Belief in God among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by belief in God

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes 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
Alaska18%34%8%1%32%7%117
Arizona29%28%11%< 1%27%4%225
California29%27%13%1%26%4%1,615
Colorado22%29%15%2%25%6%199
Connecticut28%31%9%1%25%7%174
Delaware28%34%15%< 1%19%3%111
District of Columbia31%22%13%< 1%29%5%140
Florida35%26%9%1%25%4%678
Georgia42%22%12%< 1%21%4%256
Hawaii36%25%14%1%20%3%135
Illinois35%29%10%< 1%22%4%488
Indiana24%27%9%2%32%6%183
Iowa37%21%12%< 1%25%4%103
Kentucky41%20%7%< 1%30%2%107
Louisiana39%25%6%2%24%3%116
Maine22%39%8%2%26%3%150
Maryland32%27%9%< 1%25%7%254
Massachusetts19%27%15%1%31%6%356
Michigan30%33%8%< 1%26%3%319
Minnesota24%33%13%< 1%22%8%190
Missouri37%28%13%< 1%18%3%189
Montana34%35%11%< 1%18%2%120
Nevada26%28%12%1%27%6%124
New Hampshire18%26%12%1%33%11%147
New Jersey37%29%11%< 1%19%4%342
New Mexico24%32%9%< 1%33%2%111
New York29%22%13%2%28%6%783
North Carolina36%27%6%< 1%25%5%283
Ohio33%31%10%1%20%5%302
Oregon27%24%12%< 1%32%5%181
Pennsylvania28%30%11%1%26%4%449
Rhode Island31%23%9%1%27%10%122
South Carolina42%23%8%< 1%20%7%118
Tennessee45%23%11%3%16%3%122
Texas37%30%11%< 1%19%3%679
Vermont21%27%6%< 1%37%8%181
Virginia26%32%11%< 1%25%6%285
Washington24%28%13%1%30%3%303
Wisconsin22%31%13%2%27%4%206
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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