Importance of religion in one's life among college graduates by state (2014) Switch to: State among college graduates by importance of religion

% of college graduates who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama70%19%5%6%1%109
Arizona52%19%15%13%1%157
California37%27%18%18%< 1%1,000
Colorado42%27%12%18%1%146
Connecticut39%27%15%19%< 1%104
Florida49%23%12%15%1%479
Georgia60%21%10%9%< 1%224
Illinois46%24%16%14%1%351
Indiana58%21%13%8%< 1%134
Louisiana61%20%5%12%2%115
Maryland44%30%12%14%< 1%173
Massachusetts24%31%18%27%< 1%215
Michigan48%22%13%15%2%227
Minnesota46%33%10%10%1%182
Missouri49%29%11%11%1%160
New Jersey38%33%18%11%< 1%227
New York35%28%18%17%1%499
North Carolina56%21%11%11%1%250
Ohio54%23%13%9%1%264
Oregon25%25%18%31%1%119
Pennsylvania43%29%15%14%< 1%319
South Carolina50%25%13%12%< 1%111
Tennessee58%27%8%6%< 1%146
Texas60%20%7%13%< 1%609
Virginia48%27%14%10%< 1%291
Washington38%23%23%16%2%207
Wisconsin44%26%11%17%1%141
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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