Views about human evolution among who do not believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Hell by views about human evolution

% of who do not believe in Hell who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama39%24%3%34%< 1%100
Alaska55%22%5%15%3%139
Arizona52%16%6%20%6%259
California62%15%5%16%3%1,693
Colorado56%24%3%12%4%223
Connecticut61%18%5%14%2%182
Delaware63%12%7%18%1%104
District of Columbia66%16%5%10%3%147
Florida53%18%3%23%3%771
Georgia54%19%4%21%2%255
Hawaii62%13%6%16%2%140
Idaho45%28%7%17%3%125
Illinois61%19%4%14%1%488
Indiana51%20%7%20%2%187
Iowa63%15%2%16%4%110
Louisiana45%23%2%21%8%110
Maine66%10%4%16%2%147
Maryland56%19%3%22%1%280
Massachusetts65%15%6%12%2%400
Michigan56%16%2%22%4%317
Minnesota51%20%5%21%3%207
Missouri55%19%2%20%4%182
Montana56%22%5%14%3%137
Nevada60%15%5%18%2%127
New Hampshire68%12%1%18%2%149
New Jersey56%20%5%16%3%360
New Mexico51%28%4%15%2%126
New York60%17%3%17%3%884
North Carolina62%13%4%18%3%285
Ohio51%22%4%21%3%358
Oklahoma52%15%3%29%1%100
Oregon61%15%6%15%3%209
Pennsylvania55%21%4%17%3%496
Rhode Island64%15%5%14%2%132
South Carolina51%16%3%26%5%112
Tennessee45%26%3%26%< 1%133
Texas48%21%3%25%4%730
Utah40%21%2%34%3%157
Vermont73%12%6%9%< 1%184
Virginia62%18%3%15%2%300
Washington63%14%7%14%1%348
Wisconsin58%20%2%16%3%211
Wyoming37%21%13%26%2%105
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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