Income distribution among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by household income

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who have a household income of…

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama46%21%17%16%184
Alaska30%24%23%23%164
Arizona37%19%28%16%370
Arkansas44%15%26%15%127
California34%18%24%25%2,258
Colorado21%19%31%29%304
Connecticut24%20%25%31%252
Delaware20%24%33%23%186
District of Columbia26%18%25%32%203
Florida34%22%26%18%1,123
Georgia31%21%26%22%484
Hawaii32%20%28%20%196
Idaho30%29%25%16%171
Illinois29%19%29%23%729
Indiana33%21%33%13%329
Iowa30%21%33%15%170
Kansas32%27%25%16%154
Kentucky39%18%28%15%169
Louisiana43%14%28%15%221
Maine37%17%34%12%189
Maryland18%17%34%31%388
Massachusetts24%18%28%30%491
Michigan39%19%27%16%534
Minnesota24%16%30%30%328
Mississippi52%20%15%13%108
Missouri34%25%23%18%335
Montana28%20%34%17%172
Nebraska30%20%31%19%164
Nevada32%29%24%15%181
New Hampshire26%18%30%27%185
New Jersey25%17%26%33%544
New Mexico44%22%22%13%166
New York31%19%28%22%1,204
North Carolina36%19%29%17%500
North Dakota18%23%35%24%167
Ohio42%20%25%13%593
Oklahoma39%30%19%11%163
Oregon33%26%26%16%253
Pennsylvania31%20%26%23%743
Rhode Island27%18%36%19%189
South Carolina39%18%27%17%219
South Dakota30%23%32%15%162
Tennessee39%19%20%21%243
Texas39%19%24%19%1,229
Utah29%21%33%17%162
Vermont26%27%34%14%219
Virginia24%21%28%26%486
Washington30%24%24%23%456
West Virginia40%18%33%10%132
Wisconsin27%20%36%17%341
Wyoming28%30%26%16%153
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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