church or synagogue attendance

Gallup International indicates that 41% of American citizens report they regularly attend religious services, compared to 15% of French citizens, 10% of UK citizens, and 7.5% of Australian citizens. (Wikipedia)

Church or synagogue attendance by state (may 2, 2006)

Forty-two percent of Americans say they attend church or synagogue once a week or almost every week. The ranking by state:

STATE | PERCENTAGE

Alabama 58%
Louisiana 58%
South Carolina 58%
Mississippi 57%
Utah 55%
Arkansas 55%
Nebraska 53%
North Carolina 53%
Tennessee 52%
Georgia 52%
Oklahoma 50%
Texas 49%
Kentucky 48%
Kansas 47%
West Virginia 46%
Indiana 46%
Missouri 46%
Iowa 46%
South Dakota 45%
Virginia 44%
Minnesota 44%
Delaware 43%
Wisconsin 43%
Idaho 43%
Pennsylvania 43%
North Dakota 43%
Ohio 43%
Illinois 42%
Michigan 42%
National average 42%
Maryland 41%
New Mexico 41%
Florida 39%
Connecticut 37%
Wyoming 36%
Arizona 35%
Colorado 35%
New Jersey 34%
Montana 34%
District of Columbia 33%
New York 33%
Oregon 32%
California 32%
Washington 32%
Maine 31%
Massachusetts 31%
Rhode Island 28%
Nevada 27%
Vermont 24%
New Hampshire 24%

However,

In, a 2006 online Harris Poll of 2,010 U.S. adults (18 and older) found that only 26% of those surveyed attended religious services "every week or more often", 9% went "once or twice a month", 21% went "a few times a year", 3% went "once a year", 22% went "less than once a year", and 18% never attend religious services. An identical survey by Harris in 2003 found that only 26% of those surveyed attended religious services "every week or more often", 11% went "once or twice a month", 19% went "a few times a year", 4% went "once a year", 16% went "less than once a year", and 25% never attend religious services. (Wikipedia)

Various Sources:

The Gallup Organization

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Wikipedia

^ "How many people go regularly to weekly religious services?". Religious Tolerance website.
^ "'One in 10' attends church weekly". BBC News. April 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
^ NCLS releases latest estimates of church attendance, National Church Life Survey, Media release, February 28, 2004