Gallup Polls of Most and Least Religious States in US

Gallup is out with a fascinating new ranking of the most and least religious states in the nation.

The pollster asked 350,000 Americans a simple question: "Is religion an important part of your daily life?"

Here are the ten states where the greatest proportions of people answered "yes" to that question:

85% Mississippi

82% Alabama

80% South Carolina

79% Tennessee

78% Louisiana

78% Arkansas

76% Georgia

76% North Carolina

75% Oklahoma

74% Kentucky

74% Texas

These are the ten states where the smallest proportions of people answered "yes" to that question:

42% Vermont

46% New Hampshire

48% Maine

48% Massachusetts

51% Alaska

52% Washington

53% Oregon

53% Rhode Island

54% Nevada

55% Connecticut