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Phoenix, AZ

Metro area: Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 37,518 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 559,218 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 47,881 No. of Islam adherents: 7,175 No. of Jewish adherents: 13,852 No. of LDS adherents: 256,814 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 15,670 No. of Protestants: 672,484 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.6631 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Phoenix_AZ_Downtown_from_airplane.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Sacramento, CA

Metro area: Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Rosenville, CA 36,512 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 347,021 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 27,907 No. of Islam adherents: 17,743 No. of Jewish adherents: 5,849 No. of LDS adherents: 71,999 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 8,524 No. of Protestants: 305,637 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.6423 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Sacramento_Skyline_%282%29.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Seattle, WA

Metro area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 35,643 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 423,291 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 52,666 No. of Islam adherents: 16,136 No. of Jewish adherents: 16,098 No. of LDS adherents: 112,821 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 19,177 No. of Protestants: 585,861 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.6416 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Seattle_Ferry.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Las Vegas, NV

Metro area: Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 35,761 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 354,110 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 17,489 No. of Islam adherents: 1,084 No. of Jewish adherents: 5,988 No. of LDS adherents: 124,291 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 8,347 No. of Protestants: 186,490 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.6385 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Sacramento_Skyline_%282%29.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Portland, OR-WA

Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 31,591 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 234,854 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 19,287 No. of Islam adherents: 3,064 No. of Jewish adherents: 6,961 No. of LDS adherents: 82,667 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 10,431 No. of Protestants: 345,950 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.6315 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/TomMcCallWaterfrontPark.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Denver, CO

Metro area: Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 36,968 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 408,253 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 22,312 No. of Islam adherents: 14,714 No. of Jewish adherents: 15,527 No. of LDS adherents: 61,253 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 11,194 No. of Protestants: 407,026 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.6186 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/DENCP.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV

Metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 44,576 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 809,542 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 58,610 No. of Islam adherents: 133,826 No. of Jewish adherents: 65,704 No. of LDS adherents: 63,676 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 44,103 No. of Protestants: 1,312,863 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.6107 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Cherry_Blossoms_and_Washington_Monument.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

San Francisco, CA

Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 37,796 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 901,636 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 65,627 No. of Islam adherents: 52,120 No. of Jewish adherents: 37,115 No. of LDS adherents: 68,065 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 32,202 No. of Protestants: 481,860 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.6055 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/SF_From_Marin_Highlands3.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Miami, FL

Metro area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 38,058 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 1,034,779 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 27,359 No. of Islam adherents: 52,666 No. of Jewish adherents: 87,015 No. of LDS adherents: 28,764 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 16,537 No. of Protestants: 870,689 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5895 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Mouth_of_Miami_River_20100211.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Detroit, MI

Metro area: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 44,583 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 918,600 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 15,011 No. of Islam adherents: 81,579 No. of Jewish adherents: 36,275 No. of LDS adherents: 13,596 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 42,317 No. of Protestants: 808,029 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5893 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Ste_Anne_de_Detroit.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

San Jose, CA

Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 44,189 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 478,474 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 68,391 No. of Islam adherents: 18,851 No. of Jewish adherents: 12,092 No. of LDS adherents: 25,890 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 8,707 No. of Protestants: 199,313 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5833 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/San_Jose_Basilica.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Baltimore, MD

Metro area: Baltimore-Towson, MD 42,077 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 452,262 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 5,438 No. of Islam adherents: 14,534 No. of Jewish adherents: 49,660 No. of LDS adherents: 14,114 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 15,145 No. of Protestants: 589,346 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5733 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/E-mt.vernon.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Austin, TX

Metro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 43,921 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 275,186 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 20,603 No. of Islam adherents: 20,836 No. of Jewish adherents: 4,610 No. of LDS adherents: 19,822 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 3,350 No. of Protestants: 409,399 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5695 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/AustinSkylineLouNeffPoint-2010-03-29-b.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Tampa, FL

