Mississippi Religion Data

Most people in Mississippi are religious; religion is central to how Mississippians organize themselves and think about the world. According to the 2020 Census of American Religion, more than eight in ten Mississippians (86 percent) claim a religious affiliation, and 66 percent report attending religious services regularly. Explore Mississippi data from the 2020 Census of American Religion, a survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).

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White Mainline Protestant
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White Evangelical Protestant 
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Black Protestant 
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White Catholic
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Religiously Unaffiliated

For more information on survey methods and categories, see the full survey here.

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