Views about human evolution among college graduates by state (2014) Switch to: State among college graduates by views about human evolution

% of college graduates who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama23%26%5%41%5%109
Arizona34%30%5%24%8%157
California53%20%4%20%3%1,000
Colorado44%27%4%21%3%146
Connecticut48%21%5%23%3%104
Florida40%24%5%29%3%479
Georgia29%25%3%37%6%224
Illinois48%26%4%20%2%351
Indiana34%32%5%27%2%134
Louisiana31%29%5%32%3%115
Maryland48%20%4%25%3%173
Massachusetts65%19%6%8%2%215
Michigan40%23%5%30%2%227
Minnesota39%24%4%31%2%182
Missouri36%28%6%28%1%160
New Jersey43%25%6%20%6%227
New York50%22%6%21%2%499
North Carolina37%30%2%30%2%250
Ohio33%28%5%31%3%264
Oregon63%22%1%12%2%119
Pennsylvania41%26%4%25%4%319
South Carolina38%23%4%29%6%111
Tennessee29%23%5%41%3%146
Texas33%29%3%31%4%609
Virginia36%26%3%30%5%291
Washington45%22%6%24%3%207
Wisconsin42%25%3%27%4%141
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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