Evangelicals in the US

"From 35,000 to 15,000 Feet: Evangelicals in the United States and Canada: A State/Province, Metro, and County Glimpse" is a report and powerpoint presentation put together by The Church Planting Center, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and
Dr. J. D. Payne. The presentation displays an array of statistics based on the presence of evangelicals across the nation from state to state. It also provides more specific information discussing the presence within specific counties of each state. Payne states at the beginning if his presentation that the definition of "evangelicals" used for this study was very broad, and therefore, the numbers presented are actually much higher than they are in actuality.
That being said, the presentation is somewhat alarming to the evangelical christian movement. Take my home state, Maryland, for instance. Maryland, according to this presentation has a total average of 8% evangelicals. My county, Howard County, has just 5.8% evangelicals. These numbers, along with the fact that they are likely higher than in actuality produces some disheartening information to the Christian movement. It tells us that although many would consider America to be a predominantly Christian country, we are likely more a country of agnostics and apathetics. Not every state is similar to Maryland, however. In fact there are some states, such as Arkansas, that have evangelical populations in the 40-50% range.
Whatever the trends may show from state to state, it seems to me that there is a lot of work to be done even here in the United States to ensure that the gospel is shared and Christ's love is shown to all.