 640,274 Rhode Island 59.2%
22 620,399 Virginia 8.1%
23 575,824 Washington, D.C. 21.9%
24 517,679 Maryland 16.9%
25 494,698 Iowa 17.1%
26 494,449 New Mexico 21.4%
27 441,749 Georgia 5.1%
28 432,170 Oregon 12.1%
29 406,916 Kansas 15.1%
30 387,062 Kentucky 9.7%
31 375,808 Nebraska 21.4%
32 336,738 North Carolina 3.9%
33 314,471 New Hampshire 24.0%
34 230,000 Delaware 18.3%
35 200,000 Utah 8.3%
36 193,228 Maine 15.1%
37 190,684 Tennessee 3.2%
38 160,878 Oklahoma 4.6%
39 157,450 South Carolina 3.7%
40 154,435 South Dakota 20.5%
41 153,939 Alabama 3.4%
42 148,100 Idaho 10.4%
43 145,789 North Dakota 22.2%
44 143,240 Hawaii 11.3%
45 118,000 Vermont 19.0%
46 117,942 Mississippi 4.0%
47 110,409 Montana 12.1%
48 107,524 Arkansas 3.9%
49 82,749 West Virginia 4.6%
50 55,643 Alaska 8.7%
51 49,121 Wyoming 9.7%


Highest percentage of Catholics per state population.

Ranking Percentage of Catholics per State population State Number of Catholics
1 59.2% Rhode Island 640,274
2 42.7% Massachusetts 4,865,216
3 41.1% New Jersey 3,605,265
4 38.7% Connecticut 1,357,992
5 37.6% New York 7,433,366
6 29.9% Illinois 3,867,102
7 29.4% Pennsylvania 3,614,694
8 29.2% Texas 6,742,690
9 29.0% Wisconsin 1,605,155
10 28.8% California 10,906,992
11 27.7% Nevada 661,300
12 26.1% Louisiana - 2005 total 816,260
13 24.0% New Hampshire 314,471
14 22.2% North Dakota 145,789
15 21.9% Washington, D.C. 575,824
16 21.5% Minnesota 1,093,533
17 21.4% New Mexico 494,449
18 21.4% Nebraska 375,808
19 20.5% Michigan 2,064,103
20 20.5% South Dakota 154,435
21 19.0% Vermont 118,000
22 18.5% Ohio 2,128,619
23 18.3% Delaware 230,000
24 17.1% Iowa 494,698
25 16.9% Maryland 517,679
26 15.7% Arizona 908,123
27 15.1% Kansas 406,916
28 15.1% Maine 193,228
29 14.7% Missouri 835,581
30 14.7% Colorado 666,213
31 12.7% Florida 2,265,450
32 12.3% Indiana 767,349
33 12.1% Oregon 432,170
34 12.1% Montana 110,409
35 12.0% Washington State 745,614
36 11.3% Hawaii 143,240
37 10.4% Idaho 148,100
38 9.7% Kentucky 387,062
39 9.7% Wyoming 49,121
40 8.7% Alaska 55,643
41 8.3% Utah 200,000
42 8.1% Virginia 620,399
43 5.1% Georgia 441,749
44 4.6% Oklahoma 160,878
45 4.6% West Virginia 82,749
46 4.0% Mississippi 117,942
47 3.9% North Carolina 336,738
48 3.9% Arkansas 107,524
49 3.7% South Carolina 157,450
50 3.4% Alabama 153,939
51 3.2% Tennessee 190,684


The 176 most populated metropolitan areas, sorted by metropolitan area within state.



