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I had no idea we have so many Buddhists!
We don't really. The largest group is obviously Christian. The second largest group in every state is those with no religion, but they are ignored here. And the remaining 1-13 percent is split among a number of minority groups, meaning that the second largest religion in each state is only about <1-6 percent of the population.
How do you count that. I know a lot of people who will call themselves Christian if asked - but they never do anything to show it. They are never seen in Church (not even Christmas), only know the parts of the bible everybody knows because they are common (a couple of the 10 commandments, "The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not want", Jesus had 12 disciples). Last I checked about 40% of the US attends a christian church, but it appears to me like the majority of the rest of not no religion, but just don't bother practicing their claimed religion. (though it isn't clear how their kids will end up) You can thus count them either way.
https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/
If you have any problem with their methods you can take it up with them.