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Religion in Maine
The United States has rich and diverse religious cultures, and the freedom to practice beliefs has helped give rise to a highly unique religious pluralism and freedom. Maine is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. Maine is the 12th-smallest by area and the 9th-least populous US State. Christianity is the majority religion and Protestantism is its largest branch.
Despite Protestants having the majority Maine still has a good percentage of Roman Catholics, and the Unaffiliated population is on the rise. Since the 1990s, the religious share of Christians has decreased, while Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, and other religions have spread, mainly from immigration.
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Maine Religion Percentage
Christianity is the largest religion followed by 64% of the population. The largest Christian denomination in Maine is Protestant (37%) followed by Roman Catholics (21%), Mormonism (1%), Eastern Orthodoxy, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Other Christians.
Non-Christian faiths account for 7%; the remaining 31% are classified as unaffiliated, meaning agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.”
Other Religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jews, Islam, and other smaller faiths. New Age religion and Unitarian Universalism religion are also present in Maine and have sizeable followers.
| Religion/Affiliations | Percentage |
| Christianity | 60% |
| – Protestantism | – 37% |
| – Roman Catholicism | – 21% |
| – Mormonism | – 2% |
| – Eastern Orthodoxy | – <1% |
| – Jehovah’s Witnesses | – <1% |
| – Other Christian | – 1% |
| Other Religion | 7% |
| Judaism | -2% |
| Islam | -<1% |
| Buddhism | -1% |
| Hinduism | -<1% |
| Other faiths | -4% |
| No religion | 31% |
| Don’t know | 2% |
Source: Pew Research Center
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Christianity in Maine
Christianity with 60% followers is the largest in Maine. All Protestant denominations accounted for 37% of the population, Catholics are 21% of the population, and are the largest individual denomination if Protestantism is divided into various denominations instead of being counted as a single category.
Rest include Mormons, Eastern Orthodoxy, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other smaller denominations.
| Christianity Affiliations | Percentage |
| Protestantism | 37% |
| – Evangelical Protestant | – 14% |
| – Mainline Protestant | – 21% |
| – Black church | – 2% |
| Roman Catholicism | 21% |
| Mormonism | 2% |
| Eastern Orthodoxy | <1% |
| Jehovah’s Witnesses | <1% |
| Other Christians | 1% |
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Protestantism in Maine
Among Christians in Maine, Protestantism is the largest group comprising about 37% of the state’s population. Protestantism in the United States has branched out into several branches, denominations, and various interdenominational and related movements.
Protestants by tradition can be further classified into three main denominations. Mainline is the largest and followed by 21% of the population, Next are Evangelical Protestants (15%), and Historically Black protestants (2%)
| Protestants Affiliation | % of population |
| Mainline Protestant | 21% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 14% |
| Historically Black Protestants | 2% |
Protestantism is also comprised of numerous denominational families (e.g., Baptist, Methodist, and Pentecostal) that fit into one or more of the traditions. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA), the largest Protestants denomination by adherents in 2020 is as follows
| Religious Bodies | Tradition | Family | Adherents |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | Evangelical | Other Groups | 45,364 |
| United Methodist Church | Mainline | Methodist | 19,686 |
| United Church of Christ | Mainline | Congregationalists | 15,926 |
| American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. | Mainline | Baptist | 14,503 |
| Episcopal Church | Mainline | Anglican/Episcopal | 10,338 |
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Catholics in Maine
Catholic Church at 21 % of the state population is the second largest religious grouping, after Protestantism. Catholics are the largest individual denomination if Protestantism is divided into various denominations instead of being counted as a single category.
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA), the largest denomination by adherents in 2010 is the Catholic Church with 219,233 adherents.
Since the 1990s, the religious share of Christians has decreased, while Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, and other religions have spread, mainly from immigration.
Other Religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jews, Islam, and other smaller faiths. New Age religion and Unitarian Universalism religion are also present in Maine and have sizeable followers.
| Other Religion | 7% |
| Judaism | -2% |
| Islam | -<1% |
| Buddhism | -1% |
| Hinduism | -<1% |
| Other faiths | -4% |
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Note: The US census does not contain questions about one’s religious affiliation. Our Article is based on surveys conducted by various institutions and agencies.
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