Belief in Heaven among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by belief in heaven

% of who believe in Hell who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama96%1%3%367
Alaska94%3%3%144
Arizona97%2%1%330
Arkansas95%3%2%232
California95%3%2%1,669
Colorado92%4%4%235
Connecticut96%3%1%160
Delaware99%< 1%1%168
District of Columbia99%1%< 1%132
Florida95%3%2%1,087
Georgia95%2%2%634
Hawaii95%4%2%146
Idaho94%1%5%171
Illinois94%3%3%713
Indiana96%2%2%417
Iowa94%3%3%192
Kansas95%3%3%192
Kentucky96%2%2%321
Louisiana97%1%2%318
Maine92%3%5%123
Maryland97%2%1%304
Massachusetts96%1%3%231
Michigan94%2%3%571
Minnesota94%3%4%303
Mississippi95%2%3%243
Missouri95%3%2%413
Montana93%2%5%149
Nebraska95%3%2%191
Nevada97%1%2%154
New Hampshire94%3%3%118
New Jersey98%1%2%432
New Mexico95%4%1%149
New York95%3%2%886
North Carolina95%2%3%664
North Dakota96%1%2%218
Ohio95%3%2%669
Oklahoma95%2%2%258
Oregon94%3%3%170
Pennsylvania94%3%3%756
Rhode Island97%3%< 1%141
South Carolina95%3%2%332
South Dakota91%1%8%191
Tennessee95%2%4%483
Texas94%2%3%1,612
Utah95%2%2%139
Virginia95%3%2%503
Washington96%2%2%302
West Virginia96%1%2%229
Wisconsin95%3%2%327
Wyoming92%4%4%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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