Age distribution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by age group

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama19%33%29%19%409
Alaska19%37%32%12%163
Arizona19%32%28%21%405
Arkansas18%33%28%21%227
California20%36%27%17%1,917
Colorado18%34%29%19%266
Connecticut9%41%31%18%184
Delaware14%32%36%19%180
District of Columbia29%34%23%14%141
Florida17%31%28%24%1,257
Georgia20%36%26%17%697
Hawaii18%32%32%18%179
Idaho16%30%31%23%206
Illinois16%35%30%19%801
Indiana16%31%34%19%422
Iowa18%34%27%22%217
Kansas16%39%28%17%204
Kentucky17%35%28%20%323
Louisiana23%31%27%20%341
Maine12%35%34%19%153
Maryland16%35%30%19%381
Massachusetts15%33%31%20%273
Michigan15%33%32%20%607
Minnesota14%32%32%23%335
Mississippi18%35%27%21%253
Missouri14%33%31%22%434
Montana17%28%35%21%186
Nebraska14%36%30%20%212
Nevada19%36%27%19%170
New Hampshire12%27%40%20%127
New Jersey16%35%31%19%480
New Mexico18%34%29%18%184
New York17%35%27%20%1,032
North Carolina19%36%27%18%723
North Dakota19%30%32%18%225
Ohio17%29%33%21%754
Oklahoma18%31%29%21%286
Oregon20%32%28%20%216
Pennsylvania14%30%31%24%849
Rhode Island19%31%30%19%176
South Carolina19%33%27%21%366
South Dakota18%32%30%20%209
Tennessee17%34%29%20%514
Texas21%36%26%17%1,728
Utah24%38%24%13%195
Vermont14%24%29%34%119
Virginia17%34%31%18%539
Washington18%33%29%20%372
West Virginia19%25%31%25%232
Wisconsin17%32%28%22%338
Wyoming15%36%33%16%217
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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