Racial and ethnic composition 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 race/ethnicity

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

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama70%23%< 1%3%4%261
Arizona63%5%< 1%25%6%214
Arkansas78%15%< 1%5%3%146
California37%8%8%43%3%1,014
Colorado73%5%2%19%2%148
Florida54%19%1%23%3%626
Georgia57%33%< 1%6%4%421
Idaho92%< 1%< 1%8%1%119
Illinois65%16%1%16%2%396
Indiana85%9%< 1%5%1%238
Iowa90%6%< 1%3%1%119
Kansas79%6%1%11%3%114
Kentucky87%10%< 1%2%1%190
Louisiana62%29%< 1%5%4%198
Maryland44%37%2%11%5%207
Massachusetts65%15%< 1%17%4%107
Michigan75%18%1%4%3%327
Minnesota83%8%1%4%4%162
Mississippi60%34%< 1%3%2%159
Missouri87%9%< 1%2%2%238
Nebraska86%3%< 1%8%4%112
New Jersey53%19%4%21%3%245
New Mexico42%2%3%40%13%106
New York51%19%5%20%5%488
North Carolina67%23%< 1%6%4%423
North Dakota86%< 1%< 1%1%13%110
Ohio80%14%1%3%2%381
Oklahoma73%9%< 1%6%13%156
Oregon77%1%1%10%10%108
Pennsylvania80%12%2%4%2%469
South Carolina69%23%< 1%4%3%229
South Dakota91%< 1%2%2%5%109
Tennessee79%16%1%2%2%322
Texas51%14%1%31%3%1,037
Utah88%1%< 1%10%1%139
Virginia66%18%4%8%4%312
Washington78%3%4%11%4%199
West Virginia92%4%< 1%1%4%140
Wisconsin85%7%1%5%3%194
Wyoming89%< 1%< 1%10%1%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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