Belief in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State by belief in hell

% of adults who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama72%21%8%511
Alaska51%42%7%310
Arizona55%36%9%653
Arkansas76%19%5%311
California51%41%8%3,697
Colorado48%40%11%504
Connecticut48%43%9%377
Delaware57%33%11%301
District of Columbia49%43%8%303
Florida57%35%8%2,020
Georgia67%26%7%968
Hawaii55%35%10%312
Idaho55%38%7%320
Illinois56%34%9%1,326
Indiana66%27%7%654
Iowa59%33%8%330
Kansas63%28%9%307
Kentucky74%20%6%439
Louisiana69%23%8%465
Maine44%45%11%303
Maryland52%39%9%644
Massachusetts36%53%11%704
Michigan60%32%8%982
Minnesota52%38%10%563
Mississippi77%18%5%309
Missouri66%27%7%642
Montana49%45%7%312
Nebraska61%32%7%312
Nevada49%40%11%314
New Hampshire44%46%11%303
New Jersey52%38%10%886
New Mexico54%38%8%312
New York49%42%9%1,966
North Carolina69%24%7%1,022
North Dakota62%32%6%338
Ohio63%30%7%1,132
Oklahoma67%27%6%391
Oregon45%45%9%419
Pennsylvania57%35%8%1,366
Rhode Island48%41%11%305
South Carolina68%21%10%495
South Dakota64%27%9%305
Tennessee77%18%6%661
Texas65%28%7%2,535
Utah48%47%5%315
Vermont38%53%9%306
Virginia63%29%8%882
Washington44%47%9%714
West Virginia76%17%7%309
Wisconsin57%35%8%600
Wyoming57%34%9%316
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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