Editing Lake Charles, Louisiana (section)

===Religion===
In common with most of the [[Religion in the Southern United States|American South]], Christianity is the predominant religion in the Lake Area. According to the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] in 2020, the [[Roman Catholic church|Roman Catholic Church]] is the area's largest individual Christian denomination, with 51,161 adherents in Calcasieu Parish alone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maps and data files for 2020 {{!}} U.S. Religion Census {{!}} Religious Statistics & Demographics |url=https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1639 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=www.usreligioncensus.org}}</ref> The Southern Baptist Convention was the city and area's second largest denomination, followed by non-denominational Protestant churches. Other prominent Christian denominations have included the [[United Methodist Church]], [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention, USA]], [[Churches of Christ]], [[Church of God in Christ]], and the [[Assemblies of God USA]].

Additionally, outside of Christianity,  an estimated 354 adherents of [[Islam]] were in the city and metropolitan area. According to Dwellics and [[Sperling's BestPlaces]], the area also has a small [[Jews|Jewish]] population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population In Lake Charles, Louisiana (Community Demographics) |url=https://dwellics.com/louisiana/community-in-lake-charles |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Dwellics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Religion in Lake Charles, Louisiana |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/louisiana/lake_charles |website=Sperling's BestPlaces}}</ref>