Views about human evolution among whites by state (2014) Switch to: State among whites by views about human evolution

% of whites who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama18%28%3%46%4%346
Alaska38%27%5%27%4%226
Arizona34%29%3%31%3%463
Arkansas18%32%3%46%2%229
California48%20%5%24%3%2,098
Colorado42%23%4%27%3%383
Connecticut42%26%4%24%3%286
Delaware42%21%5%30%2%217
District of Columbia65%21%7%6%2%124
Florida35%26%4%32%4%1,311
Georgia25%26%4%41%5%576
Hawaii37%17%8%35%2%141
Idaho24%32%5%35%5%280
Illinois38%26%3%29%4%975
Indiana29%25%4%40%3%532
Iowa32%29%3%30%6%304
Kansas30%24%5%37%4%255
Kentucky24%24%4%44%5%362
Louisiana28%31%3%35%4%289
Maine50%15%5%26%4%281
Maryland46%24%5%23%3%379
Massachusetts54%21%6%16%3%559
Michigan35%23%3%35%4%755
Minnesota35%23%6%33%4%483
Mississippi22%18%5%52%3%187
Missouri28%25%4%39%4%516
Montana39%21%3%34%4%278
Nebraska32%31%4%30%4%253
Nevada42%18%10%28%2%200
New Hampshire49%20%2%27%2%275
New Jersey40%27%5%24%5%605
New Mexico34%28%6%31%1%168
New York44%22%5%26%4%1,319
North Carolina29%25%4%37%5%712
North Dakota33%24%3%35%5%307
Ohio28%27%5%36%5%913
Oklahoma22%29%2%40%6%277
Oregon42%21%3%28%5%338
Pennsylvania35%23%3%35%4%1,124
Rhode Island43%24%4%27%2%258
South Carolina24%27%2%43%4%341
South Dakota25%26%3%41%5%268
Tennessee19%22%3%51%6%526
Texas29%25%4%37%5%1,379
Utah26%29%3%37%4%274
Vermont56%18%5%18%3%293
Virginia33%30%3%30%4%632
Washington40%21%6%29%3%542
West Virginia20%23%4%49%3%272
Wisconsin34%27%2%31%6%512
Wyoming30%23%6%36%3%277
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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