Views about human evolution among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by views about human evolution

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama8%28%2%57%5%295
Arizona9%26%3%54%9%246
Arkansas9%30%2%56%4%162
California16%28%2%48%6%1,084
Colorado11%29%3%51%6%152
Florida14%26%2%53%5%702
Georgia12%26%2%55%5%473
Idaho4%27%3%58%9%132
Illinois19%28%2%47%5%409
Indiana7%25%3%62%3%247
Iowa10%29%2%51%7%104
Kansas13%23%2%59%4%109
Kentucky10%24%1%60%5%202
Louisiana11%24%3%54%7%229
Maryland14%33%3%45%5%220
Massachusetts15%30%9%35%11%110
Michigan10%21%4%60%5%332
Minnesota8%19%4%64%6%168
Mississippi8%20%1%65%7%192
Missouri8%28%2%58%4%257
Montana13%18%2%61%7%106
New Jersey14%28%3%47%8%231
New Mexico12%24%4%60%1%115
New York15%22%5%52%6%511
North Carolina11%26%3%54%6%458
Ohio10%23%3%57%6%429
Oklahoma13%26%1%50%9%193
Oregon12%28%2%49%9%121
Pennsylvania12%20%3%61%4%432
South Carolina10%24%2%59%6%252
Tennessee7%21%3%61%8%368
Texas10%26%4%55%5%1,103
Utah9%30%1%56%4%171
Virginia9%29%2%55%4%356
Washington12%22%5%56%6%218
West Virginia6%16%4%67%7%136
Wisconsin8%27%1%55%10%156
Wyoming11%16%4%63%6%115
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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