State
Ranking Number of Catholics City/Town, State
1 4,448,763 Los Angeles California
2 1,146,960 San Bernardino California
3 1,131,464 Orange California
4 950,743 San Diego California
5 650,000 San Jose California
6 581,000 Fresno California
7 541,321 Sacramento California
8 468,718 Oakland California
9 420,397 San Francisco California
10 212,663 Stockton California
11 195,200 Monterey California
12 159,763 Santa Rosa California
1 2,542,432 New York New York
2 1,556,575 Brooklyn New York
3 1,431,774 Rockville Centre New York
4 694,992 Buffalo New York
5 400,000 Albany New York
6 345,736 Syracuse New York
7 341,772 Rochester New York
8 120,085 Ogdensburg New York
1 1,495,030 Galveston-Houston Texas
2 955,298 Dallas Texas
3 943,611 Brownsville Texas
4 673,526 San Antonio Texas
5 656,035 El Paso Texas
6 500,000 Austin Texas
7 450,000 Forth Worth Texas
8 388,878 Corpus Christi Texas
9 229,141 Laredo Texas
10 106,797 Victoria Texas
11 84,780 Lubbock Texas
12 80,281 Beaumont Texas
13 77,630 San Angelo Texas
14 61,390 Tyler Texas
15 40,293 Amarillo Texas
1 1,845,846 Boston Massachusetts
2 734,616 Springfield Massachusetts
3 347,385 Fall River Massachusetts
4 308,369 Worcester Massachusetts
1 2,348,000 Chicago Illinois
2 655,051 Joliet Illinois
3 431,202 Rockford Illinois
4 174,008 Peoria Illinois
5 158,741 Springfield Illinois
6 100,100 Belleville Illinois
1 1,462,388 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
2 781,811 Pittsburg Pennsylvania
3 348,119 Scranton Pennsylvania
4 275,129 Allentown Pennsylvania
5 247,492 Harrisburg Pennsylvania
6 225,575 Erie Pennsylvania
7 170,486 Greensburg Pennsylvania
8 103,694 Altoona-Johnstown Pennsylvania
1 1,319,558 Newark New Jersey
2 797,964 Trenton New Jersey
3 603,214 Metuchen New Jersey
4 459,118 Camden New Jersey
5 425,411 Paterson New Jersey
1 752,025 Miami Florida
2 415,412 St. Petersburg Florida
3 369,151 Orlando Florida
4 276,003 Palm Beach Florida
5 223,686 Venice Florida
6 162,964 St. Augustine Florida
7 65,209 Pensacola-Tallahassee Florida
1 797,898 Cleveland Ohio
2 498,493 Cincinnati Ohio
3 306,532 Toledo Ohio
4 252,103 Columbus Ohio
5 233,592 Youngstown Ohio
6 40,001 Steubenville Ohio
1 1,286,985 Detroit Michigan
2 230,981 Lansing Michigan
3 162,670 Grand Rapids Michigan
4 136,392 Saginaw Michigan
5 109,348 Kalamazoo Michigan
6 70,327 Gaylord Michigan
7 67,400 Marquette Michigan
1 674,736 Milwaukee Wisconsin
2 369,566 Green Bay Wisconsin
3 272,787 Madison Wisconsin
4 206,191 La Crosse Wisconsin
5 81,885 Superior Wisconsin
1 668,231 Hartford Connecticut
2 460,298 Bridgeport Connecticut
3 229,463 Norwich Connecticut
1 646,313 St. Paul and Minneapolis Minnesota
2 144,036 St. Cloud Minnesota
