What are the religions in Volusia County Florida?

Answer 1

Answer 1: Any county, in any US state, is likely to have virtually every religion -- or at least the 13 major ones -- somehow represented. It is likely unrealistic (and probably unfair) to try to characterize any county (or city, or even community) as necessarily any one religion.

The United States is mostly Christian, so it's likely that Volusia County in Florida, like most any other county in most any other US state, is mostly Christian. And, in fact, a quick look at the City Data website for Volusia County (in the "Related links," below) reveals that that is precisely the case. In addition to the overwhelming majority of those religious in that county being Christian, there are also, it seems, some Jews, some Muslims, some Jains, and some of the Baha'i faith. That leaves, according to that City Data page, only 8 of the 13 world's major religions not represented in Volusia County; and since such totals tend to have somehow missed someone, it's probable that there's at least someone in that country who represents the 8 other religions... and more.

The 13 major religions of the world, incidentally, are:

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Islam (Muslim)
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Unitarianism (which can be Christian)
• Confucianism
• Taoism
• Sikhism
• Jainism
• Zoroastrianism
• Baha'i Faith
• Native American Spirituality

There are many other religions, of course, but those are the "biggies."

The United States is a relgiously pluralistic nation, in spite of its mostly Christian heritage; and so most any of the 13 major relgions, plus any of thousands more, could be represented in any given community.

That said, it's true that in some communities, one religion might be overwhelmingly more common than any other; and the lesser-known of the religions may even be non-existent. It all just depends on the community; but it is by-and-large safe to assume that most US cities and counties will be largely Christian, with some numers of the other 12 faith traditions anywhere from well-represented, to downright absent.

What's far more interesting, though, in Volusia County's case, is that its percentage of adherents to any faith tradition is around 13% less than the US national average, according to that City Data page.