A map titled “Faithland” displays what regions of the United States believe the most in God.
The map was created by Alex Egoshin, an environmental scientist, in an attempt to provide a detailed visualization of which areas across the U.S. have a high population of believers and which areas do not.
Utah shows an extremely high rate of religious believers with some areas of the state having between 96 and 100 percent of its residents reporting a belief in a higher power.
This isn’t surprising considering that 55 percent of the state’s residents identify as Mormon.
However, the state is virtually on its own out west, as states like California, Washington and Oregon have very low percentages of people that believe in God.
Areas throughout North Texas and South Oklahoma have a high abundance of religious believers, however, both states pale in comparison to the religiosity of North and South Dakota.
According to Sperling’s Best Places, 68 percent of residents in North Dakota are religious with Christianity and Catholicism dominating the specific religious outlook.
The “Bible Belt” appears to hold true to the moniker with at least 50 percent of residents throughout the region holding to a belief in God.
Belief in God is seen spread throughout the Midwest through West Virginia and up into New Jersey. However, religious belief is virtually non-existent in the upper northeast region of the U.S.