Belief in Heaven among adults who say religion is very important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is very important by belief in heaven

% of adults who say religion is very important who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama93%3%4%397
Alaska81%14%5%124
Arizona88%7%6%335
Arkansas90%3%6%217
California85%9%6%1,666
Colorado75%11%13%230
Connecticut87%6%7%156
Delaware88%6%6%147
District of Columbia89%6%5%140
Florida87%8%5%1,058
Georgia91%4%5%626
Hawaii82%10%7%134
Idaho85%10%6%168
Illinois86%7%7%696
Indiana88%6%6%381
Iowa92%4%5%184
Kansas89%6%5%165
Kentucky92%4%4%289
Louisiana89%6%6%328
Maine82%13%5%108
Maryland87%8%5%327
Massachusetts84%9%7%251
Michigan87%5%8%513
Minnesota87%7%6%281
Mississippi93%3%4%233
Missouri88%7%4%356
Montana90%5%5%139
Nebraska90%6%4%179
Nevada85%8%7%133
New Hampshire77%18%5%107
New Jersey92%4%5%434
New Mexico84%11%5%169
New York86%8%6%882
North Carolina89%5%6%639
North Dakota90%5%5%197
Ohio90%5%5%673
Oklahoma92%6%3%251
Oregon86%9%5%174
Pennsylvania88%6%6%739
Rhode Island90%6%4%149
South Carolina88%5%6%346
South Dakota90%3%7%175
Tennessee90%4%6%475
Texas87%7%6%1,611
Utah97%2%1%191
Virginia91%4%5%503
Washington81%11%7%312
West Virginia94%2%5%197
Wisconsin89%3%8%279
Wyoming86%7%6%166
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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