Generational cohort among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by generational group

% of who believe in Heaven who are…

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama14%13%28%31%13%1%417
Alaska17%16%29%27%9%2%169
Arizona14%14%29%30%13%1%442
Arkansas17%11%27%32%12%< 1%251
California16%14%29%30%11%1%2,161
Colorado10%20%27%32%11%< 1%285
Connecticut13%11%30%33%13%1%229
Delaware15%11%27%32%14%1%221
District of Columbia17%21%26%25%11%1%168
Florida13%12%26%32%15%2%1,341
Georgia15%12%30%31%11%1%731
Hawaii18%12%27%33%9%1%183
Idaho12%13%29%33%14%< 1%218
Illinois14%12%30%31%12%1%912
Indiana15%13%25%34%11%2%490
Iowa15%14%27%28%15%1%239
Kansas13%16%26%33%10%1%229
Kentucky9%16%29%34%11%1%349
Louisiana13%17%26%30%13%1%366
Maine8%12%32%36%11%1%176
Maryland12%14%29%31%13%1%409
Massachusetts11%12%29%36%11%1%356
Michigan12%12%28%34%12%1%692
Minnesota10%14%28%33%14%1%404
Mississippi12%14%28%32%13%2%267
Missouri13%14%24%36%13%1%480
Montana11%16%23%38%11%< 1%200
Nebraska12%11%29%33%12%2%240
Nevada16%13%28%30%12%1%197
New Hampshire13%7%29%37%13%1%158
New Jersey11%11%30%34%12%2%585
New Mexico8%15%29%36%12%< 1%197
New York13%13%27%33%12%1%1,221
North Carolina12%17%27%32%11%1%763
North Dakota12%18%22%36%8%4%262
Ohio12%13%26%36%13%1%849
Oklahoma13%12%27%33%13%3%307
Oregon13%12%31%29%13%1%228
Pennsylvania12%11%27%35%15%1%964
Rhode Island10%12%25%38%14%1%203
South Carolina15%13%29%32%12%< 1%376
South Dakota14%16%23%35%11%1%226
Tennessee12%15%26%33%13%1%520
Texas14%16%30%28%11%1%1,877
Utah20%18%31%26%5%< 1%231
Vermont8%12%26%39%14%2%153
Virginia11%15%29%32%12%1%604
Washington14%13%28%31%12%2%409
West Virginia12%9%27%37%15%2%248
Wisconsin12%13%26%35%12%2%412
Wyoming10%14%30%34%10%2%234
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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