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

% of Evangelical Protestants 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
Alabama93%5%1%1%< 1%< 1%245
Arizona88%10%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%171
Arkansas94%5%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%145
California87%11%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%718
Colorado90%9%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%126
Florida88%10%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%461
Georgia89%9%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%364
Illinois84%14%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%272
Indiana89%8%1%1%< 1%< 1%208
Kentucky88%10%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%213
Louisiana87%11%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%120
Maryland92%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%108
Michigan88%11%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%240
Minnesota82%16%2%< 1%< 1%1%110
Mississippi96%3%< 1%1%< 1%1%134
Missouri89%6%4%< 1%< 1%1%222
New York83%13%2%1%1%< 1%182
North Carolina91%7%1%1%< 1%< 1%345
Ohio89%10%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%321
Oklahoma86%10%< 1%< 1%2%1%188
Oregon88%9%3%< 1%< 1%1%116
Pennsylvania88%8%2%1%< 1%1%248
South Carolina89%9%< 1%1%1%< 1%169
Tennessee89%9%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%348
Texas88%11%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%821
Virginia89%7%3%< 1%1%< 1%243
Washington87%11%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%166
West Virginia93%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%117
Wisconsin81%19%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%135
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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