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% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes 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
Alaska7%9%< 1%77%7%117
Arizona8%18%< 1%65%9%225
California10%14%1%68%7%1,615
Colorado7%12%< 1%74%7%199
Connecticut9%16%< 1%68%7%174
Delaware5%14%4%72%5%111
District of Columbia12%16%< 1%69%3%140
Florida13%15%1%66%5%678
Georgia20%17%< 1%58%5%256
Hawaii8%22%< 1%64%7%135
Illinois11%22%< 1%62%5%488
Indiana11%16%< 1%66%7%183
Iowa10%21%1%63%5%103
Kentucky18%11%3%64%4%107
Louisiana22%22%< 1%51%5%116
Maine2%14%< 1%73%11%150
Maryland10%18%1%65%6%254
Massachusetts6%11%< 1%79%4%356
Michigan9%22%1%63%5%319
Minnesota7%12%< 1%72%10%190
Missouri9%16%1%64%10%189
Montana7%27%< 1%60%6%120
Nevada6%18%1%73%2%124
New Hampshire3%12%1%76%8%147
New Jersey10%20%1%62%7%342
New Mexico6%10%< 1%80%3%111
New York8%13%1%74%5%783
North Carolina14%20%< 1%61%4%283
Ohio12%23%1%57%7%302
Oregon8%15%< 1%71%7%181
Pennsylvania12%14%< 1%67%6%449
Rhode Island10%16%< 1%73%1%122
South Carolina20%17%1%54%8%118
Tennessee17%18%3%52%9%122
Texas16%20%1%57%5%679
Vermont2%9%1%83%6%181
Virginia8%13%1%72%5%285
Washington5%11%< 1%78%5%303
Wisconsin7%17%< 1%69%7%206
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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