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The Southern Baptist Convention is the second largest religious body in the United States (Roman Catholics are the largest).

Over half of all Southern Baptists in the world live in five Southern states: Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama.


Southern Baptists as a percentage of state populations. Click here or on map to see a larger version.

Top 20 U.S. States with Highest Percentage of
Southern Baptists in the Population, 1990

StateNumberPercent
Mississippi 869,942 33.81%
Alabama 1,313,907 32.52
Oklahoma 964,615 30.67
Tennessee 1,343,312 27.54
Kentucky 962,945 26.13
South Carolina 894,390 25.65
Arkansas 617,524 24.99
Georgia 1,582,520 24.43
North Carolina 1,446,228 21.82
Texas 3,259,395 19.19
Louisiana 757,639 17.95
Missouri 789,183 15.42
Virginia 742,860 12.01
New Mexico 158,873 10.49
Florida 1,167,850 9.03
Alaska 28,718 5.22
Arizona 162,887 4.44
Wyoming 18,674 4.12
Kansas 96,524 3.90
Maryland 131,627 2.75

Top 20 U.S. States with Most
Southern Baptists, 1990

StatePercentNumber
Texas 19.19% 3,259,395
Georgia 24.43 1,582,520
North Carolina 21.82 1,446,228
Tennessee 27.54 1,343,312
Alabama 32.52 1,313,907
Florida 9.03 1,167,850
Oklahoma 30.67 964,615
Kentucky 26.13 962,945
South Carolina 25.65 894,390
Mississippi 33.81 869,942
Missouri 15.42 789,183
Louisiana 17.95 757,639
Virginia 12.01 742,860
Arkansas 24.99 617,524
California 1.70 504,516
Illinois 2.56 292,644
Ohio 1.74 188,219
Arizona 4.44 162,887
New Mexico 10.49 158,873
Maryland 2.75 131,627

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Source: Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center, P.O. Box 507, Mars Hill, NC 28754. Principle investigator: Church Growth Research Center, Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, MO. This data source was obtained from the American Religion Data Archive.

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