Religion
Like most other Southern states, Georgia is largely Protestant Christian. The religious affiliations of the people of Georgia are as follows:
- Christian – 85%
- Protestant – 76%
- Baptist – 39%
- Methodist – 12%
- Presbyterian – 3%
- Pentecostal – 3%
- Other Protestant – 19%
- Roman Catholic – 8%
- Other Christian – 1%
- Protestant – 76%
- Other Religions – 2%
- Non-Religious – 13%
Georgia shares its Protestant heritage with much of the Southeastern United States. However, the number of Roman Catholics is growing in the state due to the influx of Northeasterners resettling in the Atlanta metro area and also due to large Hispanic immigration into the state.
Georgia’s Jewish community dates to the settlement of 42 mostly Sephardic Portuguese Jews in Savannah in 1733. Atlanta also has a large, old, and established Jewish community.
