By American Bible Society
To conduct effective ministry, American Bible Society wants to know what U.S. cities embrace the best-selling book of all time.
Chattanooga, Tenn., ranks No. 1, according to American Bible Society’s study, America’s Most Bible-Minded Cities. Knoxville, Tenn., claimed last year’s top spot.
America’s Most Bible-Minded Cities, our second consecutive study, shows that the Midwest and South continues to perform strongly. Chattanooga, Tenn.; Birmingham, Ala.; Shreveport, La.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Jackson, Miss.; all ranked among America’s top 10 most Bible-minded cities in 2013.
Not surprisingly, many cities in the East Coast continued to rank as the least Bible-minded in 2013. Among them: Providence, R.I.; Albany and Buffalo, N.Y.; Boston; and Portland, Maine.
Along with ranking the most and least Bible-minded cities, the study also found that an inverse relationship exists between population size and Bible friendliness. Of the top 25 Bible-minded markets, only three have a population of greater than 1 million households: Charlotte, N.C.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Dallas.
Read more at http://www.americanbible.org/features/americas-most-bible-minded-cities