3 131,280 Winona Minnesota
4 68,087 New Ulm Minnesota
5 68,037 Duluth Minnesota
6 35,780 Crookston Minnesota
1 551,721 Phoenix Arizona
2 356,402 Tucson Arizona
1 555,750 St. Louis Missouri
2 130,465 Kansas City-St. Joseph Missouri
3 85,150 Jefferson City Missouri
4 64,216 Springfield-Cape Girardeau Missouri
1 490,898 New Orleans Louisiana - 2005 totals
2 317,226 Lafayette Louisiana - 2005 totals
3 212,224 Baton Rouge Louisiana - 2005 totals
4 120,671 Houma-Thibodaux Louisiana - 2005 totals
5 77,934 Lake Charles Louisiana - 2005 totals
6 48,050 Alexandria Louisiana - 2005 totals
7 40,155 Shreveport Louisiana - 2005 totals
1 232,273 Indianapolis Indiana
2 185,550 Gary Indiana
3 156,509 Ft. Wayne/South Bend Indiana
4 105,196 Lafayette Indiana
5 87,821 Evansville Indiana
1 570,800 Seattle Washington State
2 97,665 Spokane Washington State
3 77,149 Yakima Washington State
1 384,611 Denver Colorado
2 166,602 Colorado Springs Colorado
3 115,000 Pueblo Colorado
1 539,953 Las Vegas Nevada
2 121,347 Reno Nevada
1 640,224 Providence Rhode Island
1 400,539 Arlington Virginia
2 219,860 Richmond Virginia
1 575,824 District of Columbia (D.C.) Washington
1 517,679 Baltimore Maryland
1 210,173 Dubuque Iowa
2 105,650 Davenport Iowa
3 91,347 Des Moines Iowa
4 87,528 Sious City Iowa
1 302,455 Santa Fe New Mexico
2 132,646 Las Cruces New Mexico
3 59,348 Gallup New Mexico
1 368,100 Atlanta Georgia
2 73,649 Savannah Georgia
1 396,523 Portland Oregon
2 35,647 Baker Oregon
1 196,391 Kansas City Kansas
2 120,527 Wichita Kansas
3 46,316 Salina Kansas
4 43,682 Dodge City Kansas
1 196,858 Louisville Kentucky 2 89,755 Covington Kentucky
3 48,070 Lexington Kentucky
4 52,379 Owensboro Kentucky
1 225,936 Omaha Nebraska
2 93,988 Lincoln Nebraska
3 55,884 Grand Island Nebraska
1 186,307 Raleigh North Carolina
2 150,431 Charlotte North Carolina
1 314,471 Manchester New Hampshire
1 230,000 Wilmington Delaware
1 200,000 Salt Lake City Utah
1 193,228 Portland Maine
1 69,400 Nashville Tennessee
2 67,342 Memphis Tennessee
3 53,942 Knoxville Tennessee
1 105,416 Oklahoma City Oklahoma
2 44,462 Tulsa Oklahoma
1 157,450 Charleston South Carolina
1 128,706 Sious Falls South Dakota
2 25,729 Rapid City South Dakota
1 86,505 Birmingham Alabama
2 67,434 Mobile Alabama
1 148,100 Boise Idaho
1 82,891 Fargo North Dakota
2 67,898 Bismark North Dakota
1 143,240 Honolulu Hawaii
1 118,000 Burlington Vermont
1 67,244 Biloxi Mississippi
2 50,698 Jackson Mississippi
1 58,780 Helena Montana
2 51,629 Great Falls-Billings Montana
1 107,524 Little Rock Arkansas
1 82,749 Wheeling-Charleston West Virginia
1 32,170 Anchorage Alaska
2 18,000 Fairbanks Alaska
3 5,473 Juneau Alaska
1 49,121 Cheyenne Wyoming

