Educational distribution among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by educational group

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who have completed…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama45%31%16%8%292
Arizona36%38%14%12%245
Arkansas48%33%16%3%160
California42%35%14%9%1,072
Colorado38%31%20%10%152
Florida47%33%12%8%695
Georgia43%32%15%9%468
Idaho24%50%18%8%132
Illinois40%34%17%9%407
Indiana44%34%15%8%247
Iowa47%27%16%10%104
Kansas29%41%19%10%108
Kentucky48%32%9%10%202
Louisiana49%31%14%6%228
Maryland45%29%13%13%219
Massachusetts49%22%15%13%109
Michigan40%35%15%9%328
Minnesota29%35%26%10%168
Mississippi45%33%16%6%192
Missouri40%36%15%9%256
Montana28%41%22%8%106
New Jersey42%29%14%14%229
New Mexico47%37%11%5%115
New York50%25%15%11%508
North Carolina43%35%14%8%456
Ohio45%32%15%9%427
Oklahoma43%35%14%8%192
Oregon40%39%14%7%120
Pennsylvania51%28%12%10%431
South Carolina48%34%10%8%252
Tennessee47%33%12%8%366
Texas44%31%17%8%1,097
Utah23%46%20%10%171
Virginia45%31%15%9%354
Washington32%40%20%8%217
West Virginia57%32%7%4%135
Wisconsin31%44%19%6%155
Wyoming27%46%19%8%115
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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