Belief in Heaven among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by belief in heaven

% of adults who pray daily who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama91%4%5%379
Alaska75%19%7%149
Arizona87%7%6%362
Arkansas90%3%7%199
California82%12%6%1,834
Colorado78%12%11%247
Connecticut85%8%7%168
Delaware89%4%7%153
District of Columbia90%7%3%148
Florida86%9%5%1,131
Georgia89%5%5%626
Hawaii82%11%7%159
Idaho84%10%6%172
Illinois86%7%8%695
Indiana89%5%6%359
Iowa88%8%5%172
Kansas89%6%5%173
Kentucky94%2%4%281
Louisiana89%6%5%317
Maine74%18%8%109
Maryland85%10%5%331
Massachusetts79%8%12%266
Michigan82%8%9%550
Minnesota85%7%8%284
Mississippi94%2%4%234
Missouri86%9%5%373
Montana84%11%5%159
Nebraska89%7%4%177
Nevada83%8%9%153
New Hampshire78%17%5%119
New Jersey90%5%5%458
New Mexico82%11%7%162
New York83%10%7%949
North Carolina87%7%6%658
North Dakota90%4%6%184
Ohio88%7%5%680
Oklahoma89%8%3%267
Oregon82%9%9%180
Pennsylvania86%8%6%777
Rhode Island91%4%5%148
South Carolina88%6%6%340
South Dakota86%6%8%174
Tennessee90%4%6%471
Texas86%8%6%1,619
Utah93%4%3%197
Virginia89%7%4%504
Washington80%11%8%325
West Virginia93%2%5%200
Wisconsin85%4%11%293
Wyoming82%7%11%173
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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