Religious tradition among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by religious group

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes who are…

StateBuddhistCatholicEvangelical ProtestantHinduHistorically Black ProtestantJehovah's WitnessJewishMainline ProtestantMormonMuslimOrthodox ChristianOther ChristianOther FaithsOther World ReligionsUnaffiliated (religious "nones")Don't knowSample size
Alaska3%10%10%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%4%1%< 1%4%< 1%4%< 1%61%3%117
Arizona2%19%10%3%1%< 1%2%9%2%1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%49%< 1%225
California2%25%5%3%1%< 1%4%8%< 1%1%< 1%1%2%1%46%1%1,615
Colorado2%16%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%12%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%5%< 1%52%1%199
Connecticut2%31%3%1%4%< 1%5%14%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%35%1%174
Delaware< 1%22%4%4%4%< 1%6%16%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%40%2%111
District of Columbia< 1%21%2%3%11%< 1%11%13%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%1%< 1%35%2%140
Florida< 1%19%8%1%5%< 1%6%13%< 1%< 1%1%1%3%< 1%44%< 1%678
Georgia1%8%19%1%14%< 1%< 1%11%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%3%< 1%42%1%256
Hawaii15%21%10%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%7%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%44%< 1%135
Illinois1%24%7%1%2%< 1%4%16%< 1%2%1%< 1%1%1%37%1%488
Indiana1%14%12%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%15%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%54%1%183
Iowa< 1%13%13%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%21%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%48%2%103
Kentucky1%7%27%< 1%4%< 1%< 1%4%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%7%< 1%50%< 1%107
Louisiana1%19%16%1%11%1%1%12%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%4%< 1%32%1%116
Maine1%20%5%< 1%1%< 1%1%14%2%< 1%< 1%1%8%< 1%43%3%150
Maryland1%14%7%1%9%< 1%7%12%1%< 1%< 1%1%2%1%43%< 1%254
Massachusetts1%25%1%1%2%< 1%5%10%< 1%1%1%< 1%3%< 1%49%1%356
Michigan2%16%8%< 1%4%< 1%3%19%1%< 1%< 1%1%3%< 1%43%1%319
Minnesota1%19%5%1%1%< 1%1%27%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%1%38%2%190
Missouri2%13%17%< 1%4%< 1%1%17%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%4%< 1%39%1%189
Montana2%15%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%17%3%< 1%< 1%< 1%7%< 1%46%< 1%120
Nevada1%25%3%< 1%1%< 1%3%11%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%5%< 1%51%< 1%124
New Hampshire< 1%14%4%< 1%1%< 1%3%13%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%5%< 1%59%< 1%147
New Jersey< 1%28%5%4%1%1%9%12%< 1%3%1%< 1%3%1%30%1%342
New Mexico3%36%9%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%9%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%40%< 1%111
New York2%22%3%1%2%< 1%8%7%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%< 1%48%1%783
North Carolina< 1%13%10%1%5%< 1%2%16%1%< 1%1%< 1%2%< 1%47%< 1%283
Ohio2%16%9%1%6%< 1%2%18%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%5%< 1%41%1%302
Oregon< 1%13%6%1%< 1%< 1%2%9%1%1%< 1%< 1%5%1%60%2%181
Pennsylvania1%23%4%1%3%< 1%3%16%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%5%< 1%41%1%449
Rhode Island1%27%6%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%14%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%3%43%2%122
South Carolina1%14%8%< 1%14%< 1%3%17%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%1%38%1%118
Tennessee3%12%27%1%3%< 1%2%16%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%1%< 1%31%2%122
Texas2%25%13%1%5%< 1%1%10%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%39%< 1%679
Vermont1%13%3%2%< 1%< 1%3%17%< 1%1%2%< 1%3%1%54%< 1%181
Virginia2%11%10%< 1%6%< 1%3%14%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%47%1%285
Washington1%15%5%2%< 1%< 1%1%11%1%< 1%< 1%1%5%< 1%56%1%303
Wisconsin1%18%8%< 1%2%1%2%17%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%1%47%1%206
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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