Belief in God among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by belief in God

% of women 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
Alabama84%11%1%1%2%1%255
Alaska59%20%6%1%11%2%158
Arizona67%19%6%< 1%5%2%301
Arkansas82%15%1%< 1%1%< 1%148
California61%22%6%1%8%2%1,829
Colorado60%24%6%1%6%2%221
Connecticut61%25%3%1%6%5%187
Delaware69%18%7%1%5%< 1%174
District of Columbia57%18%9%2%12%3%157
Florida72%16%3%1%6%1%969
Georgia81%12%2%< 1%5%1%499
Hawaii71%13%4%2%7%3%151
Idaho66%20%6%< 1%6%2%165
Illinois68%22%3%1%4%2%670
Indiana70%18%3%< 1%9%< 1%324
Iowa73%13%5%2%7%< 1%155
Kansas72%22%1%1%5%< 1%136
Kentucky79%11%1%< 1%6%3%229
Louisiana84%9%3%1%3%1%234
Maine63%24%3%< 1%8%2%167
Maryland66%17%4%< 1%9%5%319
Massachusetts42%25%11%2%16%4%356
Michigan70%20%3%< 1%5%1%505
Minnesota64%22%5%< 1%6%3%290
Mississippi84%9%3%< 1%3%< 1%156
Missouri76%13%5%< 1%3%1%318
Montana70%21%5%1%4%< 1%138
Nebraska71%20%1%< 1%4%4%158
Nevada74%16%3%1%6%1%131
New Hampshire49%32%3%1%11%4%161
New Jersey65%24%5%< 1%5%1%460
New Mexico69%19%2%< 1%9%1%159
New York62%21%6%1%9%2%1,088
North Carolina76%14%1%1%7%1%513
North Dakota67%20%4%< 1%9%< 1%147
Ohio70%17%4%< 1%6%2%599
Oklahoma76%17%2%< 1%5%< 1%197
Oregon66%17%2%< 1%11%4%212
Pennsylvania67%19%5%1%6%2%733
Rhode Island71%17%3%< 1%8%< 1%162
South Carolina78%15%2%1%3%1%269
South Dakota68%22%4%< 1%5%1%150
Tennessee80%13%3%< 1%4%< 1%324
Texas76%17%2%< 1%3%1%1,210
Utah65%18%9%2%4%2%143
Vermont42%28%4%1%21%3%144
Virginia72%16%6%1%5%1%417
Washington60%19%9%< 1%10%2%370
West Virginia83%10%4%1%3%< 1%159
Wisconsin65%21%4%1%8%2%289
Wyoming73%17%5%1%3%1%151
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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