America's most/least Bible-minded cities
Find out where the Bible is read most. And where it's collecting dust.
Christian polling firm Barna interviewed more than 42,000 Americans to determine the most and least "Bible-minded" cities. People who reported reading the Bible in the past week and said they agree strongly in the accuracy of the Bible are classified as "Bible-minded." Here are the 10 most and 10 least "Bible-minded" U.S. cities.
Christian polling firm Barna interviewed more than 42,000 Americans to determine the most and least "Bible-minded" cities. People who reported reading the Bible in the past week and said they agree strongly in the accuracy of the Bible are classified as "Bible-minded." Here are the 10 most and 10 least "Bible-minded" U.S. cities.
(Least) 10. Salt Lake City -- 19% of residents classified as "Bible-minded"
10. (tie) Buffalo, N.Y. -- 18%
10. (tie) Las Vegas -- 18%
(Least) 10. (tie) New York -- 18% of residents classified as "Bible-minded"
10. (tie) Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa -- 18%
8. Phoenix -- 17%
7. (tie) San Francisco -- 16%
7. (tie) Boston -- 16%
7. (tie) Hartford/New Haven, Conn. -- 16%
7. (tie) Portland/Auburn, Maine -- 16%
7. (tie) Burlington, Vt./Plattsburgh, N.Y. -- 16%
2. Albany/Schenectady/Troy, N.Y. -- 10%
1. Providence, R.I./New Bedford, Mass. -- 9%
(Most) 10. Charleston/Huntington, W.Va. -- 47% of residents classified as "Bible-minded"
9. (tie) Huntsville/Decatur, Ala. -- 48%
9. (tie) Roanoke/Lynchburg, Va. -- 48%
9. (tie) Charlotte, N.C. -- 48%
6. Springfield, Mo. -- 49%
5. (tie) Jackson, Miss. -- 50%
5. (tie) Birmingham, Ala. -- 50%
1. (tie) Chattanooga, Tenn. -- 52%
1. (tie) Shreveport, La. -- 52%
1. (tie) Knoxville, Tenn. -- 52%
Click here to read more about Barna's survey of most and least "Bible-minded" cities.