[missymomof3]

The 176 most populated metropolitan areas

Ranking Number of Catholics Metropolitan area Percentage of Catholics per Metropolitan population
1 4,448,763 Los Angeles, California 40.3%
2 2,542,432 New York, New York 45.0%
3 2,348,000 Chicago, Illinois 39.0%
4 1,845,846 Boston, Massachusetts 46.4%
5 1,556,575 Brooklyn, New York 33.0%
6 1,495,030 Galveston-Houston, Texas 28.0%
7 1,462,388 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 37.6%
8 1,431,774 Rockville Centre, New York 43.0%
9 1,319,558 Newark, New Jersey 46.5%
10 1,286,985 Detroit, Michigan 28.9%
11 1,146,960 San Bernardino, California 30.0%
12 1,131,464 Orange, California 39.0%
13 955,298 Dallas, Texas 27.5%
14 950,743 San Diego, California 30.6%
15 943,611 Brownsville, Texas 85.0%
16 797,964 Trenton, New Jersey 39.8%
17 797,898 Cleveland, Ohio 28.0%
18 781,811 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 39.9%
19 752,025 Miami, Florida 18.0%
20 734,616 Springfield, Massachusetts 28.0%
21 694,992 Buffalo, New York 44.2%
22 674,736 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 13.1%
23 673,526 San Antonio, Texas 32.5%
24 668,231 Hartford, Connecticut 35.0%
25 656,035 El Paso, Texas 80.8%
26 655,051 Joliet, Illinois 36.0%
27 650,000 San Jose, California 38.6%
28 646,313 St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota 21.5%
29 640,224 Providence, Rhode Island 59.2%
30 603,214 Metuchen, New Jersey 42.0%
31 581,000 Fresno, California 23.0%
32 575,824 District of Columbia (D.C.), Washington 21.9%
33 570,800 Seattle, Washington State 11.7%
34 555,750 St. Louis, Missouri 26.2%
35 551,721 Phoenix, Arizona 13.1%
36 541,321 Sacramento, California 16.0%
37 539,953 Las Vegas, Nevada 31.0%
38 517,679 Baltimore, Maryland 16.9%
39 500,000 Austin, Texas 21.6%
40 498,493 Cincinnati, Ohio 16.8%
41 490,898 New Orleans, Louisiana - 2005 totals 36.0%
42 468,718 Oakland, California 10.4%
43 460,298 Bridgeport,Connecticut 50.9%
44 459,118 Camden, New Jersey 34.0%
45 450,000 Forth Worth, Texas 15.3%
46 431,202 Rockford, Illinois 31.1%
47 425,411 Paterson, New Jersey 37.2%
48 420,397 San Francisco, California 24.8%
49 415,412 St. Petersburg, Florida 15.0%
50 400,539 Arlington,Virginia 15.1%
51 400,000 Albany, New York 30.7%
52 396,523 Portland, Oregon 12.8%
53 388,878 Corpus Christi, Texas 70.0%
54 384,611 Denver, Colorado 12.7%
55 369,566 Green Bay, Wisconsin 37.0%
56 369,151 Orlando, Florida 9.8%
57 368,100 Atlanta, Georgia 6.3%
58 356,402 Tucson, Arizona 23.0%
59 348,119 Scranton, Pennsylvania 33.3%
60 347,385 Fall River, Massachusetts 41.7%
61 345,736 Syracuse, New York 29.4%
62 341,772 Rochester, New York 22.7%
63 317,226 Lafayette, Louisiana - 2005 totals 54.2%
64 314,471 Manchester, New Hampshire 24.0%
65 308,369 Worcester, Massachusetts 39.5%
66 306,532 Toledo, Ohio 21.0%
67 302,455 Santa Fe, New Mexico 22.6%
68 276,003 Palm Beach, Florida 13.3%
69 275,129 Allentown, Pennsylvania 23.6%
70 272,787 Madison, Wisconsin 28.4%
71 252,103 Columbus, Ohio 10.2%
72 247,492 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 12.2%
73 233,592 Youngstown, Ohio 19.1%
74 232,273 Indianapolis, Indiana 9.6%
75 230,981 Lansing, Michigan 12.8%
76 230,000 Wilmington, Delaware 18.3%
77 229,463 Norwich, Connecticut 33.2%
78 229,141 Laredo, Texas 66.1%
79 225,936 Omaha, Nebraska 25.6%
80 225,575 Erie, Pennsylvania 25.8%
81 223,686 Venice, Florida 12.2%
82 219,860 Richmond, Virginia 4.3%
83 212,663 Stockton, California 16.8%
84 212,224 Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 2005 totals 23.3%
85 210,173 Dubuque, Iowa 22.6%
86 206,191 La Crosse, Wisconsin 23.0%
87 200,000 Salt Lake City, Utah 8.3%
