Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by race/ethnicity

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama67%27%< 1%3%3%235
Arizona57%5%3%26%8%205
Arkansas78%14%1%4%3%142
California36%7%12%42%3%947
Colorado66%7%1%23%3%149
Florida57%19%1%20%4%645
Georgia60%28%< 1%8%4%369
Idaho84%< 1%1%14%< 1%118
Illinois64%19%2%13%2%381
Indiana87%5%1%4%3%238
Iowa91%4%3%< 1%2%101
Kansas81%8%1%7%3%122
Kentucky93%4%< 1%2%2%193
Louisiana57%34%< 1%4%5%170
Maryland47%37%2%9%6%162
Massachusetts65%11%1%18%5%114
Michigan77%14%1%4%4%331
Minnesota86%5%1%4%3%175
Mississippi60%36%< 1%2%2%164
Missouri83%11%< 1%4%2%234
Montana92%1%< 1%1%6%103
Nebraska80%6%2%9%3%100
New Jersey51%19%5%19%6%235
New York52%20%6%17%4%528
North Carolina70%20%1%6%2%353
North Dakota88%1%1%3%8%123
Ohio81%11%2%3%3%388
Oklahoma69%8%< 1%6%17%163
Oregon82%< 1%1%10%8%108
Pennsylvania78%12%2%5%2%459
South Carolina66%25%< 1%5%3%212
South Dakota86%< 1%1%2%11%119
Tennessee81%15%< 1%2%2%312
Texas47%14%2%34%3%947
Utah80%1%1%14%3%115
Virginia58%26%4%8%3%278
Washington75%5%4%11%5%189
West Virginia94%3%< 1%< 1%3%141
Wisconsin84%9%< 1%5%2%186
Wyoming89%< 1%< 1%6%5%106
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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