It’s safe to say that religion is a pretty big deal in Mississippi. Not only is it located in the Bible Belt, but the state’s repeatedly been recognized as one of the most religious in the entire country. In fact, according to data released by the website Sperling’s Best Places, 59.24% of Mississippians consider themselves to be religious. To put that into perspective, it’s almost a full 10% above the national average. The website took things a step further and analyzed data to determine how the state’s counties ranked; here are the 10 most religious.
- Lauderdale County
Dudemanfellabra/Wikimedia 71.68% of residents of this county identify as religious – an impressive number, especially when you consider it’s 10th on the list.
- Clarke County
clarke.msghn.org Of the nearly 17,000 people that call this county home, 75.8% of them identify as religious.
- Winston County
Jimmy Emerson, DVM/Flickr This county is home to nearly 20,000 people, of which, 77.84% identify as religious.
- Lincoln County
Natalie Maynor/Flickr With nearly 35,000 residents, this is one of the larger counties on the list, making the fact that its religious population totals 78.27% that much more impressive.
- Simpson County
fbcmagee.com Part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, 78.64% of Simpson County residents consider themselves religious.
- Montgomery County
visitmississippi.org This small county is home to just under 11,000 residents – 78.92% of which identify as religious.
- Calhoun County
vardaman-history-project.us Of the 15,000 people that call the county home, 82.2% consider themselves religious.
- Quitman County
quitmancountyms.wordpress.com 82.42% of this county’s 8,000 residents identify as religious.
- Chickasaw County
houstonms.org Of the 17,392 people that reside in Chickasaw County, 94.83% are religious.
- Yalobusha County
yalobusha.msghn.org With 100% of its residents considering themselves to be religious, Yalobusha County takes the title as the most religious in the state.
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Dudemanfellabra/Wikimedia
71.68% of residents of this county identify as religious – an impressive number, especially when you consider it’s 10th on the list.
clarke.msghn.org
Of the nearly 17,000 people that call this county home, 75.8% of them identify as religious.
Jimmy Emerson, DVM/Flickr
This county is home to nearly 20,000 people, of which, 77.84% identify as religious.
Natalie Maynor/Flickr
With nearly 35,000 residents, this is one of the larger counties on the list, making the fact that its religious population totals 78.27% that much more impressive.
fbcmagee.com
Part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, 78.64% of Simpson County residents consider themselves religious.
visitmississippi.org
This small county is home to just under 11,000 residents – 78.92% of which identify as religious.
vardaman-history-project.us
Of the 15,000 people that call the county home, 82.2% consider themselves religious.
quitmancountyms.wordpress.com
82.42% of this county’s 8,000 residents identify as religious.
houstonms.org
Of the 17,392 people that reside in Chickasaw County, 94.83% are religious.
yalobusha.msghn.org
With 100% of its residents considering themselves to be religious, Yalobusha County takes the title as the most religious in the state.
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