Income distribution among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by household income

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who have a household income of…

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama26%26%29%19%274
Alaska17%31%28%25%161
Arizona29%22%32%18%360
Arkansas30%19%29%23%154
California28%18%27%28%1,539
Colorado19%19%32%30%249
Connecticut16%27%22%35%161
Delaware22%22%31%24%126
Florida25%25%29%21%889
Georgia23%19%33%25%472
Hawaii26%28%17%29%146
Idaho24%29%30%17%192
Illinois24%20%33%23%599
Indiana28%23%33%16%336
Iowa23%23%37%17%179
Kansas23%26%33%18%184
Kentucky36%18%31%15%220
Louisiana28%17%37%19%233
Maine31%21%37%11%157
Maryland15%19%37%29%264
Massachusetts22%14%33%31%273
Michigan30%24%31%16%485
Minnesota23%17%32%28%290
Mississippi30%25%26%19%158
Missouri23%33%27%18%363
Montana27%26%34%13%198
Nebraska27%24%32%18%187
Nevada21%22%36%21%167
New Hampshire29%16%33%22%138
New Jersey14%17%33%36%371
New Mexico28%28%27%17%126
New York19%22%34%25%745
North Carolina28%20%34%18%491
North Dakota15%27%34%24%212
Ohio33%22%30%16%609
Oklahoma25%24%37%14%205
Oregon29%29%27%15%205
Pennsylvania29%21%27%23%673
Rhode Island19%26%38%17%130
South Carolina25%24%35%16%231
South Dakota22%25%35%18%188
Tennessee27%25%29%19%354
Texas24%18%32%26%1,177
Utah20%22%39%20%201
Vermont23%33%32%12%128
Virginia17%22%35%26%455
Washington22%24%27%27%345
West Virginia35%20%35%11%164
Wisconsin25%19%40%15%321
Wyoming18%35%30%17%214
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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