88 196,858 Louisville, Kentucky 16.6%
89 196,391 Kansas City, Kansas 16.0%
90 195,200 Monterey, California 19.9%
91 193,228 Portland, Maine 15.1%
92 186,307 Raleigh, North Carolina 4.4%
93 185,550 Gary, Indiana 24.0%
94 174,008 Peoria, Illinois 9.9%
95 170,486 Greensburg, Pennsylvania 25.0%
96 166,602 Colorado Springs, Colorado 19.0%
97 162,964 St. Augustine, Florida 9.0%
98 162,670 Grand Rapids, Michigan 12.6%
99 159,763 Santa Rosa, California 17.7%
100 158,741 Springfield, Illinois 13.8%
101 157,450 Charleston, South Carolina 3.7%
102 156,509 Ft. Wayne/South Bend, Indiana 12.8%
103 150,431 Charlotte, North Carolina 3.3%
104 148,100 Boise, Idaho 10.4%
105 144,036 St. Cloud, Minnesota 26.8%
106 143,240 Honolulu, Hawaii 11.3%
107 136,392 Saginaw, Michigan 21.5%
108 132,646 Las Cruces, New Mexico 26.5%
109 131,280 Winona, Minnesota 23.5%
110 130,465 Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri 9.0%
111 128,706 Sious Falls, South Dakota 24.8%
112 121,347 Reno, Nevada 17.7%
113 120,671 Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana - 2005 totals 59.7%
114 120,527 Wichita, Kansas 12.6%
115 120,085 Ogdensburg, New York 25.0%
116 118,000 Burlington, Vermont 19.0%
117 115,000 Pueblo, Colorado 18.5%
118 109,348 Kalamazoo, Michigan 11.4%
119 107,524 Little Rock, Arkansas 3.9%
120 106,797 Victoria, Texas 51.1%
121 105,650 Davenport, Iowa 14.1%
122 105,416 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 5.5%
123 105,196 Lafayette, Indiana 8.4%
124 103,694 Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania 16.1%
125 100,100 Belleville, Illinois 12.0%
126 97,665 Spokane, Washington State 13.6%
127 93,988 Lincoln, Nebraska 16.4%
128 91,347 Des Moines, Iowa 12.0%
129 89,755 Covington, Kentucky 19.3%
130 87,821 Evansville, Indiana 17.6%
131 87,528 Sious City, Iowa 18.5%
132 86,505 Birmingham, Alabama 3.0%
133 85,150 Jefferson City, Missouri 9.8%
134 84,780 Lubbock, Texas 16.4%
135 82,891 Fargo, North Dakota 22.0%
136 82,749 Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia 4.6%
137 81,885 Superior, Wisconsin 18.4%
138 80,281 Beaumont, Texas 13.2%
139 77,934 Lake Charles, Louisiana - 2005 totals 28.0%
140 77,630 San Angelo, Texas 12.1%
141 77,149 Yakima, Washington State 13.0%
142 73,649 Savannah, Georgia 2.8%
143 70,327 Gaylord, Michigan 13.6%
144 69,400 Nashville, Tennessee 3.1%
145 68,087 New Ulm, Minnesota 24.1%
146 68,037 Duluth, Minnesota 15.7%
147 67,898 Bismark, North Dakota 24.2%
148 67,434 Mobile, Alabama 4.0%
149 67,400 Marquette, Michigan 19.2%
150 67,342 Memphis, Tennessee 4.3%
151 67,244 Biloxi, Mississippi 8.2%
152 65,209 Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida 4.9%
153 64,216 Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri 5.2%
154 61,390 Tyler, Texas 3.3%
155 59,348 Gallup, New Mexico 12.5%
156 58,780 Helena, Montana 11.3%
157 55,884 Grand Island, Nebraska 18.5%
158 53,942 Knoxville, Tennessee 2.4%
159 52,379 Owensboro, Kentucky 6.4%
160 51,629 Great Falls-Billings, Montana 13.2%
161 50,698 Jackson, Mississippi 2.4%
162 49,121 Cheyenne, Wyoming 9.7%
163 48,070 Lexington, Kentucky 30.0%
164 48,050 Alexandria, Louisiana - 2005 totals 12.3%
165 46,316 Salina, Kansas 14.7%
166 44,462 Tulsa, Oklahoma 3.5%
167 43,682 Dodge City, Kansas 19.6%
168 40,293 Amarillo, Texas 9.6%
169 40,155 Shreveport, Louisiana - 2005 totals 5.0%
170 40,001 Steubenville, Ohio 7.7%
171 35,780 Crookston, Minnesota 14.2%
172 35,647 Baker, Oregon 8.1%
173 32,170 Anchorage, Alaska 8.0%
174 25,729 Rapid City, South Dakota 11.7%
175 18,000 Fairbanks, Alaska 11.2%
176 5,473 Juneau, Alaska 7.4%
Highest Percentage of Catholics per Metropolitan population



