Belief in God among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by belief in God

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who say they…

StateBelieve 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
Alabama69%18%4%2%5%1%190
Alaska41%31%7%1%17%4%211
Arizona49%21%9%< 1%17%4%388
Arkansas62%23%3%< 1%9%3%129
California41%25%11%1%19%3%2,338
Colorado41%28%10%2%15%4%319
Connecticut46%28%6%1%14%4%265
Delaware50%28%10%< 1%10%3%181
District of Columbia37%25%11%1%22%4%197
Florida51%23%6%1%16%3%1,213
Georgia56%21%8%< 1%12%3%455
Hawaii48%21%12%1%15%3%192
Idaho48%21%8%< 1%17%6%171
Illinois48%26%8%< 1%13%4%823
Indiana49%24%6%< 1%17%3%344
Iowa52%22%8%2%14%3%202
Kansas49%30%4%1%13%3%163
Kentucky55%21%4%< 1%16%4%209
Louisiana55%25%5%1%12%2%212
Maine38%33%7%< 1%20%3%239
Maryland48%25%6%< 1%17%4%398
Massachusetts31%28%13%1%22%4%542
Michigan49%28%6%< 1%13%3%589
Minnesota42%31%9%< 1%14%4%346
Mississippi66%12%6%< 1%12%4%100
Missouri56%24%8%< 1%9%2%369
Montana54%24%8%< 1%12%2%198
Nebraska60%20%4%< 1%14%3%169
Nevada42%25%9%1%20%4%198
New Hampshire31%29%10%1%21%7%219
New Jersey48%27%8%< 1%13%3%559
New Mexico43%27%7%< 1%20%3%190
New York45%24%9%1%17%4%1,319
North Carolina55%23%4%< 1%15%3%497
North Dakota50%30%5%< 1%12%3%210
Ohio53%25%6%1%12%3%643
Oklahoma52%27%6%< 1%14%1%178
Oregon40%22%10%< 1%21%6%272
Pennsylvania45%28%7%1%15%2%845
Rhode Island48%22%6%< 1%17%7%213
South Carolina56%25%4%< 1%12%3%209
South Dakota59%23%6%< 1%12%1%182
Tennessee60%21%8%1%8%1%257
Texas54%24%7%1%12%2%1,244
Utah33%26%18%2%15%6%122
Vermont30%29%7%< 1%27%7%241
Virginia50%25%8%1%13%3%484
Washington38%27%11%1%20%3%446
West Virginia57%21%6%1%11%4%145
Wisconsin45%27%8%< 1%17%2%387
Wyoming51%23%11%1%9%5%183
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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