Importance of religion in one's life among Christians by state (2014) Switch to: State among Christians by importance of religion

% of Christians who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama84%12%3%1%< 1%443
Alaska62%28%8%2%< 1%187
Arizona68%23%7%1%1%448
Arkansas79%15%4%2%1%247
California66%26%6%1%1%2,289
Colorado62%31%6%1%< 1%323
Connecticut54%30%14%2%< 1%251
Delaware60%32%7%1%1%209
District of Columbia66%23%8%3%< 1%188
Florida67%25%6%2%< 1%1,415
Georgia76%20%3%1%1%781
Hawaii58%31%8%1%1%185
Idaho68%28%3%1%< 1%222
Illinois64%27%7%1%< 1%977
Indiana67%27%5%1%< 1%492
Iowa67%27%6%1%< 1%261
Kansas61%33%5%1%< 1%241
Kentucky76%20%2%1%< 1%345
Louisiana80%18%2%< 1%< 1%387
Maine51%35%9%4%1%191
Maryland65%27%6%1%1%433
Massachusetts50%32%12%5%1%412
Michigan64%26%6%2%1%717
Minnesota57%32%8%3%1%433
Mississippi82%13%4%< 1%2%269
Missouri68%26%4%1%< 1%486
Montana62%27%9%1%< 1%202
Nebraska67%25%5%1%1%243
Nevada61%32%5%1%< 1%207
New Hampshire47%37%12%4%< 1%188
New Jersey60%30%7%2%1%611
New Mexico72%21%4%3%< 1%222
New York62%29%6%3%1%1,222
North Carolina74%21%3%1%1%796
North Dakota63%25%10%2%< 1%276
Ohio70%24%4%1%< 1%863
Oklahoma75%21%2%2%1%312
Oregon64%27%6%2%< 1%244
Pennsylvania64%28%5%3%1%1,037
Rhode Island58%26%8%8%< 1%239
South Carolina79%15%4%< 1%1%394
South Dakota67%25%6%1%1%242
Tennessee80%17%2%1%1%552
Texas75%21%3%2%< 1%1,979
Utah75%17%7%1%< 1%234
Vermont49%27%21%2%< 1%156
Virginia75%19%5%1%< 1%644
Washington63%27%8%2%< 1%444
West Virginia74%21%4%1%1%245
Wisconsin57%33%7%3%< 1%439
Wyoming62%28%8%2%< 1%225
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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