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StateBuddhistCatholicEvangelical ProtestantHinduHistorically Black ProtestantJehovah's WitnessJewishMainline ProtestantMormonMuslimOrthodox ChristianOther ChristianOther FaithsOther World ReligionsUnaffiliated (religious "nones")Don't knowSample size
Alabama< 1%7%37%< 1%21%< 1%1%15%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%19%< 1%180
Alaska2%9%16%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%13%4%< 1%6%< 1%5%1%38%3%146
Arizona1%25%19%2%1%< 1%1%11%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%35%< 1%286
Arkansas< 1%9%32%< 1%6%< 1%< 1%18%< 1%3%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%30%1%114
California2%28%12%2%2%1%3%11%1%1%1%1%2%1%33%1%1,596
Colorado1%19%20%< 1%2%< 1%2%18%1%< 1%< 1%1%2%< 1%32%1%209
Connecticut< 1%35%8%1%4%< 1%4%18%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%28%1%197
Delaware< 1%20%14%1%8%< 1%1%23%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%29%3%141
District of Columbia< 1%23%8%< 1%24%< 1%4%7%3%1%1%1%< 1%< 1%29%< 1%118
Florida< 1%22%17%1%7%< 1%4%16%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%30%< 1%933
Georgia< 1%10%27%< 1%15%1%1%16%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%3%< 1%24%1%360
Hawaii10%18%19%< 1%2%1%< 1%12%4%< 1%< 1%1%1%< 1%29%2%158
Idaho< 1%12%16%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%20%8%< 1%1%< 1%2%< 1%38%2%150
Illinois1%27%13%1%8%< 1%2%17%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%28%1%596
Indiana< 1%18%20%< 1%4%< 1%1%23%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%31%< 1%282
Iowa< 1%13%22%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%36%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%27%1%148
Kansas< 1%17%20%< 1%3%< 1%1%30%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%4%< 1%24%< 1%139
Kentucky< 1%12%43%< 1%3%< 1%< 1%10%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%30%< 1%175
Louisiana1%29%19%< 1%24%< 1%< 1%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%17%1%172
Maine< 1%21%10%< 1%1%< 1%1%20%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%7%< 1%38%2%167
Maryland1%17%11%< 1%15%< 1%5%18%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%2%< 1%29%< 1%282
Massachusetts< 1%34%6%1%3%< 1%4%11%1%1%1%1%1%< 1%35%< 1%366
Michigan1%18%16%< 1%6%< 1%1%20%1%1%< 1%2%2%< 1%31%2%447
Minnesota< 1%21%15%< 1%1%< 1%1%34%1%1%1%1%1%1%22%2%261
Missouri< 1%18%26%< 1%7%< 1%< 1%19%1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%27%< 1%267
Montana1%20%20%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%17%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%4%< 1%35%< 1%138
Nebraska< 1%22%16%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%28%< 1%1%< 1%1%2%< 1%26%3%134
Nevada< 1%23%13%< 1%4%< 1%1%12%3%< 1%1%< 1%4%< 1%36%2%162
New Hampshire< 1%25%10%< 1%1%< 1%1%21%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%38%< 1%168
New Jersey< 1%37%8%4%4%1%5%14%< 1%2%1%< 1%2%1%19%1%421
New Mexico1%36%11%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%22%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%2%< 1%25%< 1%115
New York1%33%5%1%5%< 1%6%14%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%< 1%30%1%935
North Carolina< 1%9%26%1%12%< 1%< 1%20%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%2%< 1%27%< 1%391
North Dakota< 1%29%13%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%30%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%24%< 1%160
Ohio1%19%21%< 1%7%1%1%18%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%29%1%527
Oklahoma< 1%9%40%< 1%5%< 1%< 1%23%1%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%21%< 1%163
Oregon< 1%18%20%< 1%1%< 1%2%14%1%< 1%1%1%3%< 1%37%2%185
Pennsylvania< 1%26%11%< 1%3%< 1%2%27%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%26%< 1%590
Rhode Island< 1%53%3%< 1%1%< 1%1%15%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%2%23%< 1%156
South Carolina< 1%17%21%< 1%19%< 1%2%16%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%24%< 1%177
South Dakota< 1%27%11%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%33%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%26%< 1%140
Tennessee< 1%7%42%< 1%8%< 1%1%14%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%23%< 1%231
Texas1%25%21%1%6%< 1%< 1%16%< 1%1%< 1%1%1%< 1%26%< 1%953
Utah1%6%4%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%6%37%< 1%< 1%< 1%4%< 1%39%1%119
Vermont1%28%2%2%< 1%< 1%3%21%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%39%3%162
Virginia1%13%19%< 1%14%< 1%2%17%1%2%2%< 1%1%< 1%27%< 1%350
Washington2%14%15%1%3%< 1%1%14%3%< 1%1%< 1%2%< 1%43%1%308
West Virginia< 1%8%23%< 1%1%< 1%1%35%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%27%1%125
Wisconsin< 1%28%16%< 1%2%< 1%1%21%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%31%< 1%267
Wyoming< 1%15%17%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%18%10%< 1%< 1%1%3%< 1%35%< 1%125
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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