Belief in God among adults with some college education by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with some college education by belief in God

% of adults with some college education who say they…

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama85%13%1%< 1%< 1%1%157
Alaska54%30%3%< 1%7%6%102
Arizona63%16%5%< 1%11%5%207
California60%16%8%1%13%2%994
Colorado58%21%9%< 1%8%4%148
Florida66%18%5%1%9%2%572
Georgia77%9%4%< 1%9%2%248
Hawaii66%15%7%1%8%3%113
Idaho68%15%2%1%10%4%113
Illinois61%23%5%< 1%8%3%363
Indiana66%20%1%1%9%3%171
Iowa70%17%3%1%7%2%104
Kentucky80%9%1%< 1%9%1%110
Louisiana81%8%1%1%7%2%122
Maryland68%13%3%< 1%12%4%151
Massachusetts41%33%8%1%12%5%147
Michigan64%22%3%1%8%2%313
Minnesota52%26%6%< 1%12%4%155
Mississippi81%9%1%1%7%1%112
Missouri72%12%9%1%3%3%186
Nebraska67%16%2%< 1%12%2%100
Nevada53%18%6%1%20%2%105
New Jersey66%21%6%< 1%5%1%206
New York57%22%8%< 1%11%2%509
North Carolina77%16%1%< 1%4%2%293
North Dakota60%20%5%< 1%13%2%111
Ohio65%21%2%1%8%3%301
Oklahoma76%16%3%< 1%6%< 1%106
Oregon62%14%5%< 1%16%2%127
Pennsylvania62%24%3%2%9%1%326
South Carolina79%11%2%< 1%4%4%134
Tennessee84%9%3%< 1%4%< 1%171
Texas72%16%4%1%6%2%707
Utah63%19%4%1%7%5%101
Virginia69%20%5%< 1%6%1%170
Washington57%25%8%< 1%9%1%228
Wisconsin58%27%5%1%8%1%183
Wyoming70%18%2%< 1%8%3%122
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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