Hey and Louisiana is right up there. See Southerners lead U.S. in religious devotion
Kentucky was also mentioned which is interesting because of recent Catholic News. See O, Wensboro: For West Kentucky, an Advent Medley
At the helm of the rural, tight-knit Western Kentucky diocese -- its 58% Sunday turnout 2.5 times the national average, and long the country's highest -- the 57 year-old appointee succeeds the beloved Bishop John McRaith, whose resignation for "general health reasons" was accepted last 5 January, a year ahead of his 75th birthday. Head of the 52,000-member church since 1982, McRaith's earthy spirit has defined the diocese for over a generation -- having sold his predecessor's deluxe digs, the episcopal "mansion" remains half a humble duplex off the see-city's beaten path, and on his 20th anniversary in office, the diocese gave the quiet, pipe-smoking prelate a John Deere tractor.
I have to say Kentucky is for whatever reason is one of those states I don't think about much. Except when LSU plays them or the Kentucky Derby rolls around. After that not so much. Don't know why. Kentucky is not Deep South either. Why is Kentucky so religious?
The midwest is fairly religious. I have relatives that live in the midwest/border south states and it strikes me as a fairly religious area (I live in the deep south). Another area of relatively high religious sentiment that is often overlooked is the upper plains states, particularly the dakotas.
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