Religious tradition among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…
State | Buddhist | Catholic | Evangelical Protestant | Hindu | Historically Black Protestant | Jehovah's Witness | Jewish | Mainline Protestant | Mormon | Muslim | Orthodox Christian | Other Christian | Other Faiths | Other World Religions | Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | < 1% | 8% | 50% | < 1% | 21% | 1% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 264 |
Alaska | 3% | 18% | 24% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 7% | 5% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 4% | 2% | 23% | < 1% | 111 |
Arizona | 1% | 20% | 32% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 11% | 10% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 15% | 1% | 302 |
Arkansas | < 1% | 7% | 55% | 1% | 12% | < 1% | < 1% | 12% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 7% | 1% | 130 |
California | 2% | 30% | 26% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 17% | 1% | 1,559 |
Colorado | 1% | 15% | 30% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 14% | 4% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 4% | < 1% | 25% | 2% | 199 |
Connecticut | 2% | 36% | 16% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 1% | 20% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 13% | < 1% | 140 |
Delaware | < 1% | 28% | 23% | < 1% | 14% | < 1% | 1% | 18% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 111 |
District of Columbia | < 1% | 19% | 7% | < 1% | 33% | 1% | 2% | 15% | < 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 14% | 2% | 129 |
Florida | 1% | 22% | 28% | < 1% | 11% | 2% | 2% | 14% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 17% | 1% | 897 |
Georgia | < 1% | 9% | 40% | < 1% | 20% | 3% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | 452 |
Hawaii | 8% | 11% | 28% | < 1% | 5% | 2% | < 1% | 13% | 6% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 3% | < 1% | 21% | < 1% | 140 |
Idaho | 1% | 9% | 26% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 17% | 27% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 15% | < 1% | 141 |
Illinois | 1% | 28% | 23% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 14% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 15% | 1% | 573 |
Indiana | 1% | 20% | 38% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 14% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 17% | < 1% | 266 |
Iowa | < 1% | 21% | 36% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 31% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 11% | 2% | 114 |
Kansas | 2% | 17% | 34% | < 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 21% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 12% | < 1% | 121 |
Kentucky | < 1% | 9% | 56% | < 1% | 9% | 1% | < 1% | 12% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 12% | < 1% | 185 |
Louisiana | 1% | 23% | 26% | < 1% | 29% | 2% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 221 |
Maine | 1% | 17% | 16% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 4% | 17% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 13% | < 1% | 20% | 3% | 105 |
Maryland | 1% | 15% | 25% | < 1% | 22% | < 1% | 2% | 15% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 15% | < 1% | 271 |
Massachusetts | 1% | 35% | 13% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 10% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 26% | < 1% | 234 |
Michigan | 2% | 16% | 29% | < 1% | 15% | 2% | 1% | 15% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 4% | < 1% | 14% | 1% | 400 |
Minnesota | 1% | 24% | 25% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 26% | 1% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 11% | < 1% | 221 |
Mississippi | < 1% | 4% | 42% | < 1% | 27% | 1% | < 1% | 9% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 13% | 1% | 158 |
Missouri | 1% | 15% | 39% | < 1% | 7% | 1% | < 1% | 16% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 15% | 1% | 251 |
Montana | 2% | 13% | 38% | < 1% | 1% | 3% | < 1% | 5% | 7% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 22% | < 1% | 107 |
Nebraska | 2% | 26% | 31% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 24% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 8% | < 1% | 128 |
Nevada | < 1% | 20% | 30% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 1% | 5% | 8% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 22% | 1% | 130 |
New Hampshire | < 1% | 31% | 16% | < 1% | < 1% | 6% | 2% | 17% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 24% | 1% | 107 |
New Jersey | 1% | 31% | 19% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 1% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | 11% | 1% | 333 |
New Mexico | 3% | 37% | 21% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 10% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 3% | < 1% | 18% | 1% | 144 |
New York | 1% | 33% | 14% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 4% | 8% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 22% | 2% | 778 |
North Carolina | 1% | 8% | 40% | 1% | 18% | 1% | 1% | 17% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 9% | < 1% | 497 |
North Dakota | < 1% | 25% | 29% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 24% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 16% | < 1% | 114 |
Ohio | 1% | 14% | 37% | < 1% | 9% | 2% | < 1% | 17% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 13% | < 1% | 487 |
Oklahoma | < 1% | 8% | 54% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 16% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 12% | 1% | 204 |
Oregon | < 1% | 16% | 32% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 13% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 15% | < 1% | 168 |
Pennsylvania | 1% | 25% | 26% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 20% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 4% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | 567 |
Rhode Island | < 1% | 42% | 20% | 2% | 4% | 4% | < 1% | 14% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 133 |
South Carolina | < 1% | 9% | 40% | < 1% | 18% | 2% | 1% | 13% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 13% | 1% | 252 |
South Dakota | 2% | 17% | 28% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 31% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 18% | < 1% | 118 |
Tennessee | 1% | 6% | 57% | < 1% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 14% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 8% | < 1% | 334 |
Texas | 1% | 24% | 35% | < 1% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 13% | < 1% | 1,204 |
Utah | 1% | 2% | 11% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 66% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 12% | 1% | 149 |
Virginia | 2% | 11% | 33% | 1% | 16% | < 1% | 1% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 15% | < 1% | 364 |
Washington | 1% | 18% | 32% | < 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 11% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 5% | < 1% | 20% | 1% | 297 |
West Virginia | < 1% | 5% | 51% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | 25% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 121 |
Wisconsin | 1% | 22% | 25% | < 1% | 10% | 3% | 1% | 18% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 17% | < 1% | 190 |
Wyoming | 1% | 15% | 28% | < 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 13% | 13% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 4% | < 1% | 15% | < 1% | 140 |
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