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

% of whites who attend prayer group…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama41%8%10%40%1%346
Alaska16%4%6%73%< 1%226
Arizona25%6%8%60%< 1%463
Arkansas29%15%10%46%1%229
California16%6%6%72%< 1%2,098
Colorado16%9%7%67%< 1%383
Connecticut12%5%9%75%< 1%286
Delaware12%10%10%67%1%217
District of Columbia13%5%4%78%< 1%124
Florida20%5%8%67%1%1,311
Georgia28%11%10%51%< 1%576
Hawaii18%3%6%72%< 1%141
Idaho28%6%7%57%1%280
Illinois16%8%8%67%< 1%975
Indiana25%10%8%57%< 1%532
Iowa20%6%12%61%1%304
Kansas25%7%9%58%< 1%255
Kentucky28%7%11%54%< 1%362
Louisiana28%12%10%51%< 1%289
Maine12%3%5%80%1%281
Maryland14%5%8%72%1%379
Massachusetts8%6%4%82%1%559
Michigan18%10%6%66%1%755
Minnesota15%9%7%69%< 1%483
Mississippi34%14%11%41%< 1%187
Missouri24%9%8%59%< 1%516
Montana17%5%10%67%< 1%278
Nebraska18%12%10%58%2%253
Nevada18%9%4%68%1%200
New Hampshire8%5%8%79%1%275
New Jersey14%5%10%71%< 1%605
New Mexico24%10%4%62%< 1%168
New York14%6%6%74%1%1,319
North Carolina28%9%10%53%< 1%712
North Dakota19%7%9%65%< 1%307
Ohio24%7%7%62%< 1%913
Oklahoma36%11%9%44%< 1%277
Oregon21%8%8%63%< 1%338
Pennsylvania21%6%8%64%< 1%1,124
Rhode Island17%3%7%73%< 1%258
South Carolina29%10%8%52%1%341
South Dakota18%8%11%62%1%268
Tennessee38%11%9%40%1%526
Texas27%9%9%54%1%1,379
Utah47%6%4%42%1%274
Vermont9%7%6%78%< 1%293
Virginia26%8%6%59%1%632
Washington22%8%7%63%< 1%542
West Virginia35%13%8%44%1%272
Wisconsin12%8%10%68%2%512
Wyoming28%4%9%59%< 1%277
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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