Belief in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State by belief in heaven

% of adults who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama84%11%5%511
Alaska60%31%9%310
Arizona72%21%7%653
Arkansas84%10%6%311
California65%28%8%3,697
Colorado60%29%11%504
Connecticut70%23%7%377
Delaware76%19%6%301
District of Columbia67%26%6%303
Florida70%22%7%2,020
Georgia78%16%6%968
Hawaii67%23%10%312
Idaho70%24%6%320
Illinois71%21%8%1,326
Indiana77%15%8%654
Iowa75%20%5%330
Kansas76%15%9%307
Kentucky82%13%5%439
Louisiana80%13%7%465
Maine59%33%8%303
Maryland69%25%7%644
Massachusetts54%34%11%704
Michigan73%18%9%982
Minnesota71%21%7%563
Mississippi88%8%4%309
Missouri79%16%5%642
Montana70%24%6%312
Nebraska77%18%5%312
Nevada66%25%9%314
New Hampshire55%32%12%303
New Jersey72%21%8%886
New Mexico67%26%7%312
New York67%26%7%1,966
North Carolina78%15%7%1,022
North Dakota78%15%7%338
Ohio77%17%5%1,132
Oklahoma79%17%4%391
Oregon61%30%9%419
Pennsylvania72%21%7%1,366
Rhode Island64%27%9%305
South Carolina79%12%8%495
South Dakota77%14%9%305
Tennessee81%12%7%661
Texas76%16%7%2,535
Utah77%19%4%315
Vermont56%37%6%306
Virginia76%17%7%882
Washington60%31%8%714
West Virginia83%9%8%309
Wisconsin72%20%8%600
Wyoming73%17%11%316
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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