Views about human evolution among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by views about human evolution

% of who believe in Hell who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama13%27%2%53%5%367
Alaska20%27%3%44%6%144
Arizona21%30%< 1%44%4%330
Arkansas13%30%2%52%3%232
California25%29%3%40%4%1,669
Colorado20%27%2%49%3%235
Connecticut21%34%3%40%2%160
Delaware25%31%1%37%6%168
District of Columbia26%36%6%30%2%132
Florida20%32%3%41%4%1,087
Georgia15%30%3%48%5%634
Hawaii26%30%2%38%4%146
Idaho12%32%4%47%5%171
Illinois22%31%2%41%4%713
Indiana18%31%2%46%4%417
Iowa17%36%3%40%5%192
Kansas22%27%3%45%3%192
Kentucky16%26%3%50%5%321
Louisiana16%31%3%46%4%318
Maine30%22%4%37%6%123
Maryland25%33%4%34%4%304
Massachusetts28%37%3%29%4%231
Michigan22%27%3%44%4%571
Minnesota22%25%6%43%5%303
Mississippi11%23%3%59%5%243
Missouri18%28%4%47%3%413
Montana24%22%< 1%49%5%149
Nebraska20%34%4%35%7%191
Nevada19%30%6%42%4%154
New Hampshire26%32%1%38%3%118
New Jersey24%28%3%40%5%432
New Mexico16%27%4%52%2%149
New York21%29%5%41%4%886
North Carolina14%34%4%42%5%664
North Dakota17%29%5%43%6%218
Ohio15%30%4%45%5%669
Oklahoma12%31%2%47%8%258
Oregon21%30%3%42%5%170
Pennsylvania22%25%3%48%3%756
Rhode Island24%32%2%39%3%141
South Carolina13%30%2%52%3%332
South Dakota19%25%2%50%4%191
Tennessee11%23%2%56%8%483
Texas18%29%4%45%4%1,612
Utah15%35%5%42%4%139
Virginia15%35%1%45%3%503
Washington16%29%6%44%5%302
West Virginia12%24%3%55%5%229
Wisconsin22%30%1%42%5%327
Wyoming24%29%5%39%3%182
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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