Belief in God among Christians by race/ethnicity (2014) Switch to: Racial and ethnic composition among Christians by belief in God

% of Christians who say they…

Racial and ethnic compositionBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
White76%18%3%1%1%1%17,759
Black89%9%1%1%< 1%< 1%2,742
Asian66%25%6%2%1%< 1%338
Latino66%28%4%1%1%1%2,914
Other/Mixed79%16%3%< 1%< 1%1%984
Note: Whites, blacks, Asians and those in the other/mixed category include only those who are not Latinos. Latinos include people of all races.

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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