Racial and ethnic composition among who do not believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Heaven by race/ethnicity

% of who do not believe in Heaven who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alaska75%2%4%4%13%103
Arizona67%4%5%17%6%155
California54%3%18%22%3%1,139
Colorado80%3%1%9%7%160
Connecticut83%7%3%4%3%108
Florida69%5%1%22%3%493
Georgia66%19%2%8%6%155
Illinois66%10%6%14%4%282
Indiana88%3%< 1%8%1%104
Maine98%< 1%< 1%1%1%100
Maryland71%16%5%8%1%176
Massachusetts84%1%5%4%6%254
Michigan84%9%1%6%1%180
Minnesota87%1%3%6%3%113
Missouri86%5%1%6%2%111
New Hampshire90%2%2%4%3%100
New Jersey67%4%14%9%5%203
New York66%8%7%16%4%537
North Carolina81%6%3%7%3%177
Ohio87%5%2%4%2%190
Oregon88%< 1%4%3%5%140
Pennsylvania82%6%2%6%3%273
Texas55%4%3%35%3%426
Vermont96%< 1%2%2%1%128
Virginia75%10%5%8%2%193
Washington76%1%9%9%5%233
Wisconsin88%1%5%5%2%122
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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