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Religion in Ohio
Ohio had rich and diverse religious cultures, and the freedom to practice beliefs has helped give rise to a highly unique religious pluralism and freedom. Ohio is the US state with the 7th largest population, Christianity being the majority religion and Protestantism as 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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Ohio Religion Percentage
Christianity is the main religion followed by 73% of the population. The largest Christian denomination in Ohio is Protestants (53%) followed by Roman Catholics (18%), Mormonism (1%), Jehovah’s Witnesses (1%), and Other Christian (1%).
22% of the population don’t follow or adhere to any faith or religion and the rest 4% follow other non-Christian-based religions.
Other Religions include Hinduism (1%), Buddhism(1%), Jews (1%), Islam (1%), and other smaller faiths.
| Religion/Affiliations | Percentage |
| Christianity | 73% |
| – Protestantism | – 53% |
| – Roman Catholicism | – 18% |
| – Mormonism | -1% |
| – Eastern Orthodoxy | – < 1% |
| – Jehovah’s Witnesses | – 1% |
| – Other Christian | – 1% |
| Other Religion | 4% |
| Judaism | 1% |
| Islam | 1% |
| Buddhism | 1% |
| Hinduism | 1% |
| Other religion | <1% |
| No religion | 22% |
| Don’t know | 1% |
Source: Pew Research Center
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Christianity in Ohio
Christianity with 73% followers is the largest in Ohio. All Protestant denominations accounted for 53% of the population, followed by Roman Catholics at 18% of the population.
Rest include Mormons, Eastern Orthodoxy, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other smaller denominations.
| Christianity Affiliations | Percentage |
| Protestantism | 53% |
| – Evangelical Protestant | – 29% |
| – Mainline Protestant | – 17% |
| – Black church | – 7% |
| Roman Catholicism | 18% |
| Mormonism | 1% |
| Eastern Orthodoxy | <1% |
| Jehovah’s Witnesses | 1% |
| Other Christians | 1% |
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Protestantism in Ohio
Among Christians in Ohio, Protestantism is the largest group comprising about 53% 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. Evangelical is the largest and followed by 29% of the population, Next are Mainline Protestants (17%) and 7 % follow Black Church.
Protestants by tradition
| Protestants Affiliation | % of population |
| Evangelical Protestant | 29% |
| Mainline Protestant | 17% |
| Black church | 7% |
Protestantism is also comprised of numerous denominational families (e.g., Baptist, Methodist, and Pentecostal) that fit into one or more of the traditions.
The largest Protestant churches in Ohio are as follows
| Religious Bodies | Tradition | Family | Adherents |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | Evangelical | Other Groups | 1,411,863 |
| United Methodist Church | Mainline | Methodist | 336,720 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Mainline | Lutheran | 163,671 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | Evangelical | Baptist | 132,633 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical | Restorationists | 127,093 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention of America | Black | Baptist | 112,904 |
| United Church of Christ | Mainline | Congregationalists (United Church of Christ) | 90,042 |
| Church of the Nazarene | Evangelical | Holiness | 89,086 |
| American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. | Mainline | Baptist | 85,308 |
| Assemblies of God, General Council of the | Evangelical | Pentecostal | 72,791 |
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Catholics in Ohio
Catholic Church at about 18 % of the state population is the second largest religious grouping in Ohio, after Protestantism. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA), in 2020 the largest denomination by adherents in Ohio was the Catholic Church with 1,820,233 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 in Ohio are at 4% and it includes Hinduism, Buddhism, Jews, Islam (1%), and other smaller faiths.
Other Religion
- Judaism 1%
- Islam 1%
- Buddhism 1%
- Hinduism 1%
- Other religions <1%
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Sources
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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