Age distribution among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by age group

% of who believe in Heaven who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama21%34%27%19%417
Alaska26%36%26%12%169
Arizona21%35%26%19%442
Arkansas24%31%26%19%251
California23%36%26%16%2,161
Colorado22%34%27%16%285
Connecticut17%36%29%17%229
Delaware20%33%28%19%221
District of Columbia33%30%23%14%168
Florida19%31%26%23%1,341
Georgia22%36%26%16%731
Hawaii24%33%25%18%183
Idaho18%35%28%18%218
Illinois20%36%27%17%912
Indiana22%31%30%17%490
Iowa22%34%24%21%239
Kansas21%34%27%18%229
Kentucky19%35%27%18%349
Louisiana23%33%25%19%366
Maine17%35%30%18%176
Maryland20%35%28%17%409
Massachusetts17%35%30%18%356
Michigan19%33%29%19%692
Minnesota18%35%28%20%404
Mississippi21%32%27%19%267
Missouri19%31%30%19%480
Montana22%28%33%17%200
Nebraska19%34%29%18%240
Nevada25%32%23%20%197
New Hampshire18%31%32%19%158
New Jersey17%35%29%19%585
New Mexico17%36%28%20%197
New York21%33%28%19%1,221
North Carolina22%34%26%18%763
North Dakota23%28%30%18%262
Ohio19%31%30%20%849
Oklahoma20%31%29%20%307
Oregon21%35%26%18%228
Pennsylvania18%32%29%22%964
Rhode Island19%28%32%21%203
South Carolina22%34%25%19%376
South Dakota21%32%31%16%226
Tennessee20%33%27%20%520
Texas23%37%25%16%1,877
Utah30%39%22%10%231
Vermont15%30%32%23%153
Virginia21%34%27%18%604
Washington21%35%25%19%409
West Virginia16%31%31%22%248
Wisconsin20%32%31%17%412
Wyoming17%36%30%17%234
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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