Metro area: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 34,761 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 302,486 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 18,976 No. of Islam adherents: 36,139 No. of Jewish adherents: 13,416 No. of LDS adherents: 17,103 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 23,190 No. of Protestants: 556,169 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5689 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Tampa_Florida_Lawyers.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

San Diego, CA

Metro area: San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 43,917 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 801,850 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 48,547 No. of Islam adherents: 21,994 No. of Jewish adherents: 16,793 No. of LDS adherents: 71,495 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 9,679 No. of Protestants: 389,019 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5657 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/San-diego-mission-chuch.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Rochester, NY

44,066 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 253,702 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 3,396 No. of Islam adherents: 9,133 No. of Jewish adherents: 10,519 No. of LDS adherents: 6,389 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 4,345 No. of Protestants: 177,115 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5553 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Colgate_8751.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Milwaukee, WI

Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Alis, WI 51,823 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 382,748 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 9,813 No. of Islam adherents: 9,156 No. of Jewish adherents: 8,656 No. of LDS adherents: 6,383 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 11,588 No. of Protestants: 377,980 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5543 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/St_Stanislaus_Catholic_Church.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

San Antonio, TX

Metro area: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 54,093 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 609,212 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 11,403 No. of Islam adherents: 20,456 No. of Jewish adherents: 5,303 No. of LDS adherents: 29,652 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 1,815 No. of Protestants: 481,116 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5503 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/Rio_del_pasio_05.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Chicago, IL-IN-WI

Metro area: Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 57,162 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 3,236,794 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 51,920 No. of Islam adherents: 308,375 No. of Jewish adherents: 79,257 No. of LDS adherents: 35,010 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 90,779 No. of Protestants: 1,606,034 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5497 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/2011-08-07_2000x3000_chicago_from_skydeck.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Riverside, CA

Metro area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 42,293 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 1,048,099 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 25,407 No. of Islam adherents: 23,697 No. of Jewish adherents: 3,177 No. of LDS adherents: 104,271 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 7,945 No. of Protestants: 574,212 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5488 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Riverside_06Skyline.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Orlando, FL

Metro area: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 40,631 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 281,165 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 15,362 No. of Islam adherents: 27,939 No. of Jewish adherents: 5,373 No. of LDS adherents: 20,065 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 8,280 No. of Protestants: 509,044 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5483 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Orlando_downtown_2011.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Cleveland, OH

Metro area: Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 51,185 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 600,170 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 11,225 No. of Islam adherents: 3,392 No. of Jewish adherents: 31,090 No. of LDS adherents: 7,905 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 19,398 No. of Protestants: 390,062 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5454 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/StTheodosius.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Houston, TX

Metro area: Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 55,144 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 1,014,956 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 41,604 No. of Islam adherents: 157,820 No. of Jewish adherents: 23,331 No. of LDS adherents: 67,254 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 16,393 No. of Protestants: 1,957,958 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5448 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Aerial_view_of_Texas_Medical_Center.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Columbus, OH

37,702 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 216,175 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 16,871 No. of Islam adherents: 15,578 No. of Jewish adherents: 10,001 No. of LDS adherents: 12,682 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 6,539 No. of Protestants: 414,558 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5423 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/ColumbusNightSkyline2.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

St. Louis, MO-IL

48,889 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 558,585 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 12,449 No. of Islam adherents: 11,860 No. of Jewish adherents: 20,429 No. of LDS adherents: 17,133 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 9,400 No. of Protestants: 757,410 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5392 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Tower_Grove_Park_Scene_1.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Minneapolis, MN-WI

Metro area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 52,061 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 711,770 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 12,427 No. of Islam adherents: 14,148 No. of Jewish adherents: 22,977 No. of LDS adherents: 19,308 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 12,004 No. of Protestants: 914,877 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5387 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Minneapolis_05042012.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Metro area: Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 44,672 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 406,178 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 3,235 No. of Islam adherents: 4,790 No. of Jewish adherents: 11,350 No. of LDS adherents: 12,141 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 5,365 No. of Protestants: 508,517 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5318 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Cincinnati_oh_skyline.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Pittsburgh, PA

