Did your city make the list this year?

Every year, the American Bible Society (ABS) studies which cities are the most Biblically literate and invested. A city in Tennessee has topped the list three out of four years in a row, and thre

e cities from Tennessee made into the Top Ten.

How does the ABS conduct their research? They ask questions about respondents’ Bible reading habits, their belief about the Bible’s accuracy, and other questions.

Here is the Top Ten List for Most Bible-Minded in 2016:

1 Chattanooga, TN 52%

2 Birmingham / Anniston / Tuscaloosa, AL 5

1%

3 Roanoke / Lynchburg, VA 48%

4 Shreveport, LA 47%

5 Tri-Cities, TN 47%

6 Charlotte, NC 46%

7 Little Rock / Pine Bluff, AR 45%

8 Knoxville, TN 45%

9 Greenville / Spartanburg 44% Anderson, SC / Ashville, NC

10 Lexington, KY

Here is the Top Ten List for the Least Bible-Minded in 2016:

Albany/Schenectady/Troy, New York (10%)

Bo

ston, Massachusetts (11%)

Providence, Rhode Island (12%)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (13%)

Buffalo, New York (13%)

Las Vegas, Nevada (14%),

San Francisco/Oakland California (15%),

Hartford/New Haven, Connecticut (16%),

Phoenix/Prescott, Arizona (16%)

Salt Lake City, Utah (17%)

What do you thi

nk? Did your city make either list? Email me at [email protected]