Importance of religion in one's life among the Unaffiliated by state (2014) Switch to: State among the Unaffiliated by importance of religion

% of the Unaffiliated who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alaska5%28%23%43%1%100
Arizona12%23%28%37%1%164
California9%19%28%43%1%1,042
Colorado22%21%21%34%2%143
Florida17%20%24%39%1%446
Georgia21%21%22%35%1%151
Illinois8%24%29%39%< 1%256
Indiana13%22%30%35%1%147
Maryland15%17%26%43%< 1%143
Massachusetts6%22%24%47%1%209
Michigan9%26%28%36%1%207
Minnesota6%15%31%47%1%101
Missouri16%25%28%30%1%130
New Jersey13%22%24%39%2%148
New York11%20%23%45%1%470
North Carolina17%22%26%35%1%181
Ohio14%28%22%35%1%203
Oregon6%20%24%47%3%142
Pennsylvania10%15%32%43%< 1%243
Texas17%28%21%33%1%423
Vermont4%20%21%54%2%120
Virginia11%27%28%32%2%171
Washington8%16%32%43%1%226
Wisconsin8%29%25%38%1%136
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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