Immigrant status among Christians by state (2014) Switch to: State among Christians by immigrant status

% of Christians who are…

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama4%4%91%438
Alaska14%10%75%184
Arizona14%12%75%445
Arkansas5%1%94%246
California36%16%48%2,255
Colorado14%6%80%318
Connecticut16%15%69%246
Delaware15%5%80%207
District of Columbia16%6%78%181
Florida24%11%66%1,391
Georgia7%4%89%772
Hawaii24%12%64%180
Idaho6%5%89%221
Illinois12%10%78%965
Indiana5%5%90%491
Iowa5%2%93%259
Kansas7%4%89%240
Kentucky2%< 1%97%342
Louisiana3%3%94%383
Maine4%11%85%190
Maryland12%6%81%426
Massachusetts17%16%67%408
Michigan5%7%87%711
Minnesota6%5%89%433
Mississippi2%1%98%266
Missouri4%3%93%479
Montana< 1%8%92%199
Nebraska9%3%88%241
Nevada27%11%62%205
New Hampshire8%10%82%186
New Jersey21%17%62%601
New Mexico18%8%74%218
New York25%17%58%1,197
North Carolina7%3%90%788
North Dakota3%8%89%275
Ohio2%7%90%859
Oklahoma8%3%90%309
Oregon8%10%81%244
Pennsylvania5%7%88%1,023
Rhode Island16%17%67%236
South Carolina5%5%90%393
South Dakota4%5%92%239
Tennessee5%3%92%545
Texas22%11%68%1,959
Utah7%7%85%232
Vermont< 1%15%85%155
Virginia10%5%85%635
Washington15%9%76%436
West Virginia1%3%96%242
Wisconsin5%6%89%432
Wyoming3%8%90%223
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.

Learn More: Immigrants, Second generation, Third generation or higher