Income distribution among who believe in Heaven by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who believe in Heaven by household income

% of who believe in Heaven who have a household income of…

Religious traditionLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Catholic36%20%26%18%5,190
Evangelical Protestant36%23%28%14%6,490
Historically Black Protestant54%21%17%7%1,569
Jehovah's Witness43%28%26%3%110
Jewish24%13%24%39%245
Mainline Protestant31%20%28%21%4,030
Mormon26%20%34%20%557
Muslim33%18%30%19%176
Orthodox Christian16%17%41%26%120
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")45%21%22%12%2,136
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.

Learn More: Less than $30,000, $30,000-$49,999, $50,000-$99,999, $100,000 or more