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Religion in Vermont
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. Vermont is 2nd least populous US State, Just behind Wyoming. Christianity is the majority religion and Protestantism is its largest branch.
Vermont along with New Hampshire and Massachusetts are the least religious states in the country. About 37% of the population doesn’t follow any religion. 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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Vermont Religion Percentage
Christianity is the main religion followed by 54% of the population. The largest Christian denomination in Vermont is Catholics (22%) followed by Protestants (20%), Mormonism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Other Christians.
Non-Christian faiths account for 8%, and the remaining 37% 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 | 54% |
| – Protestantism | – 20% |
| – Roman Catholicism | – 22% |
| – Mormonism | – <1% |
| – Eastern Orthodoxy | – 1% |
| – Jehovah’s Witnesses | – <1% |
| – Other Christian | – 1% |
| Other Religion | 8% |
| Judaism | 2% |
| Islam | <1% |
| Buddhism | 1% |
| Hinduism | 1% |
| smaller faiths | 3% |
| No religion | 37% |
| Don’t know | 2% |
Source: Pew Research Center
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Christianity in Vermont
Christianity with 54% followers is the largest in Vermont. Catholics are 22% of the population and are the largest individual denomination in State, All Protestant denominations accounted for 20% of the population.
Rest include Mormons, Eastern Orthodoxy, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other smaller denominations.
| Christianity Affiliations | Percentage |
| Protestantism | 20% |
| – Evangelical Protestant | – 11% |
| – Mainline Protestant | – 19% |
| – Black church | – <1% |
| Roman Catholicism | 22% |
| Mormonism | <1% |
| Eastern Orthodoxy | 1% |
| Jehovah’s Witnesses | <1% |
| Other Christians | <1% |
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Protestantism in Vermont
Among Christians in Vermont, Protestantism is the second largest group comprising about 20% 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 19% of the population, Next are Evangelical Protestants (11%) and Historically Black Protestants at 1%.
| Protestants Affiliation | % of population |
| Mainline Protestant | 19% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 11% |
| Historically Black Protestant | <1% |
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 denomination by adherents in 2020 is as follows
| Religious Bodies | Tradition | Family | Adherents |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | Evangelical | Other | 29,830 |
| United Church of Christ | Mainline | Congregationalists | 11,882 |
| United Methodist Church | Mainline | Methodist | 9,652 |
| American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. | Mainline | Baptist | 6,996 |
| Episcopal Church | Mainline | Anglican/Episcopal | 5,305 |
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Catholics in Vermont
Catholic Church at 22 % of the state population is the largest religious grouping, and also Catholics are the largest individual denomination. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA), the largest denomination by adherents in 2020 is the Catholic Church with 134,208 adherents.
Other Religions in Bermont include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jews, Islam, and other smaller faiths. Since the 1990s, the religious share of Christians has decreased, while Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, and other religions have spread, mainly from immigration.
| Other Religion | 8% |
| Judaism | 2% |
| Islam | <1% |
| Buddhism | 1% |
| Hinduism | 1% |
| smaller faiths | 3% |
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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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