Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by race/ethnicity

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama58%33%< 1%6%3%197
Alaska64%2%4%7%23%189
Arizona63%4%3%27%3%401
Arkansas77%13%< 1%7%3%136
California46%5%14%33%3%2,545
Colorado77%3%1%14%4%334
Connecticut73%10%2%12%2%288
Delaware75%14%3%5%3%205
District of Columbia48%33%4%11%4%230
Florida62%11%1%23%3%1,271
Georgia59%26%1%10%5%517
Hawaii32%3%34%10%21%213
Idaho82%4%< 1%13%1%184
Illinois68%12%3%14%3%839
Indiana81%10%< 1%6%3%355
Iowa87%3%1%5%3%184
Kansas76%6%5%9%3%170
Kentucky89%5%< 1%3%3%186
Louisiana63%28%< 1%5%3%244
Maine94%2%< 1%1%3%217
Maryland59%26%3%7%5%429
Massachusetts80%5%3%8%5%562
Michigan81%11%1%4%4%592
Minnesota86%3%1%4%6%355
Mississippi60%38%< 1%1%2%121
Missouri80%12%1%4%3%368
Montana90%< 1%< 1%3%7%184
Nebraska81%6%2%9%2%186
Nevada59%7%3%23%8%203
New Hampshire95%1%1%1%3%213
New Jersey64%10%7%16%4%617
New Mexico43%2%< 1%46%9%188
New York63%11%6%17%3%1,370
North Carolina68%19%1%8%3%546
North Dakota88%< 1%2%2%9%182
Ohio83%11%2%3%1%649
Oklahoma71%4%1%10%15%180
Oregon85%1%2%9%4%269
Pennsylvania82%9%2%4%2%852
Rhode Island81%5%< 1%8%5%224
South Carolina66%26%< 1%6%3%250
South Dakota84%< 1%1%2%13%180
Tennessee74%14%1%6%4%257
Texas47%9%2%39%4%1,355
Utah78%2%2%12%5%166
Vermont93%< 1%1%2%4%236
Virginia64%18%5%9%3%533
Washington73%3%7%10%7%492
West Virginia92%4%< 1%1%2%142
Wisconsin87%2%2%6%3%379
Wyoming86%1%1%8%5%162
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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