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* 48% not affiliated with any religious group, 2,101,653 persons
* 48% not affiliated with any religious group, 2,101,653 persons
* 42% [[Protestant Christian]], 1,819,860 adherents
* 42% [[Protestant Christian]], 1,819,860 adherents
** 33% [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestant]], 1,448,947 adherents (23% within the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], 1,004,407 adherents)
33% [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestant]], 1,448,947 adherents (23% within the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], 1,004,407 adherents)
** 7.1% [[Mainline Protestant]], 305,955 adherents (4.4% in the [[United Methodist Church]], 189,596 adherents)
7.1% [[Mainline Protestant]], 305,955 adherents (4.4% in the [[United Methodist Church]], 189,596 adherents)
** 1.5% [[Black church|Black Protestant]], 64,958 adherents
1.5% [[Black church|Black Protestant]], 64,958 adherents
* 8.3% [[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholic]], 359,783 adherents
* 8.3% [[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholic]], 359,783 adherents
* 0.74% [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-day Saints]], 31,991 adherents
* 0.74% [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-day Saints]], 31,991 adherents
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* In Wilmore, [[Asbury University]] (a separate institution from the seminary) is associated with the [[Christian College Consortium]].
* In Wilmore, [[Asbury University]] (a separate institution from the seminary) is associated with the [[Christian College Consortium]].
* The [[Baptist]] denomination is associated with several colleges:
* The [[Baptist]] denomination is associated with several colleges:
** [[University of the Cumberlands]], in [[Williamsburg, Kentucky|Williamsburg]]
[[University of the Cumberlands]], in [[Williamsburg, Kentucky|Williamsburg]]
** [[Campbellsville University]], in [[Campbellsville, Kentucky|Campbellsville]]
[[Campbellsville University]], in [[Campbellsville, Kentucky|Campbellsville]]
** [[Georgetown College (Kentucky)|Georgetown College]], in [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown]]
[[Georgetown College (Kentucky)|Georgetown College]], in [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown]]
** [[Clear Creek Baptist Bible College]], in [[Pineville, Kentucky]]
[[Clear Creek Baptist Bible College]], in [[Pineville, Kentucky]]
* [[Grayson, Kentucky|Grayson]] in [[Carter County, Kentucky|Carter County]] is home to [[Kentucky Christian University]] which is affiliated with the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.
* [[Grayson, Kentucky|Grayson]] in [[Carter County, Kentucky|Carter County]] is home to [[Kentucky Christian University]] which is affiliated with the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.
*The [[Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani]] is located in [[Bardstown, Kentucky]]. Author [[Thomas Merton]], known as a social activist, worked to reconcile Christianity with other major religions, had converted to Catholicism as a young man, and became a Trappist monk; he lived and worked here from 1941 until his death in 1968.
*The [[Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani]] is located in [[Bardstown, Kentucky]]. Author [[Thomas Merton]], known as a social activist, worked to reconcile Christianity with other major religions, had converted to Catholicism as a young man, and became a Trappist monk; he lived and worked here from 1941 until his death in 1968.