Immigrant status among Catholics by state (2014) Switch to: State among Catholics by immigrant status

% of Catholics who are…

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Arizona33%17%49%127
California55%21%24%867
Connecticut18%23%59%119
Florida39%14%47%424
Illinois22%16%62%352
Indiana9%9%83%123
Louisiana6%5%89%130
Maryland21%7%72%102
Massachusetts16%17%67%237
Michigan12%13%75%195
Minnesota6%8%86%128
New Jersey22%18%60%324
New York26%20%54%625
Ohio3%16%81%227
Pennsylvania6%10%84%353
Rhode Island18%18%64%144
Texas42%16%42%534
Virginia28%20%52%118
Washington30%13%57%110
Wisconsin8%7%85%151
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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