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===Religion=== Raleigh is home to a wide variety of religious practitioners. The predominant religion in Raleigh is Christianity, with the largest numbers of adherents being [[Baptist]] (14.1%), [[Methodist]] (5.6%), and [[Roman Catholic]] (4.2%). Others include [[Presbyterianism]] (2.8%), [[Pentecostalism]] (1.7%), [[Anglicanism]]/Episcopalianism (1.2%), [[Lutheranism]] (0.6%), the [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-Day Saints]] (0.7%), and other Christian denominations (10.2%) including the [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox Churches|Oriental Orthodox]], [[Jehovah's Witness]], [[Christian Science]], [[Christian Unitarianism]], other [[Mainline Protestant]] groups, and [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] Christians.<ref name="bestplaces.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/north_carolina/raleigh |title=Raleigh, North Carolina Religion |website=Bestplaces.net |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh]], the [[Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina]], the [[North Carolina Annual Conference|North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church]], and the New Hope Presbytery of the [[PC(USA)|Presbyterian Church (USA)]] are all headquartered in Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://dioceseofraleigh.org/form/contact-us |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=dioceseofraleigh.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us – Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina |url=https://www.episdionc.org/about-us/ |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=www.episdionc.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhpresbytery.org/Pages/contact.html |title=New Hope Presbytery – Contact Us |date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707134538/http://www.nhpresbytery.org/Pages/contact.html |archive-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref> Other religions, including [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://raleighbahai.org/ |title=Welcome to the Raleigh Baha'i Community – Raleigh Baha'i Community |website=Raleighbahai.org |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> [[Druze]], [[Taoism]], and [[Shintoism]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleigh.com/religion |title=Raleigh Religion : The Official Raleigh Directory |access-date=2014-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001430/http://www.raleigh.com/religion |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref> make up 1.31% of religious practitioners. Judaism (0.9%) and [[Islam]] (0.8%) are also practiced.<ref name="bestplaces.net" /> In [[Wake County]], 29% of the population are affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], 22% are affiliated with the [[Catholic Church]], 17% are affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]], 6% are affiliated with the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]], and 27% are religiously affiliated with other denominations, religions, or are not religiously affiliated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/county/religion/Wake-County-NC.html |title=Religions in Wake County, NC |website=City-data.com |access-date=August 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605115545/http://www.city-data.com/county/religion/Wake-County-NC.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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