Age distribution among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by age group

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama14%34%30%22%286
Arizona14%33%32%21%241
Arkansas16%39%26%19%155
California18%36%28%17%1,053
Colorado18%28%33%22%149
Florida14%32%29%25%688
Georgia17%37%28%19%460
Idaho22%27%33%18%130
Illinois15%36%28%21%400
Indiana17%33%27%23%243
Iowa15%22%32%31%104
Kansas15%42%23%20%108
Kentucky12%39%30%18%199
Louisiana19%29%31%20%228
Maryland20%31%25%24%216
Massachusetts8%40%29%23%107
Michigan16%30%28%26%321
Minnesota18%28%31%23%163
Mississippi13%34%29%24%191
Missouri14%29%31%26%250
Montana18%26%31%25%103
New Jersey17%36%27%20%222
New Mexico24%32%23%21%113
New York17%31%31%21%495
North Carolina17%35%28%21%450
Ohio17%28%31%24%418
Oklahoma17%31%28%24%190
Oregon23%26%27%24%120
Pennsylvania15%33%27%26%422
South Carolina14%33%31%23%246
Tennessee16%35%29%20%362
Texas19%35%29%17%1,073
Utah31%36%21%13%167
Virginia16%33%31%20%346
Washington23%33%22%22%212
West Virginia13%25%35%27%136
Wisconsin19%32%29%20%150
Wyoming15%33%34%18%112
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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