Belief in God among who do not believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Hell by belief in God

% of who do not believe in Hell who say they…

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama59%21%7%1%11%2%100
Alaska35%23%11%< 1%27%5%139
Arizona38%21%12%< 1%25%4%259
California34%22%12%1%28%3%1,693
Colorado33%28%9%2%25%3%223
Connecticut37%24%9%1%23%5%182
Delaware44%22%8%1%22%4%104
District of Columbia28%20%15%1%30%5%147
Florida40%23%7%1%26%3%771
Georgia41%23%11%< 1%22%3%255
Hawaii41%20%9%1%26%3%140
Idaho36%22%9%1%28%4%125
Illinois34%28%10%< 1%24%4%488
Indiana35%24%7%< 1%30%4%187
Iowa38%22%10%< 1%26%4%110
Louisiana42%22%6%< 1%25%5%110
Maine24%33%9%< 1%32%2%147
Maryland40%21%9%< 1%26%5%280
Massachusetts24%26%13%1%32%4%400
Michigan35%28%9%< 1%26%2%317
Minnesota32%30%9%< 1%23%6%207
Missouri40%26%9%1%21%4%182
Montana47%26%9%< 1%16%2%137
Nevada37%22%10%< 1%27%4%127
New Hampshire29%21%7%1%33%8%149
New Jersey38%28%9%< 1%21%3%360
New Mexico37%23%11%< 1%27%2%126
New York35%22%11%1%26%4%884
North Carolina40%23%6%< 1%28%4%285
Ohio42%25%8%1%20%4%358
Oklahoma43%26%6%< 1%23%1%100
Oregon35%20%11%< 1%28%6%209
Pennsylvania35%26%9%1%25%4%496
Rhode Island31%25%9%1%23%11%132
South Carolina39%28%5%1%22%4%112
Tennessee51%12%14%2%19%2%133
Texas46%24%7%1%20%2%730
Utah49%23%10%2%13%4%157
Vermont25%23%5%1%39%6%184
Virginia36%25%9%< 1%25%4%300
Washington33%25%12%< 1%27%3%348
Wisconsin26%27%11%< 1%32%3%211
Wyoming46%21%8%< 1%17%9%105
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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