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Religion in North Dakota
The United States has rich and diverse religious cultures, and the freedom to practice beliefs has helped give rise to a unique religious pluralism and freedom. North Dakota is 4th least populous, and the 4th least densely populated US State. Christianity is the majority religion and Protestantism is its largest branch.
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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North Dakota Religion Percentage
Christianity is the main religion followed by 77% of the population. The largest Christian denomination in North Dakota is Protestant (51%) followed by Roman Catholics (26%), Mormonism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Other Christians.
Non-Christian faiths account for 3%, and the remaining 20% are classified as unaffiliated, which can mean agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.”
Other Religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jews, Islam, and other smaller faiths.
| Religion/Affiliations | Percentage |
| Christianity | 77% |
| – Protestantism | – 51% |
| – Roman Catholicism | – 26% |
| – Mormonism | – <1% |
| – Eastern Orthodoxy | – <1% |
| – Jehovah’s Witnesses | – <1% |
| – Other Christian | – 1% |
| Other Religion | 3% |
| Judaism | <1% |
| Islam | 1% |
| Buddhism | <1% |
| Hinduism | <1% |
| smaller faiths | 2% |
| No religion | 20% |
| Don’t know | 1% |
Source: Pew Research Center
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Christianity in North Dakota
Christianity with 77% followers is the largest religion in North Dakota. All Protestant denominations accounted for 51% of the population, Catholics are 26% 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 | 51% |
| – Mainline Protestant | – 28% |
| – Evangelical Protestant | – 22% |
| – Black church | <2% |
| Roman Catholicism | 26% |
| Mormonism | <1% |
| Eastern Orthodoxy | <1% |
| Jehovah’s Witnesses | <1% |
| Other Christians | <1% |
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Protestantism in North Dakota
Among Christians in North Dakota, Protestantism is the largest group comprising about 51% 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 28% of the population, Next are Evangelical Protestants (22%) and Historically Black Protestants at 2%.
| Protestants Affiliation | % of population |
| Mainline Protestant | 28% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 22% |
| Historically Black Protestant | 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 Protestant denominations by adherents in 2020 is as follows
| Protestant Churches | Tradition | Family | Adherents |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Mainline | Lutheran | 140,764 |
| Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) | Evangelical | Lutheran | 17,968 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Evangelical | Holiness | 17,585 |
| Assemblies of God, General Council of the | Evangelical | Pentecostal | 16,035 |
| United Methodist Church | Mainline | Methodist | 10,855 |
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Catholics in North Dakota
Catholic Church at 26% 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 164,843 adherents.
Non- Christian based faiths are just 3% of the North Dakota population. 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.
| Other Religion | 3% |
| Judaism | <1% |
| Islam | 1% |
| Buddhism | <1% |
| Hinduism | <1% |
| smaller faiths | 2% |
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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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