Frequency of reading scripture among whites by state (2014) Switch to: State among whites by frequency of reading scripture

% of whites who read scripture…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama51%16%9%23%2%346
Alaska26%8%8%57%< 1%226
Arizona37%8%8%47%< 1%463
Arkansas45%15%7%32%1%229
California24%7%8%60%1%2,098
Colorado27%6%8%58%< 1%383
Connecticut18%7%7%69%< 1%286
Delaware20%13%8%57%2%217
District of Columbia10%8%6%76%< 1%124
Florida29%10%9%51%1%1,311
Georgia45%10%7%37%< 1%576
Hawaii31%4%12%52%1%141
Idaho38%8%10%43%1%280
Illinois26%10%10%53%1%975
Indiana35%9%9%47%1%532
Iowa30%9%10%51%< 1%304
Kansas33%10%8%49%< 1%255
Kentucky43%6%9%41%1%362
Louisiana40%10%9%41%1%289
Maine21%5%5%68%< 1%281
Maryland24%12%8%55%1%379
Massachusetts10%8%7%73%1%559
Michigan28%10%9%51%1%755
Minnesota24%9%12%56%< 1%483
Mississippi53%14%6%25%1%187
Missouri40%10%9%41%< 1%516
Montana32%5%9%53%< 1%278
Nebraska28%12%5%55%< 1%253
Nevada28%7%7%59%< 1%200
New Hampshire17%7%8%68%1%275
New Jersey20%7%8%64%1%605
New Mexico26%15%6%53%< 1%168
New York19%7%8%65%1%1,319
North Carolina42%14%8%36%1%712
North Dakota24%15%8%52%< 1%307
Ohio34%9%7%50%< 1%913
Oklahoma48%12%8%33%< 1%277
Oregon31%10%6%52%1%338
Pennsylvania28%8%10%53%< 1%1,124
Rhode Island22%6%8%63%1%258
South Carolina45%12%7%35%1%341
South Dakota29%12%9%49%< 1%268
Tennessee56%9%7%27%2%526
Texas39%13%8%40%1%1,379
Utah53%5%7%34%2%274
Vermont18%7%6%69%< 1%293
Virginia39%8%8%45%< 1%632
Washington29%11%6%54%< 1%542
West Virginia47%12%7%33%1%272
Wisconsin23%11%9%57%1%512
Wyoming34%13%9%44%< 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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