Michael Trimmer: The most and least religious states in the US - Mississippi comes out top, Vermont is bottom

Mississippi is the most religious state in America, according to a new Gallup Poll, with 61% of its population falling into the category of "very religious".

According to Gallup, people are "very religious" if they attend religious services either every week, or almost every week and with identifying religion as being an important part of their daily lives.

At the bottom of the table is Vermont, where only 22% of the population fall into the "very religious" bracket.


Across the USA, 41.4% of the population fall into the "very religious" grouping, while 29.2% are considered "nonreligious", seldom attending religious services and listing religion as unimportant to their daily lives. Keep reading