Religious tradition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by religious group
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are…
State | Buddhist | Catholic | Evangelical Protestant | Hindu | Historically Black Protestant | Jehovah's Witness | Jewish | Mainline Protestant | Mormon | Muslim | Orthodox Christian | Other Christian | Other Faiths | Other World Religions | Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | < 1% | 7% | 61% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | 12% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | 262 |
Alaska | < 1% | 19% | 30% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 13% | 4% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | 2% | 1% | 21% | < 1% | 135 |
Arizona | 1% | 22% | 30% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 13% | 7% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 23% | < 1% | 325 |
Arkansas | < 1% | 10% | 53% | 1% | 4% | < 1% | < 1% | 17% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 155 |
California | 1% | 29% | 27% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 11% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 22% | < 1% | 1,423 |
Colorado | < 1% | 17% | 36% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 14% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 20% | 2% | 227 |
Connecticut | < 1% | 32% | 11% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 4% | 24% | 3% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 18% | < 1% | 147 |
Delaware | < 1% | 26% | 16% | 1% | 5% | 1% | < 1% | 22% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 26% | < 1% | 121 |
Florida | < 1% | 23% | 28% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 15% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 20% | 1% | 953 |
Georgia | 1% | 8% | 45% | < 1% | 13% | 1% | 1% | 12% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 15% | < 1% | 460 |
Hawaii | 7% | 26% | 24% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 12% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 24% | < 1% | 123 |
Idaho | < 1% | 8% | 23% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 17% | 26% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 23% | < 1% | 150 |
Illinois | < 1% | 31% | 25% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 15% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 18% | 1% | 566 |
Indiana | < 1% | 22% | 37% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 16% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 21% | < 1% | 343 |
Iowa | < 1% | 18% | 36% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 30% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 16% | < 1% | 158 |
Kansas | < 1% | 16% | 37% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 28% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 14% | < 1% | 154 |
Kentucky | < 1% | 10% | 57% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 12% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 17% | < 1% | 216 |
Louisiana | < 1% | 26% | 36% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | < 1% | 9% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 15% | < 1% | 235 |
Maine | < 1% | 21% | 19% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 28% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 27% | 2% | 125 |
Maryland | < 1% | 18% | 21% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 3% | 26% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 17% | < 1% | 254 |
Massachusetts | < 1% | 46% | 12% | 2% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 23% | 1% | 248 |
Michigan | < 1% | 20% | 33% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 16% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 21% | 2% | 425 |
Minnesota | < 1% | 25% | 31% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 26% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 14% | 1% | 231 |
Mississippi | < 1% | 5% | 51% | < 1% | 16% | < 1% | < 1% | 11% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 12% | < 1% | 157 |
Missouri | < 1% | 16% | 43% | < 1% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 15% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 18% | < 1% | 312 |
Montana | < 1% | 16% | 35% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 14% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 24% | < 1% | 171 |
Nebraska | < 1% | 25% | 33% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 23% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | 156 |
Nevada | < 1% | 28% | 22% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 2% | 10% | 6% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 27% | 1% | 143 |
New Hampshire | < 1% | 30% | 20% | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 20% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 24% | 1% | 108 |
New Jersey | 1% | 38% | 12% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 16% | 1% | 362 |
New Mexico | 1% | 29% | 31% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 21% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 14% | < 1% | 131 |
New York | 1% | 36% | 12% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 23% | < 1% | 748 |
North Carolina | < 1% | 10% | 43% | < 1% | 7% | 1% | < 1% | 20% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 16% | < 1% | 451 |
North Dakota | < 1% | 25% | 24% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 33% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 15% | < 1% | 179 |
Ohio | < 1% | 22% | 33% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 18% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 18% | < 1% | 526 |
Oklahoma | < 1% | 9% | 56% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 16% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 15% | < 1% | 190 |
Oregon | < 1% | 14% | 37% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 15% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 22% | 1% | 158 |
Pennsylvania | < 1% | 24% | 24% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 26% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 17% | < 1% | 640 |
Rhode Island | < 1% | 40% | 19% | 3% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 11% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 20% | < 1% | 116 |
South Carolina | < 1% | 9% | 47% | < 1% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 19% | 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 227 |
South Dakota | < 1% | 23% | 32% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 29% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 13% | < 1% | 164 |
Tennessee | < 1% | 6% | 59% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 1% | 15% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | 339 |
Texas | 1% | 20% | 38% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 14% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 17% | < 1% | 1,231 |
Utah | < 1% | 3% | 6% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 5% | 70% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 15% | < 1% | 164 |
Virginia | < 1% | 14% | 36% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | 18% | 3% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 19% | < 1% | 412 |
Washington | < 1% | 17% | 34% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 11% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 23% | 1% | 276 |
West Virginia | < 1% | 3% | 47% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 26% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 19% | < 1% | 144 |
Wisconsin | < 1% | 28% | 30% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 21% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 18% | < 1% | 299 |
Wyoming | < 1% | 12% | 35% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 15% | 12% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 23% | < 1% | 195 |
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