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

% of whites who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama72%15%7%6%1%346
Alaska38%28%13%19%1%226
Arizona49%23%14%13%1%463
Arkansas69%16%8%6%1%229
California37%26%17%20%1%2,098
Colorado42%29%14%15%< 1%383
Connecticut38%28%21%13%< 1%286
Delaware38%35%14%12%2%217
District of Columbia30%16%24%29%< 1%124
Florida44%29%14%12%< 1%1,311
Georgia61%20%9%10%< 1%576
Hawaii39%29%17%14%< 1%141
Idaho52%24%12%12%< 1%280
Illinois48%27%13%11%< 1%975
Indiana51%25%13%10%< 1%532
Iowa54%26%11%8%< 1%304
Kansas50%28%14%7%1%255
Kentucky63%23%7%8%< 1%362
Louisiana64%23%4%8%< 1%289
Maine33%30%15%21%< 1%281
Maryland41%27%17%14%1%379
Massachusetts28%32%16%23%< 1%559
Michigan45%29%13%12%1%755
Minnesota42%30%14%13%1%483
Mississippi67%19%8%6%< 1%187
Missouri55%27%10%7%1%516
Montana44%24%16%15%< 1%278
Nebraska52%25%13%8%1%253
Nevada38%26%11%23%2%200
New Hampshire30%29%25%15%1%275
New Jersey42%31%12%14%1%605
New Mexico56%17%7%17%3%168
New York38%30%13%18%1%1,319
North Carolina57%24%9%10%1%712
North Dakota50%24%15%10%1%307
Ohio53%28%9%10%< 1%913
Oklahoma62%23%5%9%1%277
Oregon43%23%14%18%1%338
Pennsylvania49%27%12%12%1%1,124
Rhode Island47%27%10%17%< 1%258
South Carolina65%17%9%8%1%341
South Dakota59%25%8%8%< 1%268
Tennessee69%18%6%6%1%526
Texas60%22%8%10%< 1%1,379
Utah59%15%13%11%2%274
Vermont32%24%22%22%1%293
Virginia55%23%11%11%1%632
Washington42%22%18%17%1%542
West Virginia63%23%7%5%2%272
Wisconsin42%33%13%11%1%512
Wyoming50%28%13%9%< 1%277
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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