Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say religion is somewhat important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is somewhat important by race/ethnicity

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Arizona60%4%5%21%10%144
California43%5%17%34%2%901
Colorado75%2%2%17%4%134
Connecticut75%6%3%13%3%104
Florida71%6%2%18%3%487
Georgia59%24%1%11%5%185
Illinois66%11%4%15%4%325
Indiana82%8%< 1%6%4%140
Maryland62%24%3%5%6%161
Massachusetts82%7%2%4%4%186
Michigan84%9%1%4%2%245
Minnesota91%1%2%< 1%6%151
Missouri85%8%< 1%4%2%156
New Jersey65%9%9%12%6%246
New York66%10%4%16%4%527
North Carolina75%11%2%10%3%202
Ohio89%5%1%3%2%267
Pennsylvania85%7%3%4%1%337
Tennessee81%9%2%5%4%109
Texas47%6%3%40%4%538
Virginia71%13%7%8%1%193
Washington72%3%5%14%7%163
Wisconsin91%3%< 1%3%3%177
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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