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}}</ref> In 2020, the [[Public Religion Research Institute]] estimated 68% of the population identified with Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PRRI – American Values Atlas|url=http://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/States/religion/m/US-PA|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=ava.prri.org|archive-date=February 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221221714/http://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/States/religion/m/US-PA|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2014, 47% of all Pennsylvanians identified as [[Protestantism in the United States|Protestants]], making | }}</ref> In 2020, the [[Public Religion Research Institute]] estimated 68% of the population identified with Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PRRI – American Values Atlas|url=http://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/States/religion/m/US-PA|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=ava.prri.org|archive-date=February 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221221714/http://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/States/religion/m/US-PA|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2014, 47% of all Pennsylvanians identified as [[Protestantism in the United States|Protestants]], making Protestantism far and away the most prominent religious affiliation among Pennsylvanians. Among all self-identified Christians in the state, however, 24% identified as [[Catholic Church|Catholics]], the most of any Christian religious affiliation. In April 2023, a ''[[Franklin & Marshall College]]'' poll found that a plurality of Pennsylvania residents were [[Irreligion in the United States|unaffiliated]], with the rest predominately being [[Protestantism|Protestant]] or [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |last=Yost |first=Berwood |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Poll Release: April 2023 |url=https://www.fandmpoll.org/franklin-marshall-college-poll-april-2023/ |access-date=April 13, 2023 |website=Franklin & Marshall College Poll |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Pennsylvania, especially the [[Greater Pittsburgh]] area, has one of the largest communities of [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]] in the nation, the third-highest by percentage of population and the largest outright in membership as [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Christians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thearda.com/ql2010/QL_S_2010_2_1142p.asp|title=Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) States (2010)|author=Association of Religion Data Archives|date=2010|publisher=Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=August 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813175310/https://www.thearda.com/ql2010/QL_S_2010_2_1142p.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|American Presbyterian Church]], with about 250,000 members and 1,011 congregations, is the largest Presbyterian denomination, and the [[Presbyterian Church in America]] is also significant, with 112 congregations and approximately 23,000 adherents; the [[Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States)|EPC]] has around 50 congregations, including the [[Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians|ECO]], according to 2010 estimates. The fourth-largest [[Protestantism|Protestant]] denomination, the [[United Church of Christ]], has 180,000 members and 627 congregations in the state. The [[American Baptist Churches USA]], also referred to as the Northern Baptist Convention is based in [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]]. | Pennsylvania, especially the [[Greater Pittsburgh]] area, has one of the largest communities of [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]] in the nation, the third-highest by percentage of population and the largest outright in membership as [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Christians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thearda.com/ql2010/QL_S_2010_2_1142p.asp|title=Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) States (2010)|author=Association of Religion Data Archives|date=2010|publisher=Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=August 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813175310/https://www.thearda.com/ql2010/QL_S_2010_2_1142p.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|American Presbyterian Church]], with about 250,000 members and 1,011 congregations, is the largest Presbyterian denomination, and the [[Presbyterian Church in America]] is also significant, with 112 congregations and approximately 23,000 adherents; the [[Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States)|EPC]] has around 50 congregations, including the [[Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians|ECO]], according to 2010 estimates. The fourth-largest [[Protestantism|Protestant]] denomination, the [[United Church of Christ]], has 180,000 members and 627 congregations in the state. The [[American Baptist Churches USA]], also referred to as the Northern Baptist Convention is based in [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]]. | ||