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Our AskACatholic.com Catholic Almanac

I put this together for several reasons:

• For those who are participating in the COCCFr, Close Orthodox Catholic Friend Finder. It is my hope through the information below, you will be able to look into nearby areas in order to find new Catholic friends that are, of course, loyal to the Holy See.
  
  
• You may be in an area like mine, where the local news is bias and does not say anything positive about the Catholic Church, but knocks it every time it can. With this information, you can call the producers of your local news, radio and TV stations and say:

  Boston has the fourth largest metropolitan population of Roman Catholics, yet you never say anything positive about the people YOU are trying to serve.

  OR

  Grand Rapids has the third largest metropolitan population of Roman Catholics in Michigan, yet you never say anything positive about the people YOU are trying to serve.

  With prayer, maybe things will change :)

Source: 2007 Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac
Primary Source: The Official Catholic Directory, 2006; figures are as of January 1, 2006.

• Most populated by State
  
• Highest percentage of Catholics per state population
• The 176 most populated metropolitan areas, sorted by metropolitan area within state
• The 176 most populated metropolitan area
• Highest Percentage of Catholics per Metropolitan population

Informational:

Catholic Population: 69,135,254; increase of 1,314,421
Percentage of total US population: 23%
Number of Catholics entering the Church in 2007: 15,000
Jurisdictions: 34 Archdioceses (includes 33 metropolitan sees and the Military Archdiocese),
Dioceses: 152
Cardinals: 16
Archbishops: 36 in the US
Bishops 419.

Diocesan, in the US (and Virgin Islands), 152;
coadjutors, 1;
auxiliaries, 79;
retired, 151;
there are also 25 bishops serving outside the US as of August 11, 2006.

Priests: 42,178; decrease of 1,244
Diocesan: 28,538
Religious order priests: 13,640

Parishes: 18,992

Most Populated By State:

Highest percentage of Catholics per state population.

Ranking	Percentage of Catholics per State population	State	Number of Catholics
1	59.2%	Rhode Island	640,274
2	42.7%	Massachusetts	4,865,216
3	41.1%	New Jersey	3,605,265
4	38.7%	Connecticut	1,357,992
5	37.6%	New York	7,433,366
6	29.9%	Illinois	3,867,102
7	29.4%	Pennsylvania	3,614,694
8	29.2%	Texas	6,742,690
9	29.0%	Wisconsin	1,605,155
10	28.8%	California	10,906,992
11	27.7%	Nevada	661,300
12	26.1%	Louisiana - 2005 total	816,260
13	24.0%	New Hampshire	314,471
14	22.2%	North Dakota	145,789
15	21.9%	Washington, D.C.	575,824
16	21.5%	Minnesota	1,093,533
17	21.4%	New Mexico	494,449
18	21.4%	Nebraska	375,808
19	20.5%	Michigan	2,064,103
20	20.5%	South Dakota	154,435
21	19.0%	Vermont	118,000
22	18.5%	Ohio	2,128,619
23	18.3%	Delaware	230,000
24	17.1%	Iowa	494,698
25	16.9%	Maryland	517,679
26	15.7%	Arizona	908,123
27	15.1%	Kansas	406,916
28	15.1%	Maine	193,228
29	14.7%	Missouri	835,581
30	14.7%	Colorado	666,213
31	12.7%	Florida	2,265,450
32	12.3%	Indiana	767,349
33	12.1%	Oregon	432,170
34	12.1%	Montana	110,409
35	12.0%	Washington State	745,614
36	11.3%	Hawaii	143,240
37	10.4%	Idaho	148,100
38	9.7%	Kentucky	387,062
39	9.7%	Wyoming	49,121
40	8.7%	Alaska	55,643
41	8.3%	Utah	200,000
42	8.1%	Virginia	620,399
43	5.1%	Georgia	441,749
44	4.6%	Oklahoma	160,878
45	4.6%	West Virginia	82,749
46	4.0%	Mississippi	117,942
47	3.9%	North Carolina	336,738
48	3.9%	Arkansas	107,524
49	3.7%	South Carolina	157,450
50	3.4%	Alabama	153,939
51	3.2%	Tennessee	190,684

The 176 most populated metropolitan areas, sorted by metropolitan area within state.