Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups by state (2014) Switch to: State by attendance at prayer groups

% of adults who attend prayer group…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama40%9%11%39%1%511
Alaska19%4%7%69%< 1%310
Arizona25%9%7%58%< 1%653
Arkansas31%16%9%44%1%311
California21%9%8%61%< 1%3,697
Colorado18%8%9%63%1%504
Connecticut14%6%8%71%< 1%377
Delaware18%12%10%59%1%301
District of Columbia22%9%7%61%1%303
Florida25%7%8%59%1%2,020
Georgia31%12%9%47%< 1%968
Hawaii25%8%11%56%1%312
Idaho29%5%8%57%2%320
Illinois20%9%8%63%< 1%1,326
Indiana27%10%8%55%< 1%654
Iowa22%6%12%60%1%330
Kansas26%8%10%55%< 1%307
Kentucky27%8%12%52%< 1%439
Louisiana34%13%8%45%< 1%465
Maine12%3%4%80%1%303
Maryland23%8%8%60%< 1%644
Massachusetts11%7%5%75%1%704
Michigan20%11%7%61%1%982
Minnesota18%8%8%66%1%563
Mississippi43%12%11%34%< 1%309
Missouri23%9%9%59%< 1%642
Montana19%5%10%66%< 1%312
Nebraska20%12%11%56%1%312
Nevada21%11%7%61%1%314
New Hampshire10%6%8%76%1%303
New Jersey20%9%9%61%1%886
New Mexico24%14%6%55%< 1%312
New York18%7%7%67%1%1,966
North Carolina31%10%10%49%< 1%1,022
North Dakota18%8%10%64%< 1%338
Ohio25%8%8%58%1%1,132
Oklahoma36%11%9%44%< 1%391
Oregon21%8%8%63%< 1%419
Pennsylvania22%7%8%63%< 1%1,366
Rhode Island17%5%9%68%< 1%305
South Carolina35%12%9%43%1%495
South Dakota19%7%11%63%1%305
Tennessee39%12%9%40%1%661
Texas30%12%8%49%1%2,535
Utah45%7%5%42%1%315
Vermont9%7%6%78%< 1%306
Virginia29%11%6%53%1%882
Washington22%8%6%63%1%714
West Virginia35%13%8%43%1%309
Wisconsin15%8%10%65%2%600
Wyoming28%6%8%59%< 1%316
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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