Belief in Hell among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by belief in hell

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StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama78%15%7%419
Alaska68%27%5%167
Arizona69%23%8%412
Arkansas84%11%6%234
California66%26%8%1,965
Colorado68%24%8%270
Connecticut61%30%9%192
Delaware67%23%10%183
District of Columbia70%23%8%155
Florida71%22%7%1,285
Georgia79%15%7%713
Hawaii65%23%11%181
Idaho69%22%9%208
Illinois72%19%9%818
Indiana78%15%7%425
Iowa73%19%7%219
Kansas73%18%9%206
Kentucky89%8%3%329
Louisiana81%13%6%342
Maine68%22%9%154
Maryland68%24%7%388
Massachusetts58%32%10%282
Michigan76%17%7%624
Minnesota68%22%11%340
Mississippi83%13%4%254
Missouri78%15%7%444
Montana63%32%5%192
Nebraska70%23%7%213
Nevada64%25%11%177
New Hampshire63%31%7%132
New Jersey67%24%9%500
New Mexico69%23%8%188
New York65%27%8%1,060
North Carolina80%13%7%732
North Dakota71%22%7%229
Ohio75%19%6%771
Oklahoma78%16%6%289
Oregon64%28%8%218
Pennsylvania72%20%8%865
Rhode Island68%21%11%180
South Carolina79%11%10%376
South Dakota71%18%12%213
Tennessee84%12%5%524
Texas75%19%6%1,774
Utah57%38%6%202
Vermont60%33%7%121
Virginia78%15%7%555
Washington63%28%9%382
West Virginia86%7%6%234
Wisconsin75%16%9%349
Wyoming68%23%9%219
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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