Frequency of prayer by state (2014) Switch to: State by frequency of prayer

% of adults who pray…

StateAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama73%11%5%11%1%511
Alaska49%14%7%30%1%310
Arizona55%18%3%23%< 1%653
Arkansas65%17%3%14%2%311
California51%14%7%28%1%3,697
Colorado50%14%6%28%2%504
Connecticut47%16%10%26%1%377
Delaware49%17%6%26%3%301
District of Columbia51%17%6%25%1%303
Florida56%15%6%22%1%2,020
Georgia64%14%4%16%1%968
Hawaii52%14%3%29%1%312
Idaho50%14%5%30%1%320
Illinois51%18%7%23%1%1,326
Indiana52%21%4%22%1%654
Iowa50%21%6%23%1%330
Kansas53%21%6%19%< 1%307
Kentucky63%13%4%20%< 1%439
Louisiana68%15%2%15%< 1%465
Maine35%18%5%40%1%303
Maryland51%20%4%25%1%644
Massachusetts37%14%8%40%1%704
Michigan53%17%6%23%1%982
Minnesota47%18%6%29%< 1%563
Mississippi75%11%5%8%1%309
Missouri59%16%5%19%1%642
Montana51%21%5%22%1%312
Nebraska52%21%8%18%1%312
Nevada48%17%5%29%< 1%314
New Hampshire36%18%8%36%2%303
New Jersey53%17%6%22%1%886
New Mexico55%15%4%25%1%312
New York48%15%7%29%1%1,966
North Carolina66%14%4%15%1%1,022
North Dakota51%16%10%22%< 1%338
Ohio57%17%7%19%1%1,132
Oklahoma65%17%3%14%< 1%391
Oregon45%14%7%33%< 1%419
Pennsylvania54%16%6%23%< 1%1,366
Rhode Island48%17%9%26%< 1%305
South Carolina66%15%4%14%2%495
South Dakota56%16%10%18%< 1%305
Tennessee70%16%3%10%1%661
Texas63%15%5%17%1%2,535
Utah61%11%4%23%1%315
Vermont33%14%9%44%1%306
Virginia60%15%5%19%1%882
Washington46%13%8%32%1%714
West Virginia68%13%4%15%< 1%309
Wisconsin46%20%7%25%2%600
Wyoming53%19%7%20%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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