Alabama is a huge part of the Bible Belt, making it one of the most religious U.S. states. As a matter of fact, 62.92% of Alabama’s residents are religious. According to Sterling’s Best Places, the 10 cities listed below are the most religious in Alabama.
Note: Alabama’s largest cities were used in this ranking.
- Birmingham
wikimedia commons Percentage of religious residents - 83.87% / Pictured is Church of the Highlands - Alabama’s largest church.
- Gadsden
FUMCGadsden.org Percentage of religious residents - 80.44% / Pictured is the First United Methodist Church of Gadsden - Gadsden’s oldest church.
- Dothan
flickr/Thomas A Percentage of religious residents - 79.82% / Pictured is St. Columba Catholic Church.
- Montgomery
wikimedia commons Percentage of religious residents - 69.74% / Pictured is Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. served as pastor from 1954 to 1960.
- Decatur
flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM Percentage of religious residents - 69.68% / Pictured is St. John’s Episcopal Church.
- Phenix City
Saint Patrick Catholic Church Percentage of religious residents - 69.49% / Pictured is St. Patrick Catholic Church.
- Prattville
wikimedia commons Percentage of religious residents - 67.69% / Pictured is the First Methodist Church of Prattville.
- Mobile
flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM Percentage of religious residents - 61.29% / Pictured is Government Street Presbyterian Church.
- Florence
flickr/Brent Moore Percentage of religious residents - 58.32% / Pictured is Wood Avenue Church of Christ.
- Tuscaloosa
flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM Percentage of religious residents - 53.59% / Pictured is St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
Were you surprised by this ranking? Do you live in (or near) one of these religious cities?
wikimedia commons
Percentage of religious residents - 83.87% / Pictured is Church of the Highlands - Alabama’s largest church.
FUMCGadsden.org
Percentage of religious residents - 80.44% / Pictured is the First United Methodist Church of Gadsden - Gadsden’s oldest church.
flickr/Thomas A
Percentage of religious residents - 79.82% / Pictured is St. Columba Catholic Church.
Percentage of religious residents - 69.74% / Pictured is Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. served as pastor from 1954 to 1960.
flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
Percentage of religious residents - 69.68% / Pictured is St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Saint Patrick Catholic Church
Percentage of religious residents - 69.49% / Pictured is St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Percentage of religious residents - 67.69% / Pictured is the First Methodist Church of Prattville.
Percentage of religious residents - 61.29% / Pictured is Government Street Presbyterian Church.
flickr/Brent Moore
Percentage of religious residents - 58.32% / Pictured is Wood Avenue Church of Christ.
Percentage of religious residents - 53.59% / Pictured is St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
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