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

% of baby Boomers 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%28%4%50%4%206
Alaska29%29%3%32%7%115
Arizona26%28%5%38%2%240
Arkansas17%26%4%51%2%120
California36%25%4%30%5%1,305
Colorado31%26%2%34%7%171
Connecticut40%28%3%28%1%133
Delaware28%32%3%35%1%116
Florida26%27%4%38%4%757
Georgia25%30%5%37%4%342
Hawaii46%23%5%25%1%141
Idaho21%30%4%41%4%126
Illinois29%28%5%35%4%470
Indiana17%30%2%48%3%250
Iowa32%24%6%33%6%138
Kansas25%20%5%48%3%120
Kentucky19%24%3%49%4%167
Louisiana19%26%1%48%5%165
Maine46%15%7%27%5%131
Maryland36%33%6%24%2%242
Massachusetts37%30%5%23%4%241
Michigan30%23%3%39%4%392
Minnesota20%27%7%38%8%213
Mississippi10%19%7%61%3%106
Missouri22%29%5%41%4%244
Montana36%26%< 1%31%6%109
Nebraska17%30%6%40%7%105
Nevada35%27%2%33%3%119
New Hampshire39%21%3%36%2%113
New Jersey32%32%3%29%4%327
New Mexico28%18%8%44%2%141
New York34%24%4%34%4%722
North Carolina22%32%3%37%5%409
North Dakota21%29%4%40%7%126
Ohio24%27%5%40%5%457
Oklahoma19%26%1%46%7%152
Oregon33%26%6%29%7%159
Pennsylvania26%27%4%40%3%526
Rhode Island36%26%3%30%4%131
South Carolina21%28%2%48%1%186
South Dakota28%30%1%38%4%109
Tennessee13%22%4%56%5%278
Texas22%27%4%42%5%843
Utah20%31%4%42%4%110
Vermont50%20%8%18%4%114
Virginia23%30%3%41%3%319
Washington39%22%6%30%4%265
West Virginia12%22%5%57%4%127
Wisconsin28%28%2%38%4%230
Wyoming29%24%5%40%2%129
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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