Belief in God among Mainline Protestants by state (2014) Switch to: State among Mainline Protestants by belief in God

% of Mainline Protestants 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
California60%32%4%1%3%1%452
Florida70%22%3%2%1%1%338
Georgia69%24%5%< 1%1%1%146
Illinois68%26%3%1%1%1%241
Indiana68%27%1%< 1%2%2%119
Iowa71%19%3%6%1%1%102
Maryland65%26%6%< 1%< 1%2%128
Michigan65%30%4%< 1%1%< 1%185
Minnesota54%33%10%< 1%1%2%172
Missouri65%28%4%1%< 1%1%118
New Jersey60%24%10%1%4%1%124
New York62%28%6%1%2%1%256
North Carolina73%23%1%< 1%1%2%231
North Dakota65%32%2%< 1%1%< 1%105
Ohio73%22%4%1%< 1%< 1%226
Pennsylvania66%29%2%< 1%2%1%344
Tennessee84%11%2%1%< 1%2%103
Texas71%22%4%1%1%2%391
Virginia72%19%5%1%1%2%185
Washington52%38%7%2%1%< 1%108
Wisconsin64%23%5%< 1%6%1%126
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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