Ranking Highest Percentage of Catholics per Metropolitan population Number of Catholics Metropolitan area State
1 85.0% 943,611 Brownsville Texas
2 80.8% 656,035 El Paso Texas
3 70.0% 388,878 Corpus Christi Texas
4 66.1% 229,141 Laredo Texas
5 59.7% 120,671 Houma-Thibodaux Louisiana - 2005 totals
6 59.2% 640,224 Providence Rhode Island
7 54.2% 317,226 Lafayette Louisiana - 2005 totals
8 51.1% 106,797 Victoria Texas
9 50.9% 460,298 Bridgeport Connecticut
10 46.5% 1,319,558 Newark New Jersey
11 46.4% 1,845,846 Boston Massachusetts
12 45.0% 2,542,432 New York New York
13 44.2% 694,992 Buffalo New York
14 43.0% 1,431,774 Rockville Centre New York
15 42.0% 603,214 Metuchen New Jersey
16 41.7 347,385 Fall River Massachusetts
17 40.3 4,448,763 Los Angeles California
18 39.9 781,811 Pittsburg Pennsylvania
19 39.8 797,964 Trenton New Jersey
20 39.5 308,369 Worcester Massachusetts
21 39.0 2,348,000 Chicago Illinois
22 39.0 1,131,464 Orange California
23 38.6 650,000 San Jose California
24 37.6 1,462,388 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
25 37.2 425,411 Paterson New Jersey
26 37.0 369,566 Green Bay Wisconsin
27 36.0 655,051 Joliet Illinois
28 36.0 490,898 New Orleans Louisiana - 2005 totals
29 35.0 668,231 Hartford Connecticut
30 34.0 459,118 Camden New Jersey
31 33.3 348,119 Scranton Pennsylvania
32 33.2 229,463 Norwich Connecticut
33 33.0 1,556,575 Brooklyn New York
34 32.5 673,526 San Antonio Texas
35 31.1 431,202 Rockford Illinois
36 31.0 539,953 Las Vegas Nevada
37 30.7 400,000 Albany New York
38 30.6 950,743 San Diego California
39 30.0 1,146,960 San Bernardino California
40 30.0 48,070 Lexington Kentucky
41 29.4 345,736 Syracuse New York
42 28.9 1,286,985 Detroit Michigan
43 28.4 272,787 Madison Wisconsin
44 28.0 1,495,030 Galveston-Houston Texas
45 28.0 797,898 Cleveland Ohio
46 28.0 734,616 Springfield Massachusetts
47 28.0 77,934 Lake Charles Louisiana - 2005 totals
48 27.5 955,298 Dallas Texas
49 26.8 144,036 St. Cloud Minnesota
50 26.5 132,646 Las Cruces New Mexico
51 26.2 555,750 St. Louis Missouri
52 25.8 225,575 Erie Pennsylvania
53 25.6 225,936 Omaha Nebraska
54 25.0 170,486 Greensburg Pennsylvania
55 25.0 120,085 Ogdensburg New York
56 24.8 420,397 San Francisco California
57 24.8 128,706 Sious Falls South Dakota
58 24.2 67,898 Bismark North Dakota
59 24.1 68,087 New Ulm Minnesota
60 24.0 314,471 Manchester New Hampshire
61 24.0 185,550 Gary Indiana
62 23.6 275,129 Allentown Pennsylvania
63 23.5 131,280 Winona Minnesota
64 23.3 212,224 Baton Rouge Louisiana - 2005 totals
65 23.0 581,000 Fresno California
66 23.0 356,402 Tucson Arizona
67 23.0 206,191 La Crosse Wisconsin
68 22.7 341,772 Rochester New York
69 22.6 302,455 Santa Fe New Mexico
70 22.6 210,173 Dubuque Iowa
71 22.0 82,891 Fargo North Dakota
72 21.9 575,824 District of Columbia (D.C.) Washington
73 21.6 500,000 Austin Texas
74 21.5 646,313 St. Paul and Minneapolis Minnesota
75 21.5 136,392 Saginaw Michigan
76 21.0 306,532 Toledo Ohio
77 19.9 195,200 Monterey California
78 19.6 43,682 Dodge City Kansas
79 19.3 89,755 Covington Kentucky
80 19.2 67,400 Marquette Michigan
81 19.1 233,592 Youngstown Ohio
82 19.0 166,602 Colorado Springs Colorado
83 19.0 118,000 Burlington Vermont
84 18.5 115,000 Pueblo Colorado
85 18.5 87,528 Sious City Iowa
