Interpreting scripture among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by interpretation of scripture

% of who believe in Heaven who say the holy scripture is…

StateWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama57%27%5%8%3%428
Alaska38%30%2%27%4%176
Arizona33%38%2%18%8%448
Arkansas49%30%2%14%4%258
California36%32%2%22%8%2,213
Colorado32%34%2%23%9%291
Connecticut29%34%2%28%7%237
Delaware28%37%4%25%6%224
District of Columbia40%33%1%19%6%181
Florida40%30%3%20%6%1,367
Georgia48%32%2%12%5%747
Hawaii38%30%3%23%6%186
Idaho34%43%3%16%4%221
Illinois32%39%3%20%6%929
Indiana43%31%4%18%5%496
Iowa31%43%1%17%7%241
Kansas32%44%3%17%4%231
Kentucky49%27%4%16%5%355
Louisiana50%30%3%12%5%367
Maine28%32%3%28%10%177
Maryland36%35%3%20%6%416
Massachusetts24%35%3%31%7%368
Michigan35%36%3%20%6%707
Minnesota28%34%3%27%9%411
Mississippi62%23%5%6%4%269
Missouri38%33%2%19%7%489
Montana27%42%4%19%7%204
Nebraska36%43%3%12%6%242
Nevada34%37%2%24%3%202
New Hampshire23%33%3%33%8%164
New Jersey32%34%4%23%6%606
New Mexico46%27%3%16%8%199
New York32%32%3%27%7%1,249
North Carolina42%31%4%15%7%774
North Dakota31%39%2%23%5%267
Ohio38%36%3%17%7%862
Oklahoma41%35%3%16%6%310
Oregon31%40%5%16%8%229
Pennsylvania36%34%2%22%5%977
Rhode Island26%41%1%29%2%207
South Carolina56%29%2%9%4%386
South Dakota34%43%2%9%12%233
Tennessee52%26%5%11%6%531
Texas46%31%3%15%5%1,918
Utah28%48%4%16%4%238
Vermont24%35%4%30%7%155
Virginia46%27%4%17%6%622
Washington32%38%4%19%8%419
West Virginia54%25%6%9%6%251
Wisconsin34%36%4%21%5%423
Wyoming38%36%5%16%6%236
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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