Ten Least Religious Neighborhoods in Denver

A Gallup poll conducted last year found that Colorado was among the fifteen least religious states in the country. But what are the least religious neighborhoods in Denver? To find out, the folks at FindTheBest.com counted up the religious organizations in each area and ranked them by the number per 10,000...

By Michael Roberts

May 6, 2015

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A Gallup poll conducted last year found that Colorado was among the fifteen least religious states in the country.

But what are the least religious neighborhoods in Denver?

To find out, the folks at FindTheBest.com counted up the religious organizations in each area and ranked them by the number per 10,000 residents.

Those that wound up in the bottom ten are a varied lot, as you'll see in our photo-illustrated list below. They're followed by a heat map that allows access to data on all the neighborhoods in Denver with a click.

Continue to count them down.

Number 10: Stapleton
7.14132 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Number 9: Sun Valley
7.05716 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Number 8: Windsor
6.85714 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Number 7: Hampden
6.71366 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Number 6: Country Club
6.35727 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Number 5: Fort Logan
5.86166 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Number 4: Sloan Lake
5.39592 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Number 3: Mar Lee
3.69549 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Number 2: Valverde
2.71296 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Number 1: South Platte
0 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PER 10K PEOPLE

Where Religion lives in Denver | FindTheHome

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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