86 18.5 55,884 Grand Island Nebraska
87 18.4 81,885 Superior Wisconsin
88 18.3 230,000 Wilmington Delaware
89 18.0 752,025 Miami Florida
90 17.7 159,763 Santa Rosa California
91 17.7 121,347 Reno Nevada
92 17.6 87,821 Evansville Indiana
93 16.9 517,679 Baltimore Maryland
94 16.8 498,493 Cincinnati Ohio
95 16.8 212,663 Stockton California
96 16.6 196,858 Louisville Kentucky
97 16.4 93,988 Lincoln Nebraska
98 16.4 84,780 Lubbock Texas
99 16.1 103,694 Altoona-Johnstown Pennsylvania
100 16.0 541,321 Sacramento California
101 16.0 196,391 Kansas City Kansas
102 15.7 68,037 Duluth Minnesota
103 15.3 450,000 Forth Worth Texas
104 15.1 400,539 Arlington Virginia
105 15.1 193,228 Portland Maine
106 15.0 415,412 St. Petersburg Florida
107 14.7 46,316 Salina Kansas
108 14.2 35,780 Crookston Minnesota
109 14.1 105,650 Davenport Iowa
110 13.8 158,741 Springfield Illinois
111 13.6 97,665 Spokane Washington State
112 13.6 70,327 Gaylord Michigan
113 13.3 276,003 Palm Beach Florida
114 13.2 80,281 Beaumont Texas
115 13.2 51,629 Great Falls-Billings Montana
116 13.1 674,736 Milwaukee Wisconsin
117 13.1 551,721 Phoenix Arizona
118 13.0 77,149 Yakima Washington State
119 12.8 396,523 Portland Oregon
120 12.8 230,981 Lansing Michigan
121 12.8 156,509 Ft. Wayne/South Bend Indiana
122 12.7 384,611 Denver Colorado
123 12.6 162,670 Grand Rapids Michigan
124 12.6 120,527 Wichita Kansas
125 12.5 59,348 Gallup New Mexico
126 12.3 48,050 Alexandria Louisiana - 2005 totals
127 12.2 247,492 Harrisburg Pennsylvania
128 12.2 223,686 Venice Florida
129 12.1 77,630 San Angelo Texas
130 12.0 100,100 Belleville Illinois
131 12.0 91,347 Des Moines Iowa
132 11.7 570,800 Seattle Washington State
133 11.7 25,729 Rapid City South Dakota
134 11.4 109,348 Kalamazoo Michigan
135 11.3 143,240 Honolulu Hawaii
136 11.3 58,780 Helena Montana
137 11.2 18,000 Fairbanks Alaska
138 10.4 468,718 Oakland California
139 10.4 148,100 Boise Idaho
140 10.2 252,103 Columbus Ohio
141 9.9 174,008 Peoria Illinois
142 9.8 369,151 Orlando Florida
143 9.8 85,150 Jefferson City Missouri
144 9.7 49,121 Cheyenne Wyoming
145 9.6 232,273 Indianapolis Indiana
146 9.6 40,293 Amarillo Texas
147 9.0 162,964 St. Augustine Florida
148 9.0 130,465 Kansas City-St. Joseph Missouri
149 8.4 105,196 Lafayette Indiana
150 8.3 200,000 Salt Lake City Utah
151 8.2 67,244 Biloxi Mississippi
152 8.1 35,647 Baker Oregon
153 8.0 32,170 Anchorage Alaska
154 7.7 40,001 Steubenville Ohio
155 7.4 5,473 Juneau Alaska
156 6.4 52,379 Owensboro Kentucky
157 6.3 368,100 Atlanta Georgia
158 5.5 105,416 Oklahoma City Oklahoma
159 5.2 64,216 Springfield-Cape Girardeau Missouri
160 5.0 40,155 Shreveport Louisiana - 2005 totals
161 4.9 65,209 Pensacola-Tallahassee Florida
162 4.6 82,749 Wheeling-Charleston West Virginia
163 4.4 186,307 Raleigh North Carolina
164 4.3 219,860 Richmond Virginia
165 4.3 67,342 Memphis Tennessee
166 4.0 67,434 Mobile Alabama
167 3.9 107,524 Little Rock Arkansas
168 3.7 157,450 Charleston South Carolina
169 3.5 44,462 Tulsa Oklahoma
170 3.3 150,431 Charlotte North Carolina
171 3.3 61,390 Tyler Texas
172 3.1 69,400 Nashville Tennessee
173 3.0 86,505 Birmingham Alabama
174 2.8 73,649 Savannah Georgia
175 2.4 53,942 Knoxville Tennessee
176 2.4 50,698 Jackson Mississippi


