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Baltimore Near Bottom of Christian Cities List

A survey showed that Charm City has one of the lowest rates of residents that identify as Christian.

Baltimore ranks toward the bottom of a survey that lists the most and least Christian cities in America.

Charm City ranked number 38 on a list of 52 cities based on the percentage of population that consider themselves adherents to the religion, according to The Huffington Post. The Baltimore-Towson metro area reportedly has 39,507 Christian adherents for every 100,00 residents.  

The rankings are based on the study "2010 U.S. Religious Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study" released by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies.

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According to the study, Salt Lake City, UT, Birmingham, AL and Oklahoma City, OK are the three most Christian cities in America.

Portland, OR, Tampa, FL and Seattle, WA were listed at the least Christian cities in America.  

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