Importance of religion in one's life among adults who seldom or never read scripture by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never read scripture by importance of religion
% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who say religion is…
State | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 41% | 25% | 19% | 15% | < 1% | 109 |
Alaska | 13% | 39% | 20% | 27% | 1% | 166 |
Arizona | 21% | 32% | 24% | 22% | 1% | 299 |
California | 22% | 31% | 22% | 25% | < 1% | 1,943 |
Colorado | 22% | 36% | 20% | 22% | < 1% | 271 |
Connecticut | 24% | 31% | 25% | 20% | < 1% | 232 |
Delaware | 19% | 40% | 18% | 21% | 2% | 150 |
District of Columbia | 22% | 28% | 22% | 27% | < 1% | 158 |
Florida | 24% | 34% | 20% | 21% | 1% | 912 |
Georgia | 27% | 33% | 19% | 20% | 1% | 300 |
Hawaii | 21% | 41% | 21% | 17% | < 1% | 165 |
Idaho | 18% | 31% | 22% | 28% | < 1% | 130 |
Illinois | 24% | 34% | 22% | 19% | < 1% | 638 |
Indiana | 21% | 37% | 21% | 20% | 1% | 284 |
Iowa | 25% | 36% | 21% | 17% | < 1% | 161 |
Kansas | 22% | 37% | 28% | 12% | 1% | 133 |
Kentucky | 35% | 33% | 15% | 16% | < 1% | 162 |
Louisiana | 43% | 34% | 7% | 16% | < 1% | 152 |
Maine | 16% | 33% | 20% | 30% | 1% | 196 |
Maryland | 22% | 32% | 24% | 23% | < 1% | 303 |
Massachusetts | 20% | 30% | 22% | 27% | 1% | 476 |
Michigan | 24% | 34% | 20% | 21% | 1% | 457 |
Minnesota | 19% | 36% | 22% | 21% | 1% | 276 |
Missouri | 25% | 39% | 21% | 14% | 1% | 258 |
Montana | 19% | 31% | 24% | 26% | < 1% | 156 |
Nebraska | 31% | 35% | 20% | 14% | < 1% | 152 |
Nevada | 18% | 35% | 14% | 30% | 3% | 162 |
New Hampshire | 14% | 31% | 31% | 22% | 2% | 193 |
New Jersey | 26% | 37% | 20% | 15% | 1% | 498 |
New Mexico | 30% | 30% | 12% | 28% | 1% | 140 |
New York | 23% | 34% | 18% | 25% | 1% | 1,103 |
North Carolina | 27% | 33% | 20% | 19% | < 1% | 347 |
North Dakota | 28% | 32% | 24% | 15% | 1% | 171 |
Ohio | 29% | 34% | 17% | 19% | < 1% | 503 |
Oklahoma | 26% | 41% | 9% | 23% | 1% | 126 |
Oregon | 15% | 29% | 22% | 31% | 2% | 226 |
Pennsylvania | 22% | 35% | 21% | 21% | 1% | 672 |
Rhode Island | 28% | 32% | 13% | 27% | < 1% | 189 |
South Carolina | 25% | 32% | 24% | 17% | 1% | 151 |
South Dakota | 38% | 34% | 14% | 15% | < 1% | 139 |
Tennessee | 32% | 33% | 16% | 19% | < 1% | 162 |
Texas | 32% | 36% | 14% | 18% | < 1% | 900 |
Utah | 11% | 19% | 36% | 31% | 4% | 104 |
Vermont | 16% | 27% | 27% | 29% | 1% | 215 |
Virginia | 26% | 33% | 21% | 19% | 1% | 359 |
Washington | 16% | 27% | 28% | 28% | 1% | 375 |
West Virginia | 29% | 37% | 19% | 14% | 2% | 111 |
Wisconsin | 21% | 41% | 20% | 18% | < 1% | 324 |
Wyoming | 25% | 38% | 22% | 15% | < 1% | 133 |
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