Belief in Hell among Non-Christians by state (2014) Switch to: State among Non-Christians by belief in hell

% of Non-Christians who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alaska20%70%10%123
Arizona32%61%6%205
California23%70%7%1,408
Colorado17%64%19%181
Connecticut20%71%9%126
District of Columbia14%80%7%115
Florida29%62%8%605
Georgia33%61%6%187
Hawaii29%58%13%127
Illinois26%62%12%349
Indiana36%56%8%162
Maine21%69%10%112
Maryland22%68%10%211
Massachusetts17%72%10%292
Michigan34%58%8%265
Minnesota25%65%10%130
Missouri34%58%8%156
Montana24%70%7%110
Nevada23%64%13%107
New Hampshire25%64%12%115
New Jersey34%58%8%275
New York27%66%7%744
North Carolina36%58%6%226
Ohio33%61%6%269
Oregon16%75%9%175
Pennsylvania29%65%6%329
South Carolina43%50%8%101
Tennessee43%50%7%109
Texas33%56%11%556
Vermont12%79%9%150
Virginia33%56%11%238
Washington18%76%6%270
Wisconsin26%69%5%161
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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