Racial and ethnic composition among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by race/ethnicity

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama65%28%< 1%4%3%289
Arizona63%4%1%28%3%237
Arkansas73%18%< 1%4%5%160
California35%9%8%43%4%1,065
Colorado67%7%2%20%5%152
Florida50%22%1%24%3%695
Georgia55%35%< 1%7%4%464
Idaho88%3%< 1%8%1%131
Illinois59%20%2%15%4%398
Indiana81%10%1%5%3%242
Iowa91%4%< 1%2%3%104
Kansas78%10%< 1%8%3%108
Kentucky87%10%< 1%1%2%202
Louisiana54%42%< 1%2%3%224
Maryland39%41%2%12%5%218
Massachusetts54%18%1%19%7%105
Michigan70%22%1%4%4%328
Minnesota76%13%< 1%5%6%163
Mississippi55%38%< 1%4%3%189
Missouri84%10%< 1%2%4%251
Montana87%1%2%3%7%105
New Jersey43%26%4%21%5%223
New Mexico30%3%3%51%14%113
New York43%26%5%22%5%498
North Carolina65%24%1%6%5%454
Ohio78%16%1%2%3%421
Oklahoma72%8%< 1%9%11%191
Oregon79%2%2%7%10%119
Pennsylvania75%16%2%4%3%424
South Carolina61%32%< 1%4%3%249
Tennessee76%19%< 1%3%2%361
Texas45%15%2%34%4%1,083
Utah83%1%1%12%4%169
Virginia60%24%4%7%5%348
Washington73%5%4%10%8%215
West Virginia96%1%< 1%< 1%3%134
Wisconsin81%9%< 1%6%4%154
Wyoming85%< 1%< 1%9%6%115
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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