Location: Region of the Country - Belief Statistics Topic
Region in which congregation is located. Remarks: See Statistical Abstracts (any edition), U.S. Bureau of the Census, for a list of states within regions. (REGION)Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))
Location: Region of the Country by Political ideology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 10.7%299 | 13.1%229 | 23.2%120 | 12.8%648 | 38 |
| Midwest | 24.6%691 | 21.4%374 | 23.9%124 | 23.4%1189 | 53 |
| South | 50.4%1414 | 49.8%872 | 35.3%183 | 48.7%2469 | 106 |
| West | 14.3%401 | 15.7%275 | 17.6%91 | 15.1%767 | 68 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| Total | 100%2805 | 100%1750 | 100%518 | 5073 |
Location: Region of the Country by Year
| 1998 | 2006-2007 | 2012 | 2018-2019 | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 12.7%157 | 12.9%194 | 12.2%162 | 13.1%165 | 12.7%678 | 0 |
| Midwest | 20.1%248 | 25.0%377 | 23.2%309 | 23.9%301 | 23.1%1235 | 0 |
| South | 48.7%602 | 47.7%719 | 50.5%672 | 46.4%585 | 48.3%2578 | 0 |
| West | 18.5%228 | 14.4%217 | 14.1%188 | 16.7%211 | 15.8%844 | 0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1235 | 100%1507 | 100%1331 | 100%1262 | 5335 |
Location: Region of the Country by Region
| New England or Mid-Atlantic | East North Central or West North Central | South Atlantic, East South Central or West South Central | Mountain or Pacific | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 100.0%677 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 12.7%677 | 0 |
| Midwest | 0.0%0 | 100.0%1235 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 23.1%1235 | 0 |
| South | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%2578 | 0.0%0 | 48.3%2578 | 0 |
| West | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%845 | 15.8%845 | 0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%677 | 100%1235 | 100%2578 | 100%845 | 5335 |
Location: Region of the Country by Religion
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 26.0%86 | 7.3%178 | 8.7%96 | 20.6%238 | 25.6%79 | 12.7%677 | 0 |
| Midwest | 24.2%80 | 25.5%622 | 14.6%161 | 28.6%331 | 12.9%40 | 23.1%1234 | 0 |
| South | 30.5%101 | 50.8%1238 | 69.5%765 | 34.1%394 | 25.6%79 | 48.3%2577 | 0 |
| West | 19.3%64 | 16.3%398 | 7.1%78 | 16.7%193 | 35.9%111 | 15.8%844 | 0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%331 | 100%2436 | 100%1100 | 100%1156 | 100%309 | 5332 |
Location: Region of the Country by Theology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 10.1%315 | 15.1%231 | 21.3%115 | 12.8%661 | 21 |
| Midwest | 23.4%728 | 23.3%355 | 19.8%107 | 23.0%1190 | 32 |
| South | 51.6%1606 | 47.1%718 | 33.8%183 | 48.4%2507 | 57 |
| West | 14.8%461 | 14.5%222 | 25.1%136 | 15.8%819 | 36 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| Total | 100%3110 | 100%1526 | 100%541 | 5177 |
