Belief in God among Catholics by state (2014) Switch to: State among Catholics by belief in God

% of Catholics 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
Arizona60%30%8%1%< 1%1%127
California58%31%7%2%1%1%878
Connecticut56%39%2%2%2%1%120
Florida67%25%3%1%2%1%428
Illinois64%27%7%1%2%1%356
Indiana69%26%4%1%< 1%1%123
Louisiana74%17%4%2%2%1%130
Maryland71%22%6%< 1%< 1%1%103
Massachusetts55%28%6%2%6%3%238
Michigan69%25%5%1%1%< 1%197
Minnesota68%30%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%128
New Jersey64%29%4%< 1%2%1%327
New York65%25%6%1%2%1%635
Ohio70%26%2%1%< 1%< 1%227
Pennsylvania65%24%6%< 1%3%1%355
Rhode Island72%17%5%< 1%< 1%5%146
Texas64%29%4%2%1%1%540
Virginia64%31%2%< 1%1%2%119
Washington70%25%4%< 1%2%< 1%112
Wisconsin59%30%2%3%3%3%153
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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