The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)

Main article: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics

This page shows membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints within the United States.

• Official LDS Membership - Membership count on record provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These records include adults and children, and also include both active and less active members.
• From religious surveys - General religious surveys conducted within the United States. These surveyed U.S. adults about their religious beliefs.

Official LDS Membership

Membership reported by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on January 1, 2012 was used to determine the number of members in each state. The United States Census Bureau 2012 Census population estimates was used as the basis for the general population.

Maps

Official Latter-day Saint membership by state as of January 1, 2012  Percent of general population that are Latter-day Saints as of January 1, 2012  LDS Percentage as of Population 2000

Table

Each state link gives a brief history and additional membership information for that state.

State	Membership	Population	% LDS	Stakes	Districts	Wards	Branches	Total Congregations	Missions	Temples	Family History Centers
Alabama	35,708	4,822,023	0.74%	7		42	33	78	1	1	36
Alaska	33,033	731,449	4.52%	7		52	29	83	1	1	16
Arizona	414,261	6,553,255	6.32%	95		713	88	821	4	3	60
Arkansas	28,667	2,949,131	0.97%	5		38	26	64	1		20
California	777,061	38,041,430	2.04%	156		1,184	164	1,348	16	7	185
Colorado	147,707	5,187,582	2.85%	31		263	33	289	3	1	52
Connecticut	15,273	3,590,347	0.43%	3		28	5	33			9
Delaware	5,080	917,092	0.55%	1		9	3	12			3
District of Columbia	2,485	632,323	0.39%			2	1	3
Florida	143,057	19,317,568	0.74%	26		186	50	236	5	1	68
Georgia	80,548	9,919,945	0.81%	16		112	38	151	2	1	42
Hawaii	72,459	1,392,313	5.20%	15		124	11	135	1	2	25
Idaho	422,345	1,595,728	26.47%	126		999	82	1,097	2	4	63
Illinois	56,531	12,875,255	0.44%	12		93	34	127	2	2	36
Indiana	42,147	6,537,334	0.64%	11		68	32	100	1		29
Iowa	26,001	3,074,186	0.85%	7		37	32	69	1		28
Kansas	35,627	2,885,905	1.23%	7		54	21	76			24
Kentucky	33,455	4,380,415	0.76%	7		42	34	77	1	1	23
Louisiana	29,366	4,601,893	0.64%	6		34	19	53	1	1	13
Maine	10,778	1,329,192	0.81%	2		17	10	27			11
Maryland	43,227	5,884,563	0.73%	8		66	14	80	2	1	13
Massachusetts	25,996	6,646,144	0.39%	4		39	12	51	1	1	10
Michigan	43,178	9,883,360	0.44%	8	1	64	39	103	2	1	42
Minnesota	31,298	5,379,139	0.58%	8		56	24	77	1	1	23
Mississippi	21,704	2,984,926	0.73%	4		28	16	44	1		16
Missouri	67,943	6,021,988	1.13%	14		111	37	151	2	2	45
Montana	47,854	1,005,141	4.76%	11		78	42	120	1	1	46
Nebraska	23,688	1,855,525	1.28%	4		41	20	61	1	1	18
Nevada	178,737	2,788,931	6.41%	35		295	29	324	3	2	29
New Hampshire	8,335	1,320,718	0.63%	3		15	5	20	1		6
New Jersey	32,744	8,864,590	0.37%	5	1	37	23	60	1		18
New Mexico	69,365	2,085,538	3.33%	13		89	47	138	2	1	30
New York	79,933	19,570,261	0.41%	15	3	88	64	152	4	2	51
North Carolina	79,835	9,752,073	0.82%	16		115	39	154	2	1	44
North Dakota	9,122	699,628	1.30%	2		8	9	19		1	7
Ohio	59,662	11,544,225	0.52%	13		99	30	129	2	1	43
Oklahoma	45,008	3,814,820	1.18%	7		59	25	84	2	1	24
Oregon	150,630	3,899,353	3.86%	36		253	50	305	2	2	66
Pennsylvania	51,171	12,763,536	0.40%	10		77	33	110	2		40
Rhode Island	4,054	1,050,292	0.37%			6	1	7			1
South Carolina	38,676	4,723,723	0.82%	6		49	14	67	1	1	20
South Dakota	10,385	833,354	1.25%	2	1	10	23	33	1		11
Tennessee	47,343	6,456,243	0.73%	10		73	30	103	2	2	30
Texas	315,895	26,059,203	1.21%	56	3	461	129	608	8	4	113
Utah	1,951,937	2,855,287	68.36%	562	1	4,481	334	4,870	8	14	148
Vermont	4,596	626,011	0.73%	1		7	5	12			6
Virginia	92,407	8,185,867	1.13%	19		157	40	196	2		35
Washington	276,837	6,897,012	4.01%	57		463	65	538	5	3	78
West Virginia	17,060	1,855,413	0.92%	4		25	12	37	1		13
Wisconsin	25,686	5,726,398	0.45%	6		43	26	69	1		24
Wyoming	65,485	576,412	11.36%	16		134	21	155			38

Territories

State	Membership	Population	% LDS	Stakes	Districts	Wards	Branches	Total Congregations	Missions	Temples
American Samoa	15,411	54,947	28.1%	4		31	5	36
Guam	2,252	185,674	1.41%	1		4		4	1
Northern Mariana Islands	753	51,395	1.47%			1		1
Puerto Rico	20,940	3,667,084	0.56%	5		27	14	41	1
Virgin Islands (US)	570	105,275	0.54%				2	2

From religious surveys

The American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) 2001 was based on a random digit-dialed telephone survey of 50,281 American adults in the continental U.S. Its findings are found on the map below on the left.

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life published a survey of 35,556 adults living in the United States that was conducted in 2007. These results are found on the map below on the right. Note: some less populated states were combined in this survey. These include:Montana-Wyoming,D.C.-Maryland, North & South Dakota, New Hampshire-Vermont, and Connecticut-Rhode Island.

Maps

Percentage of US adult population by state claiming membership in the LDS church in the 2001 ARIS survey. Click image for map legend.

Percentage of US adult population, by state, claiming Mormon as religious preference in the 2007 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

2007 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

The 2007 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI), found 1.7% of the U.S. adult population self identified themselves as Mormon. The table below lists a few significant findings, from the survey, about Mormons.

Demographic	Mormons (U.S.)	U.S. Avg.
Married	71%	54%
Divorced or separated	9%	12%
3 or more children at home	21%	9%
Weekly (or more) Attendance at Religious Services	76%	39%

See also

• LDS membership statistics (worldwide)
• LDS membership statistics (Canada)