Importance of religion in one's life among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by importance of religion

% of women who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama82%11%3%4%< 1%255
Alaska45%28%14%12%2%158
Arizona59%21%12%7%1%301
Arkansas79%15%5%2%< 1%148
California54%24%12%10%1%1,829
Colorado47%30%13%10%1%221
Connecticut46%23%20%11%1%187
Delaware51%34%8%6%1%174
District of Columbia53%20%11%15%< 1%157
Florida59%24%9%8%< 1%969
Georgia73%16%5%5%1%499
Hawaii51%29%12%7%2%151
Idaho56%24%11%8%< 1%165
Illinois57%26%11%6%< 1%670
Indiana59%24%9%8%< 1%324
Iowa58%25%6%10%< 1%155
Kansas56%30%9%3%1%136
Kentucky68%22%6%4%< 1%229
Louisiana79%16%2%3%< 1%234
Maine45%31%12%12%1%167
Maryland54%21%12%11%1%319
Massachusetts35%32%16%16%1%356
Michigan55%26%10%8%1%505
Minnesota52%29%10%8%< 1%290
Mississippi78%16%3%2%< 1%156
Missouri60%25%9%5%< 1%318
Montana47%28%18%7%< 1%138
Nebraska59%23%12%5%2%158
Nevada60%24%8%6%2%131
New Hampshire34%28%24%13%1%161
New Jersey53%32%11%4%1%460
New Mexico65%19%6%10%< 1%159
New York51%27%10%12%1%1,088
North Carolina67%18%8%6%1%513
North Dakota61%22%11%7%< 1%147
Ohio60%23%8%9%< 1%599
Oklahoma71%21%2%6%< 1%197
Oregon50%25%10%14%< 1%212
Pennsylvania57%24%10%9%1%733
Rhode Island56%27%8%8%< 1%162
South Carolina77%14%5%3%1%269
South Dakota62%23%8%7%< 1%150
Tennessee73%18%3%5%< 1%324
Texas70%21%5%5%< 1%1,210
Utah61%14%12%9%4%143
Vermont33%23%21%21%1%144
Virginia66%20%9%5%< 1%417
Washington50%21%15%14%< 1%370
West Virginia69%21%6%3%2%159
Wisconsin56%24%9%10%1%289
Wyoming50%28%14%8%< 1%151
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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