Generational cohort among adults who say religion is very important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is very important by generational group

% of adults who say religion is very important who are…

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama13%12%28%32%14%1%385
Alaska12%13%30%33%10%2%120
Arizona10%10%29%32%18%1%328
Arkansas14%10%28%34%13%< 1%210
California11%13%30%32%13%1%1,621
Colorado6%19%23%38%14%1%226
Connecticut8%9%29%36%16%2%151
Delaware12%9%28%31%19%1%143
District of Columbia11%19%28%27%13%1%128
Florida9%9%26%36%17%2%1,032
Georgia11%13%30%32%12%1%611
Hawaii13%14%27%33%13%1%131
Idaho16%9%24%33%17%1%166
Illinois9%12%30%32%15%2%680
Indiana11%10%24%36%15%3%376
Iowa12%10%24%34%19%1%181
Kansas7%13%31%38%8%2%163
Kentucky6%15%27%39%12%1%284
Louisiana9%16%27%33%15%1%327
Maine2%12%32%36%16%2%107
Maryland9%12%26%35%17%1%318
Massachusetts9%11%27%33%16%3%242
Michigan9%10%25%39%15%1%496
Minnesota6%12%26%39%16%1%274
Mississippi13%8%29%33%16%2%231
Missouri11%12%22%37%16%2%350
Montana7%14%15%45%18%< 1%136
Nebraska10%13%22%36%17%3%178
Nevada13%8%30%29%17%2%129
New Hampshire14%9%18%39%19%1%102
New Jersey8%12%26%37%14%4%417
New Mexico7%13%35%35%9%< 1%166
New York9%11%28%35%16%2%857
North Carolina10%14%29%34%12%2%629
North Dakota5%13%26%40%12%4%195
Ohio10%11%23%39%15%1%655
Oklahoma12%12%26%34%13%3%248
Oregon10%10%27%35%16%3%172
Pennsylvania7%10%26%38%17%2%728
Rhode Island8%13%25%38%15%2%144
South Carolina13%9%30%34%13%< 1%339
South Dakota12%14%22%35%15%1%170
Tennessee9%13%28%36%13%1%465
Texas10%14%29%31%13%2%1,569
Utah15%17%32%29%7%1%184
Virginia10%12%28%36%14%1%486
Washington14%12%28%30%14%2%302
West Virginia11%7%24%39%17%2%195
Wisconsin10%13%27%32%16%3%270
Wyoming12%9%26%38%14%1%163
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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