Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (United States)

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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, 2016[1]

was used to determine the number of members in each state.[2][3][4] The United States Census Bureau July 1, 2015 population estimates was used as the basis for the general population.[5]

Maps

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

Table

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

State Membership Population % LDS Stakes [6] Districts [6] Wards [7] Branches [7] Total Congregations Missions Temples Family History Centers
Alabama 36,874 4,858,979 0.75% 7 42 33 77 1 1 40
Alaska 33,649 738,432 4.55% 8 55 28 86 1 1 15
Arizona 418,959 6,828,065 6.13% 102 719 86 844 6 5 66
Arkansas 30,447 2,978,204 1.02% 7 38 26 67 1 21
California 773,762 39,144,818 1.97% 156 1,184 164 1,367 19 7 183
Colorado 151,580 5,456,574 2.77% 34 272 31 311 4 1 55
Connecticut 15,752 3,590,886 0.43% 3 28 5 35 9
Delaware 5,239 945,934 0.55% 2 9 3 12 3
District of Columbia 2,624 672,228 0.39% 2 1 3
Florida 152,217 20,271,272 0.75% 30 186 50 241 5 2 69
Georgia 83,628 10,214,860 0.81% 16 111 40 151 3 1 42
Hawaii 73,740 1,431,603 5.15% 16 124 11 138 1 2 25
Idaho 437,106 1,654,930 26.41% 127 999 82 1,117 4 4 63
Illinois 56,920 12,859,995 0.44% 12 93 34 130 3 2 36
Indiana 44,071 6,619,680 0.66% 11 68 31 100 1 1 29
Iowa 27,675 3,123,899 0.88% 7 41 28 69 1 30
Kansas 37,099 2,911,641 1.27% 7 55 20 78 1 25
Kentucky 34,491 4,425,092 0.77% 7 44 33 78 1 1 23
Louisiana 29,772 4,670,724 0.63% 6 34 19 54 1 1 13
Maine 10,966 1,329,328 0.82% 2 17 10 26 11
Maryland 43,387 6,006,401 0.72% 8 67 14 81 2 1 13
Massachusetts 27,055 6,794,422 0.39% 4 39 13 52 1 1 12
Michigan 44,206 9,922,576 0.44% 8 1 62 33 94 2 1 41
Minnesota 32,321 5,489,594 0.58% 8 52 23 76 1 1 24
Mississippi 21,770 2,992,333 0.72% 4 28 16 44 1 16
Missouri 69,454 6,083,672 1.14% 17 111 37 152 2 2 46
Montana 49,597 1,032,949 4.80% 11 83 41 123 1 1 48
Nebraska 24,855 1,896,190 1.31% 4 40 20 60 1 1 18
Nevada 182,125 2,890,845 6.30% 37 300 28 330 3 2 29
New Hampshire 8,246 1,330,608 0.61% 3 15 4 19 1 6
New Jersey 33,352 8,958,013 0.37% 6 37 24 63 1 18
New Mexico 69,896 2,085,109 3.35% 14 95 47 143 2 1 31
New York 81,132 19,795,791 0.40% 16 1 90 59 150 4 2 53
North Carolina 83,829 10,042,802 0.83% 17 119 35 154 2 1 46
North Dakota 11,195 756,927 1.47% 3 12 9 22 1 1 7
Ohio 60,971 11,613,423 0.52% 13 99 26 126 3 1 42
Oklahoma 47,044 3,911,338 1.20% 8 63 23 88 2 1 26
Oregon 153,633 4,028,977 3.81% 35 253 50 306 3 2 65
Pennsylvania 51,336 12,802,503 0.40% 12 80 26 111 2 42
Rhode Island 4,034 1,056,298 0.38% 6 2 8 1
South Carolina 39,894 4,896,146 0.81% 6 53 15 68 1 1 19
South Dakota 10,422 858,469 1.21% 2 1 10 23 34 11
Tennessee 49,576 6,600,299 0.75% 11 74 28 105 2 2 30
Texas 341,022 27,469,114 1.24% 69 3 488 132 635 8 4 111
Utah 2,040,178 2,995,919 68.09% 579 1 4,589 327 4,971 9 16 152
Vermont 4,596 626,042 0.73% 1 8 4 12 6
Virginia 94,528 8,382,993 1.12% 20 164 33 197 3 36
Washington 284,631 7,170,351 3.96% 59 475 68 549 7 3 79
West Virginia 16,959 1,844,128 0.91% 4 25 12 36 1 14
Wisconsin 26,161 5,771,337 0.45% 6 42 26 68 1 24
Wyoming 67,680 586,107 11.54% 17 137 18 157 37

Territories

State Membership Population % LDS Stakes [6] Districts [6] Wards [7] Branches [7] Total Congregations Missions Temples
American Samoa 16,149 54,343 29.71% 4 31 5 36
Guam 2,295 161,785 1.41% 1 4 4 1
Northern Mariana Islands 793 52,344 1.51% 1 1
Puerto Rico 23,191 3,474,182 0.66% 5 27 14 41 1
Virgin Islands (US) 599 103,574 0.57% 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] The table below lists a few significant findings, from the survey, about Mormons.

Demographic[10] 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

References

  1. ^ Mormon Newsroom Facts and Statistics, 2015
  2. ^ "LDS Church News - Almanac". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ "United States - LDS Statistics and Church Facts - Total Church Membership". www.mormonnewsroom.org. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ Deseret News Church Almanac, 2013.
  5. ^ U.S. Census Bureau - Population Division. "State Totals: Vintage 2012 - U.S Census Bureau". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d LDS Stake & Ward Web Site Search.
  7. ^ a b c d "LDS Maps". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  8. ^ "The Graduate Center, CUNY - Page Not Found". Retrieved 14 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  9. ^ "Religion in American Culture -- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  10. ^ a b Portrait of Mormons in the U.S., Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, July 24, 2009
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