Topic # 7

The map above shows the spatial distribution of Catholics in the United States. The scale is based on percent Catholic per county and rages from 0-over 50%. Many Catholic immigrants came to the United States during the Irish potato famine. Before the potato famine, there was very few Catholics in the United States. A lot of the immigrants would have landed in the New England states. However, land in the west was just being developed and many probably took advantage of the land and moved west. Also, the spatial distribution can be attributed to other denominations being dominate in the sparsely populated Catholic regions. This includes the southern state were the Baptist denomination is dominant.

This map shows the Baptist denomination and where it is concentrated. The spatial scale ranges from 0-over 50% of the county population. Baptist are mainly concentrated in the southern states. The Baptists denomination is the most prevalent religious denominations amongst African Americans. Many African Americans reside in the southern states, along with the Baptist faith. Also, the Baptist denomination is not very concentrated in the northern and western states because other denominations, such as LCMS Lutherans and Catholics, are concentrated here so the denominations stay separated and concentrated in different regions of the United States.