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

% of adults who seldom or never pray 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
Alaska14%30%11%1%36%8%102
Arizona16%26%10%< 1%40%8%159
California14%20%18%1%40%6%1,092
Colorado11%25%18%3%36%8%150
Connecticut9%29%10%< 1%41%11%113
Florida19%22%12%1%41%6%461
Georgia16%24%18%< 1%35%6%152
Illinois15%26%14%1%37%7%306
Indiana21%22%10%1%39%8%130
Maine15%33%11%< 1%35%6%124
Maryland17%23%9%1%40%10%169
Massachusetts7%27%16%2%42%7%279
Michigan17%31%11%< 1%35%5%222
Minnesota17%26%15%< 1%31%11%139
Missouri22%30%14%2%28%4%126
New Hampshire9%20%15%3%43%10%107
New Jersey15%28%14%1%35%7%215
New York17%21%15%1%38%8%582
North Carolina9%27%9%< 1%50%6%165
Ohio16%27%14%1%34%9%194
Oregon17%22%14%< 1%38%10%146
Pennsylvania14%26%12%1%41%6%291
Texas23%27%12%1%33%5%407
Vermont8%28%7%1%45%11%133
Virginia19%22%16%< 1%35%9%193
Washington15%26%15%1%38%5%230
Wisconsin10%27%15%< 1%44%4%147
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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