Importance of religion in one's life among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by importance of religion

% of who believe in Heaven who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama84%12%3%1%< 1%428
Alaska55%30%9%5%1%176
Arizona62%25%10%3%< 1%448
Arkansas76%16%5%3%< 1%258
California61%28%7%3%1%2,213
Colorado59%31%9%2%< 1%291
Connecticut53%30%13%5%< 1%237
Delaware54%36%6%2%1%224
District of Columbia66%25%5%3%< 1%181
Florida65%25%6%3%< 1%1,367
Georgia75%20%4%1%1%747
Hawaii54%35%8%2%1%186
Idaho62%29%8%1%< 1%221
Illinois61%29%8%2%< 1%929
Indiana60%28%9%3%< 1%496
Iowa66%24%8%3%< 1%241
Kansas58%31%8%3%< 1%231
Kentucky71%24%4%1%< 1%355
Louisiana79%19%1%< 1%< 1%367
Maine47%37%6%9%1%177
Maryland64%26%7%3%1%416
Massachusetts51%35%8%4%< 1%368
Michigan59%29%9%3%1%707
Minnesota56%32%8%4%< 1%411
Mississippi79%15%3%1%1%269
Missouri63%29%6%2%< 1%489
Montana57%27%13%4%< 1%204
Nebraska63%28%7%1%1%242
Nevada57%32%8%3%< 1%202
New Hampshire45%29%22%3%< 1%164
New Jersey64%28%6%2%< 1%606
New Mexico74%18%3%4%1%199
New York58%29%7%5%1%1,249
North Carolina71%23%4%2%< 1%774
North Dakota61%24%13%2%< 1%267
Ohio65%27%5%2%< 1%862
Oklahoma74%22%2%1%1%310
Oregon62%27%8%1%1%229
Pennsylvania62%26%7%4%< 1%977
Rhode Island67%23%8%2%< 1%207
South Carolina77%16%5%1%1%386
South Dakota67%27%5%2%< 1%233
Tennessee79%17%3%1%1%531
Texas71%22%4%2%< 1%1,918
Utah72%16%9%1%1%238
Vermont47%31%17%4%1%155
Virginia72%21%4%2%1%622
Washington59%28%9%4%< 1%419
West Virginia72%23%4%1%< 1%251
Wisconsin55%34%8%3%1%423
Wyoming59%31%7%3%< 1%236
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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