57,695 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 773,341 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 13,610 No. of Islam adherents: 7,446 No. of Jewish adherents: 17,132 No. of LDS adherents: 8,324 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 17,596 No. of Protestants: 522,010 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5285 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Pittsburgh_WEO_Night_1.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Metro area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 54,668 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Independence_Hall.jpg" target="_hplink">here.</a>

New York, NY-NJ-PA

Metro area: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 55,595 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 6,973,731 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 160,747 No. of Islam adherents: 443,566 No. of Jewish adherents: 904,976 No. of LDS adherents: 67,172 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 193,627 No. of Protestants: 1,762,039 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5214 (Photo: In this March 26, 2012, file photo, One World Trade Center towers above the Lower Manhattan skyline and Hudson River in New York. One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York City.)

New Orleans, LA

Metro area: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 53,479 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 368,445 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 6,000 No. of Islam adherents: 5,272 No. of Jewish adherents: 6,299 No. of LDS adherents: 6,972 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 1,591 No. of Protestants: 229,934 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5160 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Altaner.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 51,382 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 4,340,467 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 154,302 No. of Islam adherents: 93,754 No. of Jewish adherents: 123,001 No. of LDS adherents: 217,341 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 80,622 No. of Protestants: 1,582,208 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.5065 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Hollywood_boulevard_from_kodak_theatre.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Hartford, CT

Metro area: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 47,226 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 368,503 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 7,492 No. of Islam adherents: 3,464 No. of Jewish adherents: 15,225 No. of LDS adherents: 4,662 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 5,311 No. of Protestants: 167,903 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.4987 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Cathedral_of_Saint_Joseph_in_Hartford_3%2C_2009-09-02.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Buffalo, NY

Meto area: Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 54,706 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 404,842 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 5,932 No. of Islam adherents: 18,483 No. of Jewish adherents: 8,084 No. of LDS adherents: 3,373 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 5,958 No. of Protestants: 174,523 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.4951 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/20080310_Soldiers_and_Sailors_edit.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Dallas, TX

Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 55,536 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 847,560 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 48,937 No. of Islam adherents: 155,172 No. of Jewish adherents: 22,465 No. of LDS adherents: 74,360 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 14,919 No. of Protestants: 2,362,467 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.4906 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/The_Catholic_Cathedral_of_Santuario_de_Guadalupe_in_the_Downtown_Dallas_Arts_District%2C_10-26-10.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Kansas City, MO-KS

49,702 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 257,988 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 8,368 No. of Islam adherents: 7,078 No. of Jewish adherents: 8,271 No. of LDS adherents: 29,964 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 4,037 No. of Protestants: 695,890 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.4607 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Community_Christian_Church_KCMO.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Louisville, KY-IN

Metro area: Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 50,445 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 175,432 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 2,839 No. of Islam adherents: 6,648 No. of Jewish adherents: 5,199 No. of LDS adherents: 9,880 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 1,793 No. of Protestants: 445,702 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.4523 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Cathedral_Assumption_Louisville.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Raleigh, NC

Metro area: Raleigh-Cary, NC 44,469 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 103,910 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 12,429 No. of Islam adherents: 10,299 No. of Jewish adherents: 3,456 No. of LDS adherents: 9653 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 3,443 No. of Protestants: 359,527 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.4443 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Downtown-Raleigh-from-Western-Boulevard-Overpass-20081012.jpeg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Indianapolis, IN

Metro area: Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 42,213 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 185,063 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 5,410 No. of Islam adherents: 3,965 No. of Jewish adherents: 6,484 No. of LDS adherents: 12,309 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 5,856 No. of Protestants: 522,282 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.4409 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Indiana_State_Capitol_Market_St.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Virginia Beach, VA-NC

