Immigrant status among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by immigrant status

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama3%4%93%415
Alaska12%9%79%164
Arizona10%11%79%408
Arkansas4%1%95%231
California32%16%52%1,935
Colorado10%3%87%267
Connecticut18%13%70%186
Delaware11%4%85%182
District of Columbia13%8%79%149
Florida22%12%67%1,261
Georgia6%5%89%702
Hawaii23%10%68%177
Idaho8%6%85%208
Illinois11%10%79%808
Indiana3%6%91%425
Iowa5%4%90%218
Kansas5%4%90%205
Kentucky2%< 1%98%325
Louisiana1%2%96%337
Maine5%12%84%152
Maryland13%7%81%380
Massachusetts21%18%61%278
Michigan6%8%87%618
Minnesota8%5%87%339
Mississippi< 1%1%99%250
Missouri4%3%93%439
Montana1%7%92%190
Nebraska8%2%90%210
Nevada22%12%66%174
New Hampshire11%11%78%130
New Jersey22%17%61%491
New Mexico15%7%78%184
New York26%18%55%1,041
North Carolina7%3%90%724
North Dakota3%8%89%228
Ohio3%7%90%767
Oklahoma8%3%89%285
Oregon9%10%81%218
Pennsylvania5%7%88%850
Rhode Island14%18%68%178
South Carolina3%5%91%374
South Dakota3%4%92%211
Tennessee5%4%91%517
Texas18%11%71%1,750
Utah4%8%88%200
Vermont1%16%83%119
Virginia10%5%85%545
Washington14%10%77%376
West Virginia2%3%95%232
Wisconsin5%5%90%344
Wyoming< 1%7%93%217
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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