I just found this interesting.

[missymomof3]

Good Lawd that was huge!!!!

[tomocox]

I note that you didn't give the % of Louisville. Kentucky is a Baptist state with a heavy dose of Methodists & Presbyterians, Disciples of Christ, Church of Christ, Assembly of God, Pentecostal, etc.

[nik]

Originally Posted by tomocox

I note that you didn't give the % of Louisville. Kentucky is a Baptist state with a heavy dose of Methodists & Presbyterians, Disciples of Christ, Church of Christ, Assembly of God, Pentecostal, etc.

Yes she did -- it's 16.6%. She highlighted it in blue.

[tomocox]

yes, I see that she did in the second post. I responded prior to that post. My patience or lack thereof occasionally sticks my foot into my mouth... After I get it out, I'll eat some crow... btw... am I the only person who has accepted this incorrect information as fact just because its been repeated so often?

[missymomof3]

I got this off of AskACatholic.com - Catholic Population in the USA and to me 16.6% is not a huge amount, is it? I keep hearing how huge the catholic population is. Then again I am not sure how accurate that site is either. According to wikipedia it's 15% in the state in 2003. The other said 9.7% but that was 2006. I wonder which is right?

[noland123]

Originally Posted by missymomof3

Good Lawd that was huge!!!!

Your fingers must be hurting with all that typing.