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The majority of Minnesotans are Protestants, including a large [[Lutheran Church in the United States|'''Lutheran''']] contingent, owing to the state's largely Northern European ethnic makeup. [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|'''Roman Catholics''']] (of largely German, Irish, French and Slavic descent) make up the largest single Christian denomination. A 2010 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life showed that 32 percent of Minnesotans were affiliated with Mainline Protestant traditions, 21 percent were Evangelical Protestants, 28 percent Roman Catholic, 1 percent each Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and Black Protestant, and smaller amounts of other faiths, with 13 percent unaffiliated. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives, the denominations with the most adherents in 2010 were the Roman Catholic Church with 1,150,367; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with 737,537; and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod with 182,439.<ref> "Minnesota: Religion" in Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota#Religion. Accessed 8 July 2020.</ref> | The majority of Minnesotans are Protestants, including a large [[Lutheran Church in the United States|'''Lutheran''']] contingent, owing to the state's largely '''Northern European''' ethnic makeup. [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|'''Roman Catholics''']] '''(of largely German, Irish, French and Slavic descent)''' make up the largest single Christian denomination. A 2010 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life showed that 32 percent of Minnesotans were affiliated with Mainline Protestant traditions, 21 percent were Evangelical Protestants, 28 percent Roman Catholic, 1 percent each Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and Black Protestant, and smaller amounts of other faiths, with 13 percent unaffiliated. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives, the denominations with the most adherents in 2010 were the Roman Catholic Church with 1,150,367; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with 737,537; and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod with 182,439.<ref> "Minnesota: Religion" in Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota#Religion. Accessed 8 July 2020.</ref> | ||
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