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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
not all major US cities are bastions of catholicism.
here are the 17 largest US metro areas ranked by % catholic, from the Pew study:
Chicago - 34%
NYC - 33%
LA - 32%
san diego - 32%
boston - 29%
miami - 27%
philadelphia - 26%
san francisco - 25%
riverside - 22%
US Average - 21%
mineapolis - 21%
phoenix - 21%
washington - 19%
houston - 19%
detroit - 16%
seattle - 15%
dallas - 15%
atlanta - 11%
9 are above the national average, 2 are right on the national average, and 6 are below the national average.
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Interesting to me that Los Angeles would be #3, percentage-wise.
I read that the LA Archdiocese is the largest in the whole US; obviously that must mean by sheer numbers.
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