Belief in Heaven 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 heaven

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alaska32%58%10%117
Arizona50%41%8%225
California43%48%8%1,615
Colorado31%56%13%199
Connecticut48%43%9%174
Delaware57%38%5%111
District of Columbia47%47%6%140
Florida47%44%9%678
Georgia51%43%6%256
Hawaii49%39%11%135
Illinois49%42%9%488
Indiana55%38%8%183
Iowa50%44%6%103
Kentucky56%39%5%107
Louisiana55%33%12%116
Maine44%48%8%150
Maryland46%44%10%254
Massachusetts34%55%11%356
Michigan54%39%7%319
Minnesota51%41%8%190
Missouri62%32%5%189
Montana46%48%6%120
Nevada46%46%8%124
New Hampshire33%54%13%147
New Jersey53%41%7%342
New Mexico38%55%7%111
New York43%51%6%783
North Carolina50%41%9%283
Ohio54%42%5%302
Oregon33%61%6%181
Pennsylvania50%44%6%449
Rhode Island39%57%4%122
South Carolina56%30%14%118
Tennessee52%39%9%122
Texas54%38%8%679
Vermont35%59%7%181
Virginia48%43%8%285
Washington31%60%9%303
Wisconsin48%44%8%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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