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

% of Mainline Protestants who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
California52%34%14%452
Florida57%35%9%338
Georgia58%31%11%146
Illinois59%29%13%241
Indiana70%18%13%119
Iowa64%24%12%102
Maryland54%35%11%128
Michigan63%26%12%185
Minnesota55%34%11%172
Missouri64%30%7%118
New Jersey50%33%17%124
New York60%30%11%256
North Carolina63%25%12%231
North Dakota67%26%7%105
Ohio69%23%8%226
Pennsylvania63%30%7%344
Tennessee69%19%11%103
Texas63%27%9%391
Virginia62%27%11%185
Washington49%41%10%108
Wisconsin61%27%11%126
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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