Income distribution among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by household income

% of who believe in Heaven who have a household income of…

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama41%22%23%14%376
Alaska29%26%27%18%150
Arizona38%20%29%13%396
Arkansas45%18%24%13%229
California41%19%22%18%1,900
Colorado29%18%29%25%254
Connecticut32%19%25%24%203
Delaware27%24%30%19%194
District of Columbia36%21%26%17%152
Florida41%23%22%14%1,169
Georgia37%21%25%16%662
Hawaii37%22%21%20%165
Idaho30%28%27%14%206
Illinois34%20%29%17%790
Indiana39%21%28%12%430
Iowa29%23%34%14%215
Kansas32%27%28%13%208
Kentucky49%15%25%11%308
Louisiana45%16%25%15%317
Maine41%25%28%7%144
Maryland23%20%34%23%357
Massachusetts32%18%28%22%304
Michigan39%21%29%11%613
Minnesota27%19%31%22%357
Mississippi49%21%18%11%234
Missouri36%29%23%12%442
Montana27%24%33%16%186
Nebraska30%24%27%19%212
Nevada36%30%22%12%177
New Hampshire33%17%29%21%127
New Jersey31%19%25%25%515
New Mexico42%22%26%9%172
New York39%18%27%16%1,035
North Carolina41%20%26%14%674
North Dakota25%22%33%20%241
Ohio41%21%27%11%767
Oklahoma37%23%27%12%264
Oregon40%24%25%11%203
Pennsylvania37%23%24%16%835
Rhode Island33%20%34%13%171
South Carolina39%21%29%11%326
South Dakota24%30%30%16%208
Tennessee40%23%22%15%463
Texas41%19%24%16%1,662
Utah27%21%33%19%213
Vermont33%28%30%10%140
Virginia27%24%30%19%547
Washington35%24%23%18%373
West Virginia40%20%31%9%217
Wisconsin31%21%34%15%364
Wyoming27%33%27%13%217
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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