Belief in Hell among whites by state (2014) Switch to: State among whites by belief in hell

% of whites who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama72%23%6%346
Alaska48%45%7%226
Arizona54%36%10%463
Arkansas76%18%6%229
California41%50%9%2,098
Colorado46%46%9%383
Connecticut44%47%9%286
Delaware55%35%10%217
District of Columbia25%65%10%124
Florida53%40%7%1,311
Georgia66%28%6%576
Hawaii39%50%11%141
Idaho58%35%7%280
Illinois54%37%9%975
Indiana66%28%7%532
Iowa59%32%8%304
Kansas61%30%9%255
Kentucky75%19%6%362
Louisiana68%25%7%289
Maine43%46%11%281
Maryland44%48%7%379
Massachusetts31%58%11%559
Michigan59%33%7%755
Minnesota50%40%10%483
Mississippi76%20%5%187
Missouri65%27%8%516
Montana49%44%7%278
Nebraska60%32%8%253
Nevada39%48%13%200
New Hampshire44%45%11%275
New Jersey48%43%9%605
New Mexico52%41%7%168
New York43%48%9%1,319
North Carolina64%28%8%712
North Dakota62%31%7%307
Ohio63%31%6%913
Oklahoma67%27%6%277
Oregon45%45%9%338
Pennsylvania56%36%7%1,124
Rhode Island46%44%11%258
South Carolina64%23%12%341
South Dakota67%25%9%268
Tennessee77%18%5%526
Texas62%29%9%1,379
Utah45%49%6%274
Vermont37%55%8%293
Virginia62%30%8%632
Washington44%46%10%542
West Virginia75%17%7%272
Wisconsin56%35%9%512
Wyoming58%34%8%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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