Seattle has long been known as one of the least religious parts of the country. A new survey shows it’s gotten even less religious in the past 10 years.
Among the nation’s largest metro areas, Seattle tied for the highest share of residents who have no religious affiliation — that is, they are atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular.” Also, for the first time, the number of adults with no religious affiliation in Seattle equaled the number who are Christian.
The data comes from the Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, which had around 37,000 respondents across the U.S. The report includes data for 34 large metro areas, including Seattle, and all 50 states. The Religious Landscape Study is an ongoing series which was previously conducted in 2007 and 2014…