Frequency of reading scripture by state (2014) Switch to: State by frequency of reading scripture

% of adults who read scripture…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%14%7%22%1%511
Alaska31%8%7%54%< 1%310
Arizona36%9%8%46%1%653
Arkansas48%14%8%29%1%311
California30%10%8%51%1%3,697
Colorado30%7%9%53%1%504
Connecticut23%7%8%61%< 1%377
Delaware27%14%6%50%2%301
District of Columbia28%12%8%51%1%303
Florida35%11%9%44%1%2,020
Georgia49%11%7%32%< 1%968
Hawaii29%11%9%50%1%312
Idaho37%9%10%43%1%320
Illinois30%11%10%49%1%1,326
Indiana35%9%9%46%1%654
Iowa30%9%10%51%< 1%330
Kansas33%11%9%47%< 1%307
Kentucky43%7%8%41%1%439
Louisiana48%11%7%33%1%465
Maine21%6%5%67%1%303
Maryland35%12%7%45%1%644
Massachusetts15%9%9%67%1%704
Michigan32%11%9%47%1%982
Minnesota27%8%11%53%< 1%563
Mississippi59%13%5%22%1%309
Missouri39%11%9%40%< 1%642
Montana32%5%9%53%< 1%312
Nebraska30%11%6%52%1%312
Nevada29%12%8%50%< 1%314
New Hampshire18%8%8%66%< 1%303
New Jersey29%9%8%53%1%886
New Mexico40%13%5%43%< 1%312
New York27%8%9%55%1%1,966
North Carolina44%15%8%33%1%1,022
North Dakota23%15%9%52%< 1%338
Ohio36%10%8%46%< 1%1,132
Oklahoma48%12%7%32%< 1%391
Oregon31%10%8%50%1%419
Pennsylvania31%8%10%50%1%1,366
Rhode Island22%11%8%58%1%305
South Carolina51%11%6%31%1%495
South Dakota29%10%10%50%< 1%305
Tennessee56%9%6%26%2%661
Texas43%11%8%37%1%2,535
Utah51%5%9%34%1%315
Vermont18%7%5%69%< 1%306
Virginia43%11%7%39%1%882
Washington30%10%7%53%< 1%714
West Virginia46%12%7%34%1%309
Wisconsin24%11%9%55%1%600
Wyoming34%11%8%46%< 1%316
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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