Religious tradition among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by religious group
% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally 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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Alabama | < 1% | 7% | 46% | < 1% | 13% | 1% | < 1% | 20% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 10% | < 1% | 147 |
Arizona | < 1% | 27% | 28% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 14% | 10% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 15% | < 1% | 183 |
California | 1% | 37% | 26% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 12% | 3% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 9% | < 1% | 855 |
Colorado | < 1% | 24% | 36% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 22% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 12% | < 1% | 127 |
Florida | < 1% | 28% | 27% | < 1% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 16% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 12% | 1% | 524 |
Georgia | < 1% | 14% | 43% | < 1% | 14% | 3% | 1% | 17% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 266 |
Idaho | 1% | 15% | 20% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 17% | 38% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 7% | < 1% | 106 |
Illinois | < 1% | 39% | 26% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 2% | 15% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 400 |
Indiana | < 1% | 27% | 31% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | 23% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 12% | < 1% | 186 |
Iowa | < 1% | 22% | 29% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 38% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 119 |
Kansas | < 1% | 25% | 28% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 35% | 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 105 |
Kentucky | < 1% | 18% | 51% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 13% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 14% | < 1% | 104 |
Louisiana | < 1% | 35% | 32% | < 1% | 16% | 1% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 129 |
Maryland | < 1% | 19% | 27% | 1% | 12% | < 1% | 1% | 27% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 9% | < 1% | 177 |
Massachusetts | < 1% | 46% | 16% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 3% | 14% | 2% | 3% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 8% | < 1% | 154 |
Michigan | < 1% | 21% | 29% | < 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 21% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 14% | < 1% | 283 |
Minnesota | < 1% | 30% | 16% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 42% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 161 |
Missouri | < 1% | 27% | 31% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 21% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 181 |
Nebraska | < 1% | 31% | 26% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 28% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 10% | < 1% | 106 |
New Jersey | < 1% | 46% | 12% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 7% | 16% | 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 266 |
New York | < 1% | 42% | 12% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 15% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 507 |
North Carolina | 1% | 12% | 38% | < 1% | 8% | 2% | < 1% | 28% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 7% | < 1% | 262 |
North Dakota | < 1% | 38% | 18% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 37% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 122 |
Ohio | < 1% | 29% | 29% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | < 1% | 22% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 10% | < 1% | 366 |
Oklahoma | < 1% | 10% | 47% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 21% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 19% | < 1% | 100 |
Oregon | < 1% | 15% | 40% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 17% | 7% | 3% | 2% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 9% | < 1% | 108 |
Pennsylvania | < 1% | 34% | 21% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 27% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 8% | < 1% | 401 |
South Carolina | < 1% | 15% | 30% | < 1% | 17% | < 1% | 1% | 25% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 8% | < 1% | 127 |
South Dakota | 2% | 23% | 22% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 45% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 114 |
Tennessee | < 1% | 6% | 54% | < 1% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 21% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 10% | < 1% | 160 |
Texas | < 1% | 29% | 32% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 18% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 9% | < 1% | 704 |
Utah | < 1% | 4% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | 87% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 126 |
Virginia | < 1% | 17% | 26% | 1% | 13% | < 1% | 1% | 28% | 4% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 231 |
Washington | 1% | 22% | 31% | < 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 20% | 8% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 186 |
Wisconsin | < 1% | 36% | 23% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | 22% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 13% | < 1% | 180 |
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