• Religiosity in the United States in 2017, by state

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This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans on their religiosity in 2017, by state. In Mississippi, about 59 percent of respondents stated they were "very religious", 29 percent defined themselves as "moderately religious" and 12 percent said they were "nonreligious".

Religiosity in the United States in 2017, by state

State	Very religious	Moderately religious	Nonreligious
Mississippi	59%	29%	12%
Alabama	54%	29%	17%
Utah	54%	16%	30%
Louisiana	52%	31%	17%
South Carolina	50%	30%	20%
Arkansas	50%	30%	19%
Tennessee	49%	30%	22%
North Carolina	46%	31%	23%
Nebraska	46%	29%	25%
Oklahoma	45%	30%	25%
Kentucky	45%	30%	26%
Georgia	44%	33%	23%
Kansas	44%	27%	29%
Texas	43%	32%	25%
Indiana	42%	27%	31%
North Dakota	40%	31%	29%
Missouri	39%	30%	32%
Idaho	39%	24%	37%
Virginia	38%	30%	31%
West Virginia	38%	31%	31%
New Mexico	38%	26%	36%
Ohio	37%	30%	33%
National average	37%	30%	33%
Iowa	37%	30%	32%
Minnesota	37%	28%	35%
South Dakota	37%	30%	33%
Michigan	36%	29%	34%
Maryland	36%	32%	33%
Pennsylvania	36%	30%	34%
Wyoming	36%	26%	38%
Delaware	35%	31%	34%
Wisconsin	35%	30%	35%
Illinois	35%	29%	36%
Florida	35%	32%	33%
New Jersey	32%	33%	36%
Rhode Island	32%	29%	39%
Montana	32%	29%	39%
Arizona	31%	31%	39%
New York	31%	29%	40%
Colorado	30%	27%	43%
California	29%	30%	41%
Connecticut	29%	29%	42%
Oregon	28%	25%	48%
Hawaii	28%	27%	44%
Alaska	28%	25%	47%
Washington	28%	26%	47%
Nevada	26%	33%	41%
Massachusetts	26%	26%	49%
New Hampshire	23%	26%	51%
Maine	22%	22%	55%
Vermont	16%	26%	59%

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Release date

February 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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