Views about human evolution among adults with some college education by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with some college education by views about human evolution

% of adults with some college education who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama16%31%< 1%48%4%157
Alaska35%28%3%33%2%102
Arizona32%24%3%37%3%207
California38%24%5%31%3%994
Colorado39%20%2%39%1%148
Florida30%29%5%34%2%572
Georgia23%33%2%40%2%248
Hawaii34%38%3%23%2%113
Idaho24%31%4%31%9%113
Illinois38%27%2%30%3%363
Indiana29%33%4%34%2%171
Iowa35%23%1%34%6%104
Kentucky24%19%5%48%5%110
Louisiana24%29%1%40%5%122
Maryland32%30%3%31%3%151
Massachusetts40%22%9%24%4%147
Michigan29%27%3%36%4%313
Minnesota36%25%4%31%4%155
Mississippi18%17%1%61%4%112
Missouri22%31%5%38%4%186
Nebraska32%32%2%30%4%100
Nevada39%19%4%36%2%105
New Jersey34%31%6%28%1%206
New York39%25%4%29%3%509
North Carolina21%32%5%37%4%293
North Dakota32%28%5%32%2%111
Ohio26%32%4%34%5%301
Oklahoma21%36%< 1%36%7%106
Oregon37%24%4%32%3%127
Pennsylvania32%26%3%36%3%326
South Carolina17%31%1%46%6%134
Tennessee16%27%< 1%50%6%171
Texas24%29%3%41%3%707
Utah24%33%2%38%3%101
Virginia25%32%3%37%3%170
Washington37%24%6%30%3%228
Wisconsin35%31%1%30%3%183
Wyoming25%21%7%45%2%122
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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