Culture of Florida - Religion

Religion

Florida is mostly Protestant, but Roman Catholicism is the single largest denomination in the state. There is also a sizable Jewish community, located mainly in South Florida. Florida's current religious affiliations are shown in the table below:

  • Protestant, 40%
    • Baptist, 9%
    • Methodist, 6%
    • Pentecostal, 3%
  • Roman Catholic, 26%
  • Jewish, 3%
  • other religions, 3%
  • non-religious, 16%

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