Racial and ethnic composition among who believe in Hell by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who believe in Hell by race/ethnicity

% of who believe in Hell who identify as…

Metro areaWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area50%36%1%8%5%315
Baltimore Metro Area55%33%1%7%5%111
Boston Metro Area66%14%2%17%1%152
Chicago Metro Area55%21%3%18%3%423
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area53%18%2%22%5%410
Detroit Metro Area65%26%1%3%6%210
Houston Metro Area39%19%3%34%5%301
Los Angeles Metro Area25%9%15%49%2%482
Miami Metro Area25%22%1%47%4%236
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area77%11%< 1%5%7%171
New York City Metro Area42%23%9%24%2%791
Philadelphia Metro Area59%26%3%8%4%338
Phoenix Metro Area63%5%3%26%3%198
Pittsburgh Metro Area83%13%1%1%3%136
Providence Metro Area78%6%< 1%11%6%156
Riverside, CA Metro Area38%8%4%48%2%213
San Diego Metro Area43%6%14%35%2%147
San Francisco Metro Area28%14%29%24%4%140
Seattle Metro Area71%7%11%6%6%119
St. Louis Metro Area74%22%2%2%1%155
Tampa Metro Area66%14%2%15%3%168
Washington, DC Metro Area39%32%7%17%6%407
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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