Region among atheists by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among atheists by region

% of atheists who are in…

Educational distributionNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
High school or less23%25%24%28%194
Some college19%25%24%32%240
College28%29%13%29%387
Post-graduate degree30%23%18%29%275
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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