Editing North Dakota (section)

===Religion===
{{see also|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Dakota}}
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[[File:Vang Evangelical Lutheran Church.jpg|thumb|[[Vang Evangelical Lutheran Church]] in [[Manfred, North Dakota|Manfred]]]]
The [[Pew Research Center]] determined 77% of the adult population was [[Christianity|Christian]] in 2014.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Religion in America: U.S. Religious Data, Demographics and Statistics|url=https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/|url-status=live|access-date=May 22, 2021|website=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|language=en-US|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103045246/https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/}}</ref> In contrast with many southern U.S. states, [[mainline Protestant]]ism was the largest form of Protestantism practiced (28%). The largest mainline Protestant denomination in North Dakota was the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]], and the [[United Methodist Church]] was the second largest. Evangelical Protestants, forming the second largest Protestant branch (22%), were also dominated by Lutherans; the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] was the largest Evangelical denomination. Among the Christian population of North Dakota, the Roman Catholic Church was the single largest Christian denomination. According to the [[Public Religion Research Institute]] in 2020, 75% of the adult population were Christian, with mainline Protestantism remaining the majority and [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Protestantism]] at 18% of the population.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=PRRI – American Values Atlas |url=https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/States/religion/m/US-ND |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=ava.prri.org}}</ref> In 2022, the Public Religion Research Institute determined 80% of the population were Christian.

Per the Pew Research Center in 2014, non-Christian religions accounted for 3% of the adult population, with [[Islam]] being the largest non-Christian religion. Other faiths such as [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarians]] and [[New Age]]rs collectively made up 1% of the practicing population. At the 2014 survey, 20% were unaffiliated with any religion, and 2% of North Dakotans were atheist; 13% of the population practiced nothing in particular.<ref name=":0" /> The 2020 Public Religion Research Institute's survey determined 22% were unaffiliated with any religion,<ref name=":2" /> and 12% in 2022.

The largest church bodies by number of adherents in 2010 were the [[Roman Catholic Church]] with 167,349; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with 163,209; and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod with 22,003.<ref name="www.thearda.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/38/rcms2010_38_state_adh_2010.asp |title=The Association of Religion Data Archives &#124; State Membership Report |website=Thearda.com |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060631/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/38/rcms2010_38_state_adh_2010.asp |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2006, North Dakota had the most churches per capita of any state.<ref name="religious survey" /> Additionally, North Dakota had the highest percentage of church-going population of any state in 2006.<ref name="religious survey">{{cite web|url=http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm |title=American Religious Identification Survey |website=Exhibit 15 |publisher=The Graduate Center, City University of New York |access-date=November 24, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913102359/http://www.gc.cuny.edu//faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm |archive-date=September 13, 2006 }}</ref> By 2020, the Association of Religion Data Archives numbered 164,843, remaining the largest Christian body by attendance; it had an adherence rate of 211.58 per 1,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Congregational Membership |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&y2=0&t=1&c=38 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Association of Religion Data Archives}}</ref>

A 2001 survey indicated 35% of North Dakota's population was [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], and 30% was Catholic. Other religious groups represented were [[Methodists]] (7%), [[Baptists]] (6%), the [[Assemblies of God]] (3%), [[Presbyterian]]s (1.27%),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northernplainspresbytery.com/about/History.html|title=Presbytery of the Northern Plains|website=Presbytery of the Northern Plains|access-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525204950/https://www.northernplainspresbytery.com/about/History.html|archive-date=May 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] (1%). Christians with unstated or other denominational affiliations, including other [[Mainline Protestant|Protestants]] and [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church), totaled 3%, bringing the total Christian population to 86%. There were an estimated 920 Muslims and 730 Jews in the state in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/states/North-Dakota-Religions.html |title=North Dakota—Religions |publisher=City-data.com |access-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030042346/http://www.city-data.com/states/North-Dakota-Religions.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Three percent of respondents answered "no religion" on the survey, and 6% declined to answer.<ref name="religious survey" />