Chapter NINE

Religion

Most Oregonians refer to themselves as Christian but do not list a denominational affiliation. About 27% are unaffiliated Christians

Oregon Religious Traditions, 2010

447,009	4,471	140,248	7,316	399,440	196,309	2,636,281
Evangelical Protestant	Black Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Orthodox	Catholic	Other	Unclaimed

Oregon is one of few states in the country with a large amount of their population claiming to be religiously-unaffiliated. The state that Oregon's religious trends most closely resemble are that of Washington. Seventeen percent of Oregon residents describe themselves as not being a part of a religion. That is more than twice as high as the country's percentage which averages 7%.

Oregon also has some of the least heard of religions present in the state. There is a small Neo-Pagan/Wiccan community that is active. The group is so small that it only makes up 0.1% of the state's population. This shows Oregon's high amount of religious tolerance in comparison to other states.


Sources:
Religious traditions graph
"Religion in Oregon." Religion in Oregon. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.adherents.com/loc/loc_oregon.html>.
"Reports." The Association of Religion Data Archives. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/41/rcms2010_41_state_name_2000_ON.asp>.