Views about human evolution among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by views about human evolution

% of who believe in Heaven who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama13%27%2%53%4%428
Alaska19%31%4%40%7%176
Arizona23%29%2%41%5%448
Arkansas16%30%2%49%3%258
California27%28%4%36%5%2,213
Colorado19%32%2%44%3%291
Connecticut27%32%2%36%3%237
Delaware28%27%2%38%5%224
District of Columbia30%34%6%26%4%181
Florida21%32%3%39%5%1,367
Georgia17%31%3%45%5%747
Hawaii29%29%2%37%3%186
Idaho12%35%3%43%6%221
Illinois25%32%3%36%4%929
Indiana19%31%3%43%4%496
Iowa22%35%3%34%5%241
Kansas22%30%4%42%2%231
Kentucky17%28%3%47%5%355
Louisiana16%32%3%43%6%367
Maine36%23%5%30%5%177
Maryland26%34%4%32%4%416
Massachusetts31%34%4%27%4%368
Michigan24%27%3%41%4%707
Minnesota25%27%7%38%5%411
Mississippi14%23%3%56%4%269
Missouri23%28%4%42%3%489
Montana26%26%1%42%6%204
Nebraska22%34%4%35%5%242
Nevada25%29%5%38%4%202
New Hampshire28%30%1%39%2%164
New Jersey28%29%3%36%5%606
New Mexico17%32%4%44%2%199
New York25%28%4%38%5%1,249
North Carolina17%34%4%40%5%774
North Dakota20%29%4%42%5%267
Ohio19%31%4%41%5%862
Oklahoma15%32%1%46%5%310
Oregon22%31%2%37%7%229
Pennsylvania23%27%3%43%4%977
Rhode Island24%35%2%36%3%207
South Carolina16%29%2%48%5%386
South Dakota19%27%3%46%5%233
Tennessee12%25%3%52%8%531
Texas19%30%4%42%5%1,918
Utah15%32%4%46%2%238
Vermont34%28%6%28%5%155
Virginia18%34%3%41%4%622
Washington21%29%7%40%4%419
West Virginia13%25%3%54%5%251
Wisconsin23%32%1%38%6%423
Wyoming22%30%7%38%4%236
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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