Views about human evolution among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by views about human evolution

% of adults who pray daily who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama10%28%1%56%5%379
Alaska17%26%3%47%7%149
Arizona15%27%2%49%7%362
Arkansas8%33%2%54%3%199
California23%27%4%41%5%1,834
Colorado15%31%2%47%5%247
Connecticut21%32%1%40%5%168
Delaware16%26%2%50%7%153
District of Columbia22%36%6%31%4%148
Florida17%30%4%45%5%1,131
Georgia14%28%2%49%6%626
Hawaii18%27%4%47%4%159
Idaho7%30%3%54%6%172
Illinois18%31%3%43%4%695
Indiana11%31%3%52%4%359
Iowa14%32%5%43%6%172
Kansas13%30%4%50%3%173
Kentucky12%27%2%53%6%281
Louisiana13%29%2%50%6%317
Maine22%21%3%46%7%109
Maryland20%30%4%40%5%331
Massachusetts25%35%6%29%5%266
Michigan15%27%5%48%6%550
Minnesota16%22%3%53%7%284
Mississippi13%22%2%58%5%234
Missouri13%31%3%51%3%373
Montana22%23%1%48%6%159
Nebraska11%36%2%45%6%177
Nevada14%30%4%44%7%153
New Hampshire19%36%1%42%1%119
New Jersey21%27%4%40%7%458
New Mexico13%31%5%49%2%162
New York21%27%5%42%5%949
North Carolina14%31%3%45%6%658
North Dakota16%25%3%51%5%184
Ohio13%29%4%49%6%680
Oklahoma16%27%1%47%8%267
Oregon13%29%5%44%10%180
Pennsylvania17%26%4%49%4%777
Rhode Island20%32%1%43%4%148
South Carolina11%24%2%57%6%340
South Dakota15%28%2%51%5%174
Tennessee10%24%3%55%9%471
Texas15%29%4%47%5%1,619
Utah14%30%2%50%4%197
Virginia12%33%3%48%4%504
Washington16%25%6%48%5%325
West Virginia11%21%4%59%5%200
Wisconsin15%30%2%44%8%293
Wyoming13%26%7%49%5%173
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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