Income distribution among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by household income

% of who believe in Hell who have a household income of…

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama38%24%23%15%318
Alaska25%25%29%21%124
Arizona37%20%31%12%293
Arkansas43%19%24%14%207
California43%17%23%16%1,434
Colorado30%19%29%21%207
Connecticut35%22%24%19%141
Delaware25%28%27%20%144
District of Columbia39%22%26%13%111
Florida41%23%21%14%935
Georgia38%22%25%15%561
Hawaii38%22%20%21%124
Idaho23%32%28%16%159
Illinois35%20%29%16%611
Indiana40%20%28%12%359
Iowa28%23%34%15%172
Kansas33%29%27%11%173
Kentucky49%15%26%10%280
Louisiana43%17%25%15%278
Maine41%31%23%5%103
Maryland22%24%34%20%262
Massachusetts40%17%21%22%193
Michigan41%19%28%12%498
Minnesota29%19%32%20%269
Mississippi46%21%22%11%213
Missouri36%31%21%12%373
Montana28%24%29%18%137
Nebraska30%24%26%19%168
Nevada34%31%24%11%136
New Jersey31%22%24%23%368
New Mexico40%25%26%9%123
New York39%19%26%16%736
North Carolina42%20%24%13%577
North Dakota22%23%33%22%195
Ohio41%22%26%12%598
Oklahoma37%21%29%12%218
Oregon39%26%24%11%151
Pennsylvania37%25%23%15%655
Rhode Island41%20%32%7%116
South Carolina39%21%29%11%280
South Dakota25%26%34%15%172
Tennessee41%23%22%14%420
Texas40%20%24%16%1,391
Utah24%24%30%22%122
Virginia27%24%33%16%445
Washington34%23%26%17%268
West Virginia44%20%28%8%201
Wisconsin31%21%33%15%283
Wyoming29%31%26%14%171
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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