Belief in Hell among Evangelical Protestants by state (2014) Switch to: State among Evangelical Protestants by belief in hell

% of Evangelical Protestants who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama83%11%6%245
Arizona77%12%11%171
Arkansas87%7%6%145
California79%12%8%718
Colorado75%18%7%126
Florida81%11%8%461
Georgia84%9%7%364
Illinois81%13%6%272
Indiana86%8%6%208
Kentucky90%7%4%213
Louisiana79%13%8%120
Maryland79%19%2%108
Michigan83%11%7%240
Minnesota71%19%9%110
Mississippi87%9%4%134
Missouri86%9%5%222
New York82%8%10%182
North Carolina86%6%8%345
Ohio84%8%8%321
Oklahoma80%16%4%188
Oregon77%16%7%116
Pennsylvania81%10%9%248
South Carolina82%8%10%169
Tennessee90%7%3%348
Texas86%9%5%821
Virginia86%9%4%243
Washington72%15%13%166
West Virginia88%7%5%117
Wisconsin83%7%10%135
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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