Religious tradition among adults who say religion is very important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important 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% | 6% | 55% | < 1% | 20% | < 1% | < 1% | 12% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 397 |
Alaska | 1% | 17% | 40% | < 1% | 7% | 1% | < 1% | 13% | 12% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 124 |
Arizona | < 1% | 23% | 40% | < 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 9% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 335 |
Arkansas | < 1% | 9% | 54% | < 1% | 9% | < 1% | < 1% | 15% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 9% | < 1% | 217 |
California | 1% | 37% | 33% | < 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 5% | < 1% | 1,666 |
Colorado | < 1% | 22% | 39% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | < 1% | 13% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 14% | 1% | 230 |
Connecticut | 1% | 36% | 21% | 1% | 9% | < 1% | 2% | 17% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 156 |
Delaware | < 1% | 25% | 21% | < 1% | 16% | 1% | 3% | 23% | 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 147 |
District of Columbia | < 1% | 24% | 14% | < 1% | 31% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 1% | 3% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | 2% | 140 |
Florida | < 1% | 22% | 36% | < 1% | 14% | 2% | 2% | 14% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 8% | < 1% | 1,058 |
Georgia | < 1% | 8% | 47% | < 1% | 24% | 2% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 626 |
Hawaii | 7% | 25% | 38% | < 1% | 5% | 2% | < 1% | 8% | 4% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 134 |
Idaho | < 1% | 12% | 34% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 12% | 33% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 168 |
Illinois | < 1% | 30% | 32% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 16% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 696 |
Indiana | < 1% | 21% | 47% | < 1% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 15% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 381 |
Iowa | < 1% | 23% | 40% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 30% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 184 |
Kansas | < 1% | 16% | 45% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 23% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 165 |
Kentucky | < 1% | 8% | 63% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | < 1% | 13% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 8% | < 1% | 289 |
Louisiana | < 1% | 25% | 33% | < 1% | 26% | 1% | < 1% | 8% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 328 |
Maine | 1% | 25% | 26% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 5% | 31% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 108 |
Maryland | 1% | 17% | 27% | 1% | 23% | < 1% | 1% | 19% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 327 |
Massachusetts | 1% | 48% | 19% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 11% | 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 251 |
Michigan | 1% | 19% | 37% | < 1% | 14% | 2% | < 1% | 18% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | 513 |
Minnesota | < 1% | 27% | 29% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 28% | 1% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 281 |
Mississippi | < 1% | 5% | 45% | < 1% | 28% | < 1% | < 1% | 11% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 233 |
Missouri | < 1% | 17% | 50% | < 1% | 9% | 1% | < 1% | 13% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 356 |
Montana | < 1% | 22% | 50% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 9% | 7% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 139 |
Nebraska | < 1% | 29% | 33% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 27% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | < 1% | 179 |
Nevada | < 1% | 28% | 37% | < 1% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 12% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 7% | 1% | 133 |
New Hampshire | < 1% | 38% | 22% | < 1% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 17% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 8% | 1% | 107 |
New Jersey | < 1% | 38% | 19% | 2% | 10% | 1% | 6% | 12% | 1% | 5% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 434 |
New Mexico | 1% | 41% | 28% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 16% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 169 |
New York | 1% | 38% | 19% | 1% | 9% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 7% | < 1% | 882 |
North Carolina | < 1% | 9% | 46% | < 1% | 18% | 1% | < 1% | 18% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 639 |
North Dakota | < 1% | 29% | 29% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 33% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 197 |
Ohio | < 1% | 21% | 41% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 18% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 673 |
Oklahoma | < 1% | 8% | 56% | < 1% | 6% | 1% | < 1% | 20% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 251 |
Oregon | < 1% | 14% | 47% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | 13% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 4% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 174 |
Pennsylvania | < 1% | 25% | 32% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 23% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 739 |
Rhode Island | < 1% | 46% | 25% | 2% | 4% | 4% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 149 |
South Carolina | < 1% | 7% | 43% | < 1% | 20% | 1% | 1% | 16% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 9% | 1% | 346 |
South Dakota | 1% | 23% | 33% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 36% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 175 |
Tennessee | < 1% | 5% | 59% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | 1% | 14% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 475 |
Texas | < 1% | 25% | 41% | < 1% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 13% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 1,611 |
Utah | < 1% | 5% | 9% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 78% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 191 |
Virginia | 1% | 10% | 42% | 1% | 17% | < 1% | 1% | 18% | 3% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 503 |
Washington | 1% | 19% | 44% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 12% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 312 |
West Virginia | < 1% | 3% | 49% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | 32% | 3% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 6% | 1% | 197 |
Wisconsin | < 1% | 28% | 36% | < 1% | 8% | 1% | < 1% | 18% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 4% | < 1% | 279 |
Wyoming | < 1% | 14% | 40% | < 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 17% | 12% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 3% | < 1% | 8% | < 1% | 166 |
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