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Jonesboro, AR vs Alma, AR

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- People living in Alma are 6.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, ARAlma, ARUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock51.3%49.4%
 Baptist33.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic2.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock9.3%1.9%
 Methodist5.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian11.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

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I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

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Over 6 years ago

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

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Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More

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Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have multiple friends and fraternity brothers who are from Alma and the area around it, that does not include Fort Smith. I am amazed at how well kept these people and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Alma has some of the best schools around. I have never seen a school district care so much for it's students. Not to mention the sports, dance, cheer and drama teams are  More

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Over 14 years ago

The most common response to querys about denominational identity is Baptist. There are basically three expressions of Baptist faith in the area. They are: Southern,  More

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