Views about human evolution by state (2014) Switch to: State by views about human evolution

% of adults who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama18%26%3%49%4%511
Alaska36%24%4%31%6%310
Arizona33%25%3%34%5%653
Arkansas20%29%3%46%3%311
California41%22%4%29%4%3,697
Colorado37%25%4%30%4%504
Connecticut40%26%3%29%3%377
Delaware37%22%4%32%5%301
District of Columbia43%27%6%20%4%303
Florida32%26%4%34%4%2,020
Georgia26%27%3%39%5%968
Hawaii39%24%5%29%3%312
Idaho25%29%5%35%5%320
Illinois37%27%3%30%4%1,326
Indiana28%27%4%38%4%654
Iowa33%28%4%30%5%330
Kansas29%25%4%37%4%307
Kentucky25%25%3%42%5%439
Louisiana24%28%3%39%5%465
Maine49%16%5%26%4%303
Maryland39%27%4%27%3%644
Massachusetts49%22%6%19%4%704
Michigan32%24%4%35%5%982
Minnesota34%22%6%33%5%563
Mississippi18%22%3%53%4%309
Missouri29%25%4%38%3%642
Montana39%21%3%33%4%312
Nebraska31%29%4%32%5%312
Nevada36%23%6%30%5%314
New Hampshire47%21%2%27%2%303
New Jersey38%23%5%29%5%886
New Mexico31%26%5%36%2%312
New York39%23%5%30%4%1,966
North Carolina27%28%4%36%5%1,022
North Dakota30%25%4%36%5%338
Ohio27%27%5%36%5%1,132
Oklahoma22%28%2%42%6%391
Oregon40%22%4%28%5%419
Pennsylvania34%23%3%36%4%1,366
Rhode Island39%24%4%29%4%305
South Carolina23%26%3%44%5%495
South Dakota26%25%3%42%5%305
Tennessee18%23%3%49%8%661
Texas27%26%4%39%5%2,535
Utah27%28%4%38%3%315
Vermont55%18%6%18%3%306
Virginia29%30%3%35%4%882
Washington40%21%7%29%3%714
West Virginia20%23%5%48%4%309
Wisconsin35%26%2%32%5%600
Wyoming29%24%8%35%4%316
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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