Racial and ethnic composition among Catholics by state (2014) Switch to: State among Catholics by race/ethnicity

% of Catholics who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Arizona43%< 1%4%52%1%127
California22%1%9%67%1%869
Connecticut82%1%< 1%16%< 1%119
Florida57%3%1%38%1%422
Illinois71%2%< 1%25%1%350
Indiana78%4%< 1%15%3%121
Louisiana77%12%< 1%8%2%129
Maryland69%12%1%19%< 1%101
Massachusetts82%1%1%14%2%233
Michigan85%2%1%9%3%194
Minnesota88%1%1%6%4%127
New Jersey73%2%1%24%< 1%320
New York63%6%2%27%3%625
Ohio93%< 1%1%5%1%224
Pennsylvania88%1%1%7%2%352
Rhode Island81%< 1%< 1%18%1%144
Texas23%3%1%72%1%537
Virginia64%8%9%16%3%114
Washington60%< 1%9%25%5%111
Wisconsin89%1%1%9%1%152
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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