Belief in God among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by belief in God

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say they…

StateBelieve 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
Alabama92%6%< 1%1%< 1%1%264
Arizona89%8%1%< 1%1%< 1%219
Arkansas94%6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%147
California81%15%2%1%< 1%< 1%1,027
Colorado87%11%1%1%< 1%< 1%150
Florida88%9%1%1%< 1%1%632
Georgia94%5%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%426
Idaho93%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%120
Illinois87%10%2%1%< 1%1%403
Indiana92%6%1%1%< 1%< 1%242
Iowa91%7%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%119
Kansas90%9%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%115
Kentucky97%2%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%190
Louisiana91%7%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%201
Maryland92%6%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%211
Massachusetts88%8%< 1%2%3%< 1%111
Michigan92%7%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%332
Minnesota95%5%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%164
Mississippi93%5%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%161
Missouri96%4%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%240
Nebraska89%11%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%113
New Jersey85%13%< 1%< 1%1%1%249
New Mexico93%6%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%107
New York82%14%1%1%1%< 1%496
North Carolina94%5%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%428
North Dakota94%6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%113
Ohio90%8%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%389
Oklahoma92%8%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%159
Oregon95%5%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%111
Pennsylvania92%6%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%474
South Carolina93%5%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%230
South Dakota92%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%109
Tennessee93%5%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%326
Texas86%12%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%1,052
Utah92%6%< 1%< 1%1%1%141
Virginia91%8%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%318
Washington89%8%2%< 1%1%< 1%204
West Virginia95%4%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%143
Wisconsin87%11%2%< 1%1%< 1%197
Wyoming86%10%< 1%< 1%1%3%118
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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