Views about human evolution among third generation immigrants or higher by state (2014) Switch to: State among third generation immigrants or higher by views about human evolution

% of third generation immigrants or higher who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama16%27%3%50%4%460
Alaska36%25%5%29%5%251
Arizona32%28%3%34%4%503
Arkansas19%30%3%47%2%282
California41%23%5%27%4%2,235
Colorado36%27%4%31%3%403
Connecticut38%27%4%28%3%252
Delaware34%23%4%34%4%251
District of Columbia42%28%6%21%3%212
Florida31%27%4%36%3%1,363
Georgia25%28%3%40%4%823
Hawaii43%20%6%30%2%226
Idaho26%31%4%33%6%282
Illinois34%27%3%32%4%1,044
Indiana27%28%4%39%3%584
Iowa32%30%3%29%6%304
Kansas27%25%5%40%4%273
Kentucky23%26%3%43%4%414
Louisiana23%29%3%41%5%417
Maine51%15%4%25%4%251
Maryland36%30%5%27%3%490
Massachusetts50%24%7%15%4%474
Michigan32%24%4%37%4%826
Minnesota33%23%6%33%5%504
Mississippi18%22%3%53%3%299
Missouri28%26%4%39%3%571
Montana39%22%3%33%3%284
Nebraska31%30%4%31%4%264
Nevada37%24%9%28%3%226
New Hampshire50%19%3%26%2%249
New Jersey39%26%3%28%3%563
New Mexico29%25%5%38%2%246
New York42%23%5%27%4%1,209
North Carolina25%29%4%37%5%886
North Dakota31%26%4%35%4%301
Ohio25%28%5%37%5%971
Oklahoma22%28%2%42%7%357
Oregon40%22%4%28%6%345
Pennsylvania34%23%3%37%4%1,160
Rhode Island41%26%4%26%3%229
South Carolina23%26%3%44%5%446
South Dakota26%25%3%42%4%274
Tennessee17%22%3%50%8%584
Texas26%27%4%39%4%1,791
Utah28%28%4%37%3%271
Vermont56%19%4%19%1%246
Virginia28%29%2%36%4%709
Washington41%19%7%29%4%547
West Virginia20%23%4%49%5%289
Wisconsin33%26%2%33%6%516
Wyoming28%25%7%36%4%287
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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