Frequency of reading scripture among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by frequency of reading scripture

% of adults who pray daily who read scripture…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama70%11%6%12%1%379
Alaska60%11%5%23%< 1%149
Arizona61%10%7%22%< 1%362
Arkansas65%13%5%16%< 1%199
California52%12%8%27%1%1,834
Colorado54%10%8%28%< 1%247
Connecticut44%13%7%36%< 1%168
Delaware48%23%8%19%2%153
District of Columbia49%16%10%24%< 1%148
Florida55%13%8%22%1%1,131
Georgia67%11%7%15%< 1%626
Hawaii49%11%11%29%< 1%159
Idaho67%12%8%13%< 1%172
Illinois52%12%9%25%2%695
Indiana57%10%9%23%1%359
Iowa53%13%10%22%< 1%172
Kansas54%13%10%22%< 1%173
Kentucky61%8%7%21%2%281
Louisiana62%12%5%21%1%317
Maine51%12%4%32%< 1%109
Maryland59%14%6%21%1%331
Massachusetts33%13%10%44%< 1%266
Michigan53%12%8%25%1%550
Minnesota51%9%11%29%< 1%284
Mississippi71%14%3%12%< 1%234
Missouri60%13%8%19%< 1%373
Montana53%5%7%35%< 1%159
Nebraska49%17%4%29%1%177
Nevada50%17%9%24%< 1%153
New Hampshire45%8%6%40%< 1%119
New Jersey48%11%7%33%1%458
New Mexico59%16%2%23%< 1%162
New York50%10%8%30%2%949
North Carolina62%14%7%16%1%658
North Dakota41%19%10%29%< 1%184
Ohio55%12%7%26%< 1%680
Oklahoma65%14%6%15%< 1%267
Oregon60%14%4%21%< 1%180
Pennsylvania52%11%10%26%1%777
Rhode Island45%14%5%34%1%148
South Carolina69%11%6%14%1%340
South Dakota47%13%11%29%1%174
Tennessee73%9%6%11%2%471
Texas60%13%7%20%1%1,619
Utah79%6%5%10%1%197
Virginia65%12%4%19%1%504
Washington56%14%8%22%< 1%325
West Virginia64%11%7%16%1%200
Wisconsin48%15%8%29%1%293
Wyoming57%15%7%21%1%173
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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