Frequency of meditation among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by frequency of meditation

% of adults who pray daily who meditate…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama58%5%2%34%1%379
Alaska52%9%2%34%3%149
Arizona61%7%4%26%2%362
Arkansas47%5%3%43%1%199
California58%7%3%29%3%1,834
Colorado54%10%3%33%< 1%247
Connecticut57%11%3%27%2%168
Delaware57%5%2%33%4%153
District of Columbia62%6%1%30%< 1%148
Florida56%8%3%32%2%1,131
Georgia56%7%2%34%2%626
Hawaii54%7%4%32%3%159
Idaho63%8%4%24%2%172
Illinois57%6%4%31%1%695
Indiana49%7%4%38%2%359
Iowa54%6%2%37%2%172
Kansas52%8%2%37%1%173
Kentucky50%6%2%40%1%281
Louisiana57%6%2%34%1%317
Maine51%13%2%35%< 1%109
Maryland53%7%3%35%3%331
Massachusetts54%9%6%30%1%266
Michigan52%7%3%36%2%550
Minnesota48%5%2%43%1%284
Mississippi56%8%< 1%33%4%234
Missouri49%8%2%39%1%373
Montana44%7%2%45%3%159
Nebraska56%6%< 1%37%1%177
Nevada57%7%3%30%3%153
New Hampshire52%5%6%35%1%119
New Jersey53%8%3%35%2%458
New Mexico57%13%1%29%1%162
New York57%7%3%30%3%949
North Carolina57%7%2%32%2%658
North Dakota46%7%5%43%< 1%184
Ohio53%6%4%35%2%680
Oklahoma60%6%1%32%2%267
Oregon58%4%5%31%2%180
Pennsylvania53%7%3%36%1%777
Rhode Island65%9%2%24%1%148
South Carolina60%5%4%29%3%340
South Dakota45%12%4%38%2%174
Tennessee54%6%2%35%3%471
Texas57%6%3%32%2%1,619
Utah63%11%< 1%23%3%197
Virginia53%9%6%30%2%504
Washington60%4%4%32%1%325
West Virginia46%6%6%40%2%200
Wisconsin43%7%6%41%2%293
Wyoming56%4%3%37%< 1%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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