Religious tradition among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by religious group
% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who are…
State | Buddhist | Catholic | Evangelical Protestant | Hindu | Historically Black Protestant | Jehovah's Witness | Jewish | Mainline Protestant | Mormon | Muslim | Orthodox Christian | Other Christian | Other Faiths | Other World Religions | Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alaska | 3% | 15% | 5% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 58% | 2% | 141 |
Arizona | 2% | 20% | 6% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | 10% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 52% | 1% | 223 |
California | 3% | 18% | 3% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | 8% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 53% | 1% | 1,621 |
Colorado | 2% | 10% | 10% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 11% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 6% | < 1% | 52% | 3% | 221 |
Connecticut | 2% | 22% | 7% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 4% | 16% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 44% | < 1% | 180 |
Delaware | < 1% | 18% | 3% | 5% | 3% | < 1% | 6% | 20% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 40% | 4% | 115 |
District of Columbia | < 1% | 13% | 2% | 3% | 7% | < 1% | 9% | 11% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 49% | 2% | 142 |
Florida | 1% | 19% | 5% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 6% | 14% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 4% | < 1% | 47% | 1% | 731 |
Georgia | 1% | 10% | 8% | 1% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | 14% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 50% | 3% | 232 |
Hawaii | 11% | 22% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 11% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 44% | 2% | 141 |
Idaho | 1% | 7% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 10% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 6% | 1% | 65% | 3% | 104 |
Illinois | 2% | 21% | 5% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | 15% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 47% | 1% | 472 |
Indiana | 1% | 12% | 6% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 13% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 61% | 1% | 171 |
Kentucky | < 1% | 9% | 15% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 8% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 58% | < 1% | 112 |
Louisiana | 2% | 27% | 6% | 1% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | 8% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 4% | < 1% | 42% | 1% | 104 |
Maine | 1% | 16% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 12% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 8% | < 1% | 54% | 3% | 142 |
Maryland | 1% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 7% | < 1% | 7% | 13% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 48% | < 1% | 255 |
Massachusetts | 1% | 25% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | 9% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 51% | 1% | 391 |
Michigan | 2% | 20% | 4% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 3% | 15% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 49% | 1% | 321 |
Minnesota | 1% | 19% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 27% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | 2% | 38% | 4% | 211 |
Missouri | 1% | 14% | 14% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 16% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 45% | 1% | 196 |
Montana | 2% | 10% | 7% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 12% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 61% | < 1% | 118 |
Nevada | 1% | 16% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 11% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 56% | 1% | 137 |
New Hampshire | < 1% | 15% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 13% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 57% | < 1% | 146 |
New Jersey | < 1% | 30% | 3% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 7% | 13% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 35% | 1% | 341 |
New Mexico | 4% | 29% | 4% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 14% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 44% | < 1% | 121 |
New York | 1% | 24% | 2% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 7% | 9% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 47% | 1% | 847 |
North Carolina | < 1% | 8% | 7% | 1% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | 18% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 54% | < 1% | 289 |
North Dakota | < 1% | 14% | 11% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 21% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 48% | < 1% | 100 |
Ohio | 1% | 14% | 7% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 13% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 5% | < 1% | 51% | 1% | 314 |
Oklahoma | < 1% | 9% | 24% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 20% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 38% | 3% | 100 |
Oregon | < 1% | 11% | 6% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 7% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 61% | 3% | 180 |
Pennsylvania | 1% | 20% | 6% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 2% | 18% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 5% | < 1% | 43% | 1% | 471 |
Rhode Island | 1% | 36% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 15% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 2% | 36% | 2% | 133 |
Tennessee | 3% | 12% | 19% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 2% | 11% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 48% | 1% | 129 |
Texas | 2% | 19% | 9% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 12% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 47% | 1% | 663 |
Vermont | 1% | 15% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 14% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 54% | 3% | 176 |
Virginia | 3% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 3% | < 1% | 3% | 15% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 50% | 1% | 298 |
Washington | 1% | 11% | 3% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 10% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 6% | < 1% | 59% | 2% | 314 |
Wisconsin | < 1% | 19% | 4% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 12% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 54% | 1% | 206 |
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