Belief in Hell among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by belief in hell

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama77%15%8%295
Arizona67%24%9%246
Arkansas82%12%6%162
California70%23%8%1,084
Colorado71%22%7%152
Florida73%20%7%702
Georgia80%12%7%473
Idaho75%17%8%132
Illinois75%16%9%409
Indiana82%10%8%247
Iowa75%18%7%104
Kansas82%9%9%109
Kentucky88%6%6%202
Louisiana78%16%7%229
Maryland71%22%8%220
Massachusetts66%17%17%110
Michigan79%15%6%332
Minnesota70%17%13%168
Mississippi83%11%5%192
Missouri83%10%7%257
Montana67%26%7%106
New Jersey70%21%8%231
New Mexico74%16%10%115
New York68%23%8%511
North Carolina83%10%7%458
Ohio77%15%8%429
Oklahoma75%20%5%193
Oregon73%19%8%121
Pennsylvania75%16%8%432
South Carolina81%9%10%252
Tennessee87%8%4%368
Texas79%15%6%1,103
Utah58%35%6%171
Virginia84%11%5%356
Washington65%25%10%218
West Virginia93%5%2%136
Wisconsin69%21%10%156
Wyoming61%28%10%115
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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