Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama86%10%2%1%< 1%419
Alaska68%24%5%2%< 1%167
Arizona73%19%5%3%1%412
Arkansas85%11%< 1%3%1%234
California70%22%4%3%1%1,965
Colorado72%21%4%3%< 1%270
Connecticut66%23%7%4%< 1%192
Delaware66%27%3%3%1%183
District of Columbia73%21%3%1%1%155
Florida72%21%3%3%< 1%1,285
Georgia79%17%2%1%1%713
Hawaii63%28%2%5%1%181
Idaho71%25%1%3%< 1%208
Illinois72%20%5%2%< 1%818
Indiana73%22%3%2%< 1%425
Iowa73%20%3%3%< 1%219
Kansas69%23%4%3%1%206
Kentucky78%18%3%1%< 1%329
Louisiana85%13%1%< 1%< 1%342
Maine66%25%4%4%1%154
Maryland72%23%4%1%1%388
Massachusetts63%30%3%3%< 1%282
Michigan70%23%3%2%1%624
Minnesota72%23%2%2%1%340
Mississippi83%12%3%1%2%254
Missouri74%21%2%2%1%444
Montana63%22%7%7%< 1%192
Nebraska71%24%3%1%1%213
Nevada65%27%5%3%1%177
New Hampshire61%25%11%2%< 1%132
New Jersey70%22%4%2%1%500
New Mexico80%13%2%2%2%188
New York67%22%5%4%1%1,060
North Carolina77%18%3%1%1%732
North Dakota73%15%8%3%< 1%229
Ohio74%21%2%2%1%771
Oklahoma81%17%< 1%1%1%289
Oregon68%24%6%2%1%218
Pennsylvania75%19%4%2%< 1%865
Rhode Island71%22%4%3%< 1%180
South Carolina86%11%2%1%1%376
South Dakota74%18%5%3%1%213
Tennessee83%14%1%2%1%524
Texas77%18%2%2%< 1%1,774
Utah80%11%7%1%1%202
Vermont66%18%13%4%< 1%121
Virginia82%14%2%2%1%555
Washington69%24%3%3%1%382
West Virginia78%18%3%1%1%234
Wisconsin70%26%1%3%< 1%349
Wyoming64%27%6%3%< 1%219
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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