Age distribution among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by age group

% of who believe in Hell who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama18%34%29%19%357
Alaska22%42%28%8%141
Arizona23%36%25%16%328
Arkansas23%32%25%20%226
California24%38%25%14%1,635
Colorado19%38%26%17%231
Connecticut15%38%32%15%157
Delaware20%33%28%19%167
District of Columbia28%34%21%17%122
Florida20%32%27%21%1,070
Georgia24%35%25%17%619
Hawaii25%32%22%21%143
Idaho18%38%30%14%168
Illinois21%35%27%17%698
Indiana21%32%31%16%412
Iowa22%33%26%18%191
Kansas24%34%25%16%190
Kentucky19%35%28%18%316
Louisiana24%33%24%19%317
Maine15%40%31%14%123
Maryland21%36%29%14%299
Massachusetts18%34%33%16%224
Michigan19%36%29%17%563
Minnesota20%34%27%18%299
Mississippi18%34%28%20%242
Missouri19%32%29%19%408
Montana21%28%33%18%145
Nebraska23%33%27%17%189
Nevada20%34%27%18%149
New Hampshire23%32%28%18%116
New Jersey17%35%30%18%415
New Mexico20%33%26%21%148
New York23%34%26%18%871
North Carolina23%34%27%17%656
North Dakota25%27%29%20%213
Ohio19%34%29%18%659
Oklahoma21%35%27%17%255
Oregon23%31%26%20%170
Pennsylvania19%33%29%20%746
Rhode Island21%28%32%19%138
South Carolina23%33%26%19%324
South Dakota23%35%26%16%186
Tennessee18%33%29%20%473
Texas24%37%25%15%1,579
Utah36%39%18%7%135
Virginia20%35%28%17%488
Washington23%35%24%17%293
West Virginia18%28%31%23%227
Wisconsin18%34%33%15%318
Wyoming18%37%30%14%180
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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