Importance of religion in one's life among Non-Christians by state (2014) Switch to: State among Non-Christians by importance of religion

% of Non-Christians who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alaska6%30%22%40%1%123
Arizona16%26%25%33%1%205
California13%25%26%35%1%1,408
Colorado20%24%22%33%2%181
Connecticut14%20%25%40%1%126
District of Columbia19%17%27%36%1%115
Florida20%24%22%32%1%605
Georgia22%22%22%33%1%187
Hawaii19%32%22%26%< 1%127
Illinois15%26%27%32%< 1%349
Indiana16%21%29%32%2%162
Maine8%21%23%47%< 1%112
Maryland19%20%27%34%< 1%211
Massachusetts10%26%23%40%1%292
Michigan15%28%23%32%2%265
Minnesota15%17%26%40%2%130
Missouri17%25%29%28%1%156
Montana10%21%26%41%2%110
Nevada11%21%20%44%4%107
New Hampshire12%14%39%32%2%115
New Jersey29%26%21%24%1%275
New York20%25%21%33%2%744
North Carolina21%23%25%30%1%226
Ohio18%28%21%33%1%269
Oregon14%21%23%40%3%175
Pennsylvania16%20%29%35%< 1%329
South Carolina33%20%21%24%2%101
Tennessee33%21%19%26%1%109
Texas22%29%20%29%1%556
Vermont11%22%20%45%2%150
Virginia19%28%24%27%2%238
Washington13%18%29%38%1%270
Wisconsin13%26%24%36%2%161
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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