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

% of men who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama21%28%3%45%3%256
Alaska37%25%4%32%3%152
Arizona39%21%4%33%4%352
Arkansas29%31%1%37%2%163
California45%22%5%26%3%1,868
Colorado40%23%5%27%5%283
Connecticut43%24%2%27%4%190
Delaware41%22%4%30%3%127
District of Columbia41%37%5%14%3%146
Florida36%27%5%29%4%1,051
Georgia28%28%4%36%4%469
Hawaii45%24%6%24%2%161
Idaho24%29%7%36%4%155
Illinois41%25%3%28%4%656
Indiana31%29%5%33%2%330
Iowa31%30%3%31%6%175
Kansas28%29%4%36%4%171
Kentucky27%25%2%40%6%210
Louisiana29%30%4%33%4%231
Maine59%15%4%18%3%136
Maryland38%30%5%23%4%325
Massachusetts52%21%7%17%4%348
Michigan40%22%4%30%4%477
Minnesota37%22%9%27%5%273
Mississippi18%21%5%52%4%153
Missouri30%24%5%36%4%324
Montana37%22%5%32%4%174
Nebraska32%32%5%28%2%154
Nevada43%20%8%24%5%183
New Hampshire51%21%4%22%3%142
New Jersey42%25%4%26%3%426
New Mexico30%24%7%37%2%153
New York44%23%5%25%3%878
North Carolina29%30%4%32%5%509
North Dakota31%32%4%28%5%191
Ohio29%27%5%34%6%533
Oklahoma22%30%3%37%8%194
Oregon45%21%4%27%4%207
Pennsylvania39%21%3%35%2%633
Rhode Island47%17%5%23%7%143
South Carolina27%27%3%41%3%226
South Dakota30%21%3%39%7%155
Tennessee20%27%2%43%7%337
Texas31%25%4%35%5%1,325
Utah26%32%5%34%4%172
Vermont56%17%6%16%5%162
Virginia32%29%4%30%5%465
Washington41%24%8%25%3%344
West Virginia25%22%1%47%4%150
Wisconsin40%21%2%33%4%311
Wyoming31%23%7%36%3%165
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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