Belief in God among non-parents by state (2014) Switch to: State among non-parents by belief in God

% of non-parents 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
Alabama82%11%2%1%3%2%382
Alaska55%23%7%1%13%2%232
Arizona62%19%7%< 1%10%3%509
Arkansas79%15%1%< 1%4%1%218
California52%21%9%1%14%3%2,813
Colorado55%23%7%< 1%11%4%352
Connecticut53%25%5%1%13%3%290
Delaware61%23%6%1%7%2%218
District of Columbia53%19%8%1%15%4%233
Florida62%19%5%1%10%2%1,578
Georgia72%15%4%< 1%6%2%716
Hawaii60%17%8%1%11%2%245
Idaho63%18%5%1%11%3%234
Illinois59%22%6%< 1%10%3%1,024
Indiana65%21%3%1%9%2%500
Iowa62%16%7%3%11%2%250
Kansas62%22%3%1%10%3%217
Kentucky71%13%3%< 1%11%3%332
Louisiana74%13%2%1%7%2%335
Maine47%28%7%1%14%3%239
Maryland64%18%5%< 1%9%4%485
Massachusetts40%27%10%2%18%4%538
Michigan63%21%4%1%10%1%758
Minnesota56%25%7%< 1%10%2%423
Mississippi78%11%4%1%5%1%226
Missouri70%16%5%< 1%7%1%470
Montana64%20%5%< 1%8%1%239
Nebraska66%18%3%1%10%2%226
Nevada60%15%8%1%13%2%249
New Hampshire42%24%7%2%19%6%246
New Jersey59%23%6%< 1%9%3%657
New Mexico63%18%4%1%12%2%250
New York53%22%7%1%13%3%1,558
North Carolina72%15%3%1%8%2%790
North Dakota64%23%3%< 1%8%3%263
Ohio68%18%4%1%8%1%855
Oklahoma68%19%3%< 1%9%1%311
Oregon53%18%9%< 1%17%4%323
Pennsylvania62%20%6%1%10%2%1,070
Rhode Island56%19%6%< 1%12%6%251
South Carolina73%14%3%1%6%2%377
South Dakota69%17%5%< 1%9%1%234
Tennessee76%14%4%1%3%1%504
Texas68%18%4%1%7%2%1,767
Utah56%20%9%2%9%3%215
Vermont43%22%5%< 1%22%7%237
Virginia68%16%5%< 1%8%2%650
Washington55%20%7%1%15%3%555
West Virginia79%12%3%< 1%5%2%242
Wisconsin57%21%6%1%14%2%452
Wyoming67%16%4%1%7%5%229
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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