Belief in God among Christians by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among Christians by belief in God

% of Christians who say they…

Metro areaBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Atlanta Metro Area85%13%2%< 1%< 1%1%400
Baltimore Metro Area77%17%6%< 1%< 1%1%172
Boston Metro Area61%24%10%2%3%1%280
Chicago Metro Area68%25%4%1%1%1%621
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area82%15%1%< 1%< 1%1%516
Detroit Metro Area79%17%2%1%1%< 1%268
Houston Metro Area78%18%2%1%1%< 1%366
Los Angeles Metro Area67%25%4%2%1%1%671
Miami Metro Area77%18%3%1%< 1%1%319
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area65%28%5%< 1%< 1%2%248
New York City Metro Area70%22%5%1%1%1%1,065
Philadelphia Metro Area71%19%6%< 1%3%< 1%501
Phoenix Metro Area77%20%2%< 1%1%< 1%278
Pittsburgh Metro Area78%15%3%< 1%1%2%199
Providence Metro Area66%24%4%< 1%4%2%272
Riverside, CA Metro Area76%21%3%1%< 1%< 1%272
San Diego Metro Area66%24%5%2%3%1%219
San Francisco Metro Area68%21%6%3%1%1%212
Seattle Metro Area72%21%5%< 1%1%< 1%185
St. Louis Metro Area83%14%2%< 1%1%< 1%203
Tampa Metro Area80%15%3%< 1%1%1%216
Washington, DC Metro Area77%17%3%< 1%1%1%574
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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