New Jersey is home to an extraordinarily diverse religious landscape, reflecting its role as a historic and modern gateway for immigrants.
* **Christianity:** The Catholic Church is the largest single denomination, reflecting historic Italian, Irish, Polish, and Hispanic immigration. A wide variety of Protestant and Orthodox denominations are also deeply represented. * **Judaism:** The state has one of the highest percentages of Jewish residents in the US, with significant, vibrant communities in Lakewood, Teaneck, and Cherry Hill. * **Islam & Hinduism:** Central Jersey features rapidly growing Muslim and Hindu populations, home to numerous prominent mosques and magnificent Hindu temples, most notably the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, one of the largest Hindu temples in the world.
