Belief in God among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by belief in God

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form 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
Alabama90%6%1%1%< 1%2%240
Arizona81%14%4%< 1%2%< 1%213
Arkansas91%8%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%143
California75%15%5%2%3%< 1%962
Colorado82%14%1%1%< 1%1%150
Florida83%11%2%1%2%1%651
Georgia90%6%2%< 1%1%< 1%376
Idaho87%10%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%118
Illinois80%15%3%< 1%< 1%1%389
Indiana88%11%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%242
Iowa89%6%1%2%2%< 1%101
Kansas82%17%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%123
Kentucky89%8%< 1%< 1%1%2%195
Louisiana94%5%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%173
Maryland91%4%1%< 1%2%1%163
Massachusetts65%24%4%1%6%< 1%117
Michigan86%11%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%335
Minnesota84%13%1%< 1%2%< 1%182
Mississippi89%6%3%< 1%1%1%165
Missouri88%8%2%< 1%1%< 1%235
Montana91%6%2%1%< 1%< 1%105
Nebraska83%13%1%< 1%3%< 1%100
New Jersey79%16%2%< 1%1%1%242
New York77%16%4%1%2%< 1%535
North Carolina90%9%1%< 1%1%< 1%357
North Dakota90%7%< 1%1%2%1%125
Ohio86%9%2%< 1%2%1%397
Oklahoma86%10%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%165
Oregon85%8%2%< 1%2%3%111
Pennsylvania83%12%3%< 1%2%1%464
South Carolina85%10%2%2%2%< 1%214
South Dakota86%14%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%119
Tennessee88%8%3%< 1%< 1%< 1%317
Texas84%11%2%< 1%2%1%959
Utah84%10%3%< 1%3%1%117
Virginia91%7%1%< 1%1%< 1%284
Washington88%10%1%< 1%1%< 1%190
West Virginia91%8%1%< 1%1%< 1%142
Wisconsin82%13%1%< 1%3%1%190
Wyoming83%12%< 1%< 1%1%3%106
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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