Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alaska17%21%27%25%8%2%116
Arizona22%17%26%23%11%< 1%224
California19%17%29%25%9%1%1,582
Colorado17%25%27%25%6%1%197
Connecticut19%13%23%33%10%1%165
Delaware25%11%26%23%15%< 1%109
District of Columbia17%32%33%16%2%< 1%135
Florida20%13%26%27%12%2%668
Georgia23%17%25%29%6%1%254
Hawaii19%17%14%44%6%< 1%132
Illinois22%18%28%24%7%< 1%479
Indiana19%19%35%19%7%1%181
Iowa25%17%22%31%5%< 1%101
Kentucky24%18%27%26%5%< 1%104
Louisiana23%17%29%24%7%< 1%116
Maine16%14%22%33%13%3%150
Maryland15%20%31%28%6%< 1%252
Massachusetts19%19%31%24%7%< 1%346
Michigan19%20%24%32%5%1%311
Minnesota29%17%27%19%8%< 1%189
Missouri21%19%28%24%9%< 1%188
Montana10%18%31%32%8%< 1%119
Nevada21%18%25%29%7%< 1%124
New Hampshire20%18%25%29%9%< 1%145
New Jersey19%15%31%27%6%2%335
New Mexico17%19%25%31%9%< 1%110
New York19%18%26%28%8%1%760
North Carolina16%19%31%26%7%< 1%281
Ohio18%15%29%29%8%1%301
Oregon12%20%29%26%12%1%181
Pennsylvania24%12%29%25%10%1%448
Rhode Island10%17%35%30%6%2%121
South Carolina22%16%25%31%7%< 1%114
Tennessee11%35%27%22%3%1%120
Texas20%21%30%23%6%< 1%669
Vermont19%11%28%33%8%1%180
Virginia15%25%29%24%7%< 1%279
Washington14%19%29%31%7%1%302
Wisconsin20%21%28%26%5%1%205
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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