Belief in Hell among Christians by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among Christians by belief in hell

% of Christians who …in hell

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area76%17%7%400
Baltimore Metro Area61%32%7%172
Boston Metro Area48%37%15%280
Chicago Metro Area67%25%8%621
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area74%20%6%516
Detroit Metro Area73%20%7%268
Houston Metro Area75%17%8%366
Los Angeles Metro Area65%26%9%671
Miami Metro Area67%22%11%319
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area62%28%10%248
New York City Metro Area63%27%10%1,065
Philadelphia Metro Area59%30%11%501
Phoenix Metro Area66%23%11%278
Pittsburgh Metro Area63%29%8%199
Providence Metro Area53%34%13%272
Riverside, CA Metro Area76%17%7%272
San Diego Metro Area67%23%10%219
San Francisco Metro Area62%27%11%212
Seattle Metro Area55%33%12%185
St. Louis Metro Area68%25%6%203
Tampa Metro Area67%25%8%216
Washington, DC Metro Area68%25%8%574
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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