Generational cohort among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by generational group

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama12%11%28%34%13%1%409
Alaska15%12%29%33%9%2%163
Arizona12%12%27%33%15%1%405
Arkansas13%9%29%35%13%< 1%227
California13%13%30%31%12%1%1,917
Colorado6%18%28%35%13%< 1%266
Connecticut4%11%35%35%14%1%184
Delaware11%8%27%40%14%< 1%180
District of Columbia20%13%30%25%11%1%141
Florida11%10%27%35%15%2%1,257
Georgia13%12%31%32%11%< 1%697
Hawaii12%12%26%40%9%1%179
Idaho11%11%25%36%17%1%206
Illinois10%13%29%34%13%2%801
Indiana12%11%25%38%12%2%422
Iowa12%12%28%32%15%1%217
Kansas10%12%32%35%9%1%204
Kentucky8%15%29%35%12%1%323
Louisiana13%16%24%32%13%1%341
Maine5%15%28%40%12%2%153
Maryland9%14%28%33%14%1%381
Massachusetts12%8%28%36%13%3%273
Michigan10%10%28%38%13%1%607
Minnesota7%13%26%38%16%1%335
Mississippi11%12%29%32%14%2%253
Missouri9%12%25%37%15%1%434
Montana8%15%21%41%15%< 1%186
Nebraska8%11%31%34%14%2%212
Nevada16%7%31%32%12%1%170
New Hampshire9%4%26%45%15%1%127
New Jersey11%10%30%35%11%3%480
New Mexico10%14%29%37%10%< 1%184
New York9%13%30%33%13%2%1,032
North Carolina10%16%28%34%11%1%723
North Dakota10%16%24%38%10%2%225
Ohio10%12%24%39%13%1%754
Oklahoma10%12%28%34%14%2%286
Oregon11%10%31%33%14%1%216
Pennsylvania9%11%25%37%16%2%849
Rhode Island8%14%28%36%12%2%176
South Carolina14%9%29%35%13%< 1%366
South Dakota12%13%24%35%14%1%209
Tennessee10%13%28%36%12%1%514
Texas13%15%29%30%12%1%1,728
Utah17%15%30%30%7%1%195
Vermont7%12%18%38%22%3%119
Virginia10%14%28%37%12%1%539
Washington14%10%27%35%13%2%372
West Virginia13%10%21%38%16%2%232
Wisconsin12%12%26%34%15%2%338
Wyoming11%11%29%38%10%2%217
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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