Feb 19, 2009 / 04:53 am
A January 2009 Gallup poll on religiosity finds that the United States is generally a religious nation, though states of New England are the least religious and those in the South are the most religious.
Gallup asked some 355,334 respondents over the age of 18 the question: “Is religion an important part of your daily life?”
Overall, 65 percent of respondents answered in the affirmative. Mississippi respondents were the most likely to say religion is important, at 85 percent, while Vermont respondents were the lowest at 42 percent.
Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas were also listed as among the most religious states in the nation, while New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts were the least religious states.