Views about human evolution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by views about human evolution

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama13%26%2%54%5%419
Alaska12%30%4%49%5%167
Arizona16%31%3%44%6%412
Arkansas9%32%2%54%4%234
California22%29%3%40%6%1,965
Colorado15%33%4%44%4%270
Connecticut21%34%1%40%4%192
Delaware17%28%4%46%5%183
District of Columbia25%39%5%28%3%155
Florida18%31%3%44%5%1,285
Georgia14%29%2%48%6%713
Hawaii23%31%4%40%2%181
Idaho9%31%5%49%5%208
Illinois21%33%2%40%4%818
Indiana11%32%2%52%3%425
Iowa19%33%2%40%6%219
Kansas15%31%4%46%4%206
Kentucky14%28%2%50%6%329
Louisiana12%30%2%49%7%342
Maine23%24%6%40%7%154
Maryland19%33%4%39%5%388
Massachusetts24%34%6%30%6%282
Michigan16%28%4%48%5%624
Minnesota15%24%6%50%6%340
Mississippi13%23%3%58%4%254
Missouri15%29%4%48%4%444
Montana21%26%2%47%5%192
Nebraska18%35%3%40%4%213
Nevada16%31%5%42%5%177
New Hampshire20%32%< 1%45%3%132
New Jersey24%28%4%38%6%500
New Mexico12%33%4%49%2%188
New York20%29%5%41%5%1,060
North Carolina13%33%4%44%6%732
North Dakota16%27%4%51%3%229
Ohio13%29%5%46%6%771
Oklahoma13%28%1%50%8%289
Oregon19%28%3%42%8%218
Pennsylvania15%28%4%49%4%865
Rhode Island20%32%1%43%3%180
South Carolina13%30%2%51%4%376
South Dakota15%25%3%52%5%213
Tennessee10%24%2%56%8%524
Texas14%30%3%47%5%1,774
Utah13%28%3%52%4%202
Vermont29%32%4%30%5%121
Virginia11%35%3%47%4%555
Washington18%25%7%46%4%382
West Virginia9%24%5%57%5%234
Wisconsin14%31%1%47%7%349
Wyoming16%29%6%44%5%219
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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