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

% of who believe in Heaven who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama82%12%5%428
Alaska81%16%3%176
Arizona74%21%6%448
Arkansas86%12%2%258
California74%20%6%2,213
Colorado74%21%5%291
Connecticut66%26%8%237
Delaware74%17%9%224
District of Columbia72%23%5%181
Florida77%18%5%1,367
Georgia82%13%5%747
Hawaii79%18%3%186
Idaho74%19%7%221
Illinois74%19%6%929
Indiana82%14%4%496
Iowa74%19%7%241
Kansas79%16%5%231
Kentucky87%8%5%355
Louisiana84%11%5%367
Maine68%22%10%177
Maryland74%21%6%416
Massachusetts63%29%8%368
Michigan78%18%4%707
Minnesota69%24%7%411
Mississippi84%13%3%269
Missouri80%14%6%489
Montana65%29%6%204
Nebraska75%19%6%242
Nevada72%22%6%202
New Hampshire74%21%5%164
New Jersey72%23%6%606
New Mexico76%18%6%199
New York70%24%6%1,249
North Carolina84%12%5%774
North Dakota76%20%4%267
Ohio77%18%5%862
Oklahoma81%14%4%310
Oregon69%23%8%229
Pennsylvania75%20%6%977
Rhode Island73%20%7%207
South Carolina82%12%7%386
South Dakota75%16%9%233
Tennessee89%8%3%531
Texas80%16%5%1,918
Utah59%37%4%238
Vermont66%25%9%155
Virginia80%15%5%622
Washington70%23%6%419
West Virginia88%8%3%251
Wisconsin76%20%4%423
Wyoming72%24%4%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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