Belief in God among adults ages 65 and older by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults ages 65 and older by belief in God

% of adults ages 65 and older who say they…

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama88%5%1%3%< 1%2%125
Arizona66%11%10%1%10%1%184
California60%20%6%2%10%2%964
Colorado68%18%1%2%10%1%104
Connecticut57%30%2%2%8%2%100
Florida67%20%2%3%7%1%632
Georgia83%8%3%< 1%4%1%225
Illinois68%19%4%1%7%2%365
Indiana70%19%4%1%4%1%178
Kentucky85%10%2%< 1%1%2%122
Louisiana87%6%1%3%3%1%121
Maryland75%14%2%< 1%6%4%161
Massachusetts49%22%8%4%13%5%186
Michigan66%21%5%1%6%1%258
Minnesota76%15%3%< 1%3%3%127
Missouri79%11%3%< 1%5%1%157
New Hampshire47%30%8%4%7%4%105
New Jersey60%26%3%< 1%6%4%258
New York63%20%5%3%7%3%590
North Carolina75%16%2%< 1%5%1%288
Ohio74%16%4%2%2%2%326
Oklahoma81%12%1%< 1%4%1%114
Oregon59%15%11%< 1%13%3%124
Pennsylvania72%17%3%1%6%2%438
Rhode Island64%20%3%1%7%6%111
South Carolina82%8%2%2%5%1%142
Tennessee86%9%3%1%< 1%< 1%195
Texas79%13%1%2%3%2%528
Virginia71%17%5%2%5%2%217
Washington66%20%1%< 1%11%2%183
Wisconsin71%18%3%< 1%8%1%161
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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