Belief in God among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by belief in God

% of who believe in Heaven who say they…

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama87%11%< 1%1%< 1%1%428
Alaska70%24%3%1%1%1%176
Arizona74%20%4%< 1%2%1%448
Arkansas84%14%1%< 1%< 1%1%258
California68%24%5%1%1%< 1%2,213
Colorado73%21%3%1%< 1%2%291
Connecticut67%27%3%1%1%< 1%237
Delaware72%23%4%1%1%< 1%224
District of Columbia70%23%4%1%1%1%181
Florida78%17%3%1%1%< 1%1,367
Georgia85%12%2%< 1%< 1%1%747
Hawaii75%19%4%1%< 1%< 1%186
Idaho79%17%2%< 1%< 1%2%221
Illinois74%22%3%< 1%< 1%1%929
Indiana73%20%3%1%2%1%496
Iowa79%14%4%2%< 1%< 1%241
Kansas74%23%1%1%1%< 1%231
Kentucky86%11%1%< 1%1%1%355
Louisiana86%12%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%367
Maine66%30%3%< 1%1%< 1%177
Maryland80%17%2%< 1%1%1%416
Massachusetts61%28%6%2%2%2%368
Michigan75%21%2%1%< 1%< 1%707
Minnesota66%30%4%< 1%< 1%< 1%411
Mississippi86%9%2%1%1%< 1%269
Missouri79%15%4%< 1%< 1%1%489
Montana80%16%3%< 1%1%< 1%204
Nebraska77%20%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%242
Nevada74%19%4%1%1%1%202
New Hampshire62%32%4%1%< 1%< 1%164
New Jersey75%22%2%< 1%1%1%606
New Mexico77%20%1%< 1%1%1%199
New York71%22%4%1%1%1%1,249
North Carolina83%14%1%1%< 1%1%774
North Dakota72%23%3%< 1%1%< 1%267
Ohio77%18%2%1%1%< 1%862
Oklahoma82%17%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%310
Oregon78%19%2%< 1%1%1%229
Pennsylvania74%21%3%< 1%2%< 1%977
Rhode Island81%16%1%< 1%< 1%1%207
South Carolina82%15%2%1%< 1%< 1%386
South Dakota78%21%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%233
Tennessee85%13%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%531
Texas79%18%2%1%< 1%< 1%1,918
Utah75%17%5%1%1%1%238
Vermont59%33%6%< 1%1%1%155
Virginia79%17%3%< 1%< 1%< 1%622
Washington73%21%4%< 1%< 1%1%419
West Virginia87%12%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%251
Wisconsin69%25%4%1%< 1%1%423
Wyoming79%16%4%1%< 1%1%236
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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