Importance of religion in one's life among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by importance of religion

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StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama91%7%1%< 1%< 1%379
Alaska72%21%5%2%1%149
Arizona79%15%4%1%1%362
Arkansas88%11%< 1%1%< 1%199
California73%20%4%2%1%1,834
Colorado77%19%3%1%< 1%247
Connecticut69%19%7%4%< 1%168
Delaware76%18%3%1%1%153
District of Columbia77%19%3%1%1%148
Florida77%17%3%2%< 1%1,131
Georgia85%12%1%< 1%1%626
Hawaii70%22%4%3%2%159
Idaho80%17%1%2%< 1%172
Illinois78%16%3%2%< 1%695
Indiana80%17%3%< 1%< 1%359
Iowa85%13%1%1%< 1%172
Kansas78%18%1%3%1%173
Kentucky79%17%2%2%< 1%281
Louisiana84%13%1%1%< 1%317
Maine71%19%4%5%1%109
Maryland76%19%2%1%1%331
Massachusetts65%28%5%1%1%266
Michigan75%19%3%2%2%550
Minnesota79%17%2%1%1%284
Mississippi83%12%2%2%1%234
Missouri81%16%1%2%< 1%373
Montana73%20%2%6%< 1%159
Nebraska83%13%2%1%2%177
Nevada72%22%2%4%< 1%153
New Hampshire66%22%9%2%1%119
New Jersey74%22%3%1%< 1%458
New Mexico81%13%2%2%2%162
New York73%18%4%4%1%949
North Carolina83%13%3%1%< 1%658
North Dakota81%14%4%2%< 1%184
Ohio78%18%2%2%< 1%680
Oklahoma80%16%2%1%< 1%267
Oregon78%18%2%2%< 1%180
Pennsylvania78%17%3%1%1%777
Rhode Island85%9%4%3%< 1%148
South Carolina86%11%2%1%1%340
South Dakota82%12%3%2%1%174
Tennessee87%11%< 1%1%1%471
Texas83%14%2%1%< 1%1,619
Utah82%14%1%< 1%3%197
Virginia86%11%1%1%1%504
Washington76%17%5%1%1%325
West Virginia83%15%1%< 1%1%200
Wisconsin73%20%4%2%1%293
Wyoming73%20%3%3%< 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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