Belief in Heaven among Evangelical Protestants by state (2014) Switch to: State among Evangelical Protestants by belief in heaven

% of Evangelical Protestants who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama90%3%7%245
Arizona88%8%4%171
Arkansas88%2%9%145
California88%5%7%718
Colorado82%8%10%126
Florida86%7%7%461
Georgia89%5%6%364
Illinois86%5%9%272
Indiana90%6%4%208
Kentucky94%1%5%213
Louisiana87%7%6%120
Maryland89%10%1%108
Michigan87%4%8%240
Minnesota81%9%9%110
Mississippi93%3%3%134
Missouri89%6%5%222
New York90%5%5%182
North Carolina89%3%8%345
Ohio89%4%7%321
Oklahoma88%8%4%188
Oregon87%5%7%116
Pennsylvania83%8%9%248
South Carolina85%7%8%169
Tennessee87%6%7%348
Texas90%3%7%821
Virginia88%8%5%243
Washington85%9%6%166
West Virginia92%< 1%7%117
Wisconsin86%3%11%135
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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