Immigrant status among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by immigrant status

% of who believe in Heaven who are…

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama4%4%92%424
Alaska10%9%81%171
Arizona15%13%73%446
Arkansas4%2%94%256
California35%17%48%2,175
Colorado11%6%83%286
Connecticut18%14%68%231
Delaware13%7%80%222
District of Columbia19%6%76%173
Florida23%12%65%1,344
Georgia8%5%88%735
Hawaii20%13%67%180
Idaho8%5%87%221
Illinois12%12%76%916
Indiana4%5%91%495
Iowa6%3%91%239
Kansas7%6%88%230
Kentucky3%< 1%97%350
Louisiana2%3%95%361
Maine3%11%86%176
Maryland11%8%81%409
Massachusetts19%16%64%364
Michigan6%7%87%702
Minnesota7%5%89%410
Mississippi2%1%98%264
Missouri4%3%93%480
Montana1%4%96%200
Nebraska10%3%86%239
Nevada26%12%62%199
New Hampshire10%10%80%162
New Jersey23%16%60%595
New Mexico14%8%79%195
New York25%17%58%1,216
North Carolina8%3%89%765
North Dakota2%7%91%265
Ohio4%7%89%857
Oklahoma6%3%91%306
Oregon8%11%81%229
Pennsylvania6%7%87%962
Rhode Island14%14%72%206
South Carolina5%5%90%384
South Dakota3%5%92%230
Tennessee5%4%91%524
Texas21%11%68%1,894
Utah9%7%85%236
Vermont2%13%85%153
Virginia12%6%81%609
Washington14%10%76%414
West Virginia2%2%96%248
Wisconsin6%6%88%416
Wyoming3%8%89%233
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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