Metro area: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 40,417 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 107,056 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 9,254 No. of Islam adherents: 34,360 No. of Jewish adherents: 6,585 No. of LDS adherents: 15,346 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 6,301 No. of Protestants: 496,740 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.4309 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Sunset-_Waves.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Jacksonville, Florida

50,093 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 133,155 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 8,780 No. of Islam adherents: 8,581 No. of Jewish adherents: 6,028 No. of LDS adherents: 14,886 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 4,245 No. of Protestants: 498,378 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.4134 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/ChurchJax1.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Boston, MA-NH

Metro area: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 56,765 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 2,021,038 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 27,430 No. of Islam adherents: 18,766 No. of Jewish adherents: 63,877 No. of LDS adherents: 19,535 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 73,636 No. of Protestants: 359,907 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.3673 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/USA_09562_Boston_Luca_Galuzzi_2007.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Richmond, VA

50,113 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 75,294 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 4,522 No. of Islam adherents: 35,044 No. of Jewish adherents: 4,677 No. of LDS adherents: 11,958 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 3,366 No. of Protestants: 495,682 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.3642 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Cathedral_of_the_sacred_heart_.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Atlanta, GA

Metro area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 49,721 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 393,028 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 39,938 No. of Islam adherents: 40,745 No. of Jewish adherents: 30,439 No. of LDS adherents: 39,610 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 15,825 No. of Protestants: 2,060,157 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.3582 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Salt Lake City, UT

73,487 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 100,327 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 5,792 No. of Islam adherents: 4,540 No. of Jewish adherents: 1,525 No. of LDS adherents: 662,438 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 6,079 No. of Protestants: 45,439 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.3391 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Temple_Square_October_05_%288%29_c.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Providence, RI-MA

Metro area: Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 56,840 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 752,711 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 5,407 No. of Islam adherents: 2,368 No. of Jewish adherents: 11,223 No. of LDS adherents: 4,584 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 11,529 No. of Protestants: 122,104 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.2973 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Providence_Cathedral%2C_RI_edited.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Charlotte, NC-SC

Metro area: Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 51,764 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 103,810 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 5,261 No. of Islam adherents: 3,946 No. of Jewish adherents: 5,415 No. of LDS adherents: 13,587 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 9,835 No. of Protestants: 768,179 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.2740 Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Southpark_aerial_Charlotte_NC.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Oklahoma City, OK

60,249 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 80,120 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 14,612 No. of Islam adherents: 2,540 No. of Jewish adherents: 1,252 No. of LDS adherents: 15,476 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 2,567 No. of Protestants: 638,351 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.2729 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Bricktown_Canal_Water_Taxis_in_Oklahoma_City.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Metro area: Memphis, TN-MS-AR 58,847 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 68,827 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 7,034 No. of Islam adherents: 4,468 No. of Jewish adherents: 8,554 No. of LDS adherents: 7,969 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 2,491 No. of Protestants: 675,144 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.2318 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Hernando_de_Soto_Bridge_Memphis.jpg" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Nashville, TN

Metro area: Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN 50,694 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 65,430 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 5,862 No. of Islam adherents: 5,988 No. of Jewish adherents: 2,804 No. of LDS adherents: 12,171 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 2,491 No. of Protestants: 705,472 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.2269 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Nashville_Downtown.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Birmingham, AL

Metro area Birmingham-Hoover, AL 70,990 religious adherents per 100,000 persons. No. of Catholic adherents: 64,998 No. of Eastern religion adherents: 1,100 No. of Islam adherents: 3,656 No. of Jewish adherents: 4,120 No. of LDS adherents: 7,311 No. of Other Christian (largely Orthodox Christian) adherents: 1,782 No. of Protestants: 717,833 Simpson's Diversity Index: 0.1898 Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Original photo <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/16th_Street_Baptist_Church.JPG" target="_hplink">here</a>.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/17/50-things-to-love-about-r_n_2120024.html

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