Importance of religion in one's life among adults who attend services seldom or never by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who attend services seldom or never by importance of religion

% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alaska12%28%20%39%< 1%117
Arizona17%27%23%32%1%219
California17%21%26%35%1%1,375
Colorado19%28%21%31%1%188
Connecticut12%23%30%35%< 1%130
Delaware14%31%25%26%3%100
District of Columbia22%19%25%34%< 1%112
Florida20%28%22%30%1%601
Georgia27%26%17%29%1%210
Hawaii18%39%18%25%< 1%121
Idaho19%23%23%35%< 1%110
Illinois19%28%24%28%< 1%394
Indiana20%29%22%28%1%180
Kentucky30%28%17%23%< 1%113
Maine12%23%20%44%1%136
Maryland18%27%24%31%< 1%207
Massachusetts12%22%25%40%1%300
Michigan17%28%23%30%1%286
Minnesota9%23%26%41%1%145
Missouri22%29%25%24%< 1%175
Montana14%17%28%38%2%118
Nevada13%29%16%40%2%114
New Hampshire8%26%38%26%2%142
New Jersey19%24%26%29%2%241
New Mexico21%28%13%36%1%105
New York16%25%21%35%2%680
North Carolina23%28%21%28%< 1%237
Ohio26%28%19%27%1%307
Oregon14%21%23%40%2%179
Pennsylvania16%28%23%33%1%375
South Carolina31%22%23%25%< 1%100
Tennessee43%22%14%20%1%138
Texas28%30%16%26%1%586
Vermont9%17%29%44%1%142
Virginia20%21%25%32%2%209
Washington10%24%26%39%1%268
Wisconsin15%32%21%32%< 1%175
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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