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

% of whites who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama80%13%7%346
Alaska57%36%8%226
Arizona70%23%8%463
Arkansas82%10%7%229
California56%34%9%2,098
Colorado59%32%9%383
Connecticut67%26%7%286
Delaware76%19%6%217
District of Columbia43%44%12%124
Florida66%26%8%1,311
Georgia75%18%7%576
Hawaii57%34%9%141
Idaho71%23%6%280
Illinois71%21%8%975
Indiana77%16%8%532
Iowa76%19%5%304
Kansas75%17%9%255
Kentucky81%14%6%362
Louisiana76%16%8%289
Maine58%34%8%281
Maryland62%31%7%379
Massachusetts51%37%11%559
Michigan72%20%8%755
Minnesota71%22%7%483
Mississippi85%12%3%187
Missouri78%17%5%516
Montana70%24%6%278
Nebraska77%17%6%253
Nevada55%35%10%200
New Hampshire56%31%13%275
New Jersey69%22%9%605
New Mexico66%27%7%168
New York64%29%7%1,319
North Carolina74%18%9%712
North Dakota78%15%8%307
Ohio77%18%5%913
Oklahoma79%17%4%277
Oregon60%32%8%338
Pennsylvania72%21%7%1,124
Rhode Island63%28%9%258
South Carolina75%15%10%341
South Dakota79%14%8%268
Tennessee81%13%6%526
Texas74%18%8%1,379
Utah76%19%5%274
Vermont56%38%6%293
Virginia73%19%8%632
Washington59%32%9%542
West Virginia84%9%8%272
Wisconsin71%20%8%512
Wyoming75%15%10%277
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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