Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by race/ethnicity

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama51%41%< 1%4%3%212
Alaska68%3%5%5%19%147
Arizona60%4%5%23%8%281
Arkansas66%22%< 1%7%5%137
California41%7%14%34%3%2,016
Colorado71%5%2%17%5%247
Connecticut65%13%2%17%4%207
Delaware62%28%3%4%4%157
District of Columbia44%41%4%8%3%225
Florida56%18%1%22%3%947
Georgia46%38%1%10%5%447
Hawaii32%5%31%11%22%169
Idaho83%5%1%10%1%147
Illinois61%17%4%15%3%679
Indiana76%15%< 1%6%3%267
Iowa87%5%1%5%2%156
Kansas74%8%4%12%2%135
Kentucky85%9%< 1%2%3%181
Louisiana47%43%1%7%2%193
Maine95%3%< 1%< 1%2%160
Maryland51%33%3%7%6%350
Massachusetts78%5%4%8%5%408
Michigan74%17%1%4%4%492
Minnesota79%8%1%5%6%297
Mississippi52%46%< 1%< 1%1%132
Missouri77%15%1%3%4%297
Montana86%< 1%1%3%10%129
Nebraska78%8%2%9%3%144
Nevada51%12%3%23%10%154
New Hampshire94%1%2%1%3%172
New Jersey54%15%6%19%5%462
New Mexico40%2%< 1%47%11%161
New York58%16%5%17%4%1,067
North Carolina61%28%1%7%4%505
North Dakota92%< 1%2%1%5%134
Ohio77%16%2%2%2%533
Oklahoma66%10%< 1%8%17%173
Oregon81%1%3%7%8%235
Pennsylvania76%13%2%6%3%622
Rhode Island76%2%1%13%8%172
South Carolina54%36%< 1%7%3%233
South Dakota80%< 1%1%4%15%127
Tennessee66%23%1%6%3%278
Texas41%15%2%38%4%1,129
Utah79%2%2%12%4%138
Vermont96%1%1%2%1%188
Virginia54%28%5%9%4%409
Washington74%5%7%8%7%396
West Virginia90%6%< 1%< 1%3%143
Wisconsin80%6%2%7%4%271
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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