LDS Church membership in the United States
Recent Membership History Year Members 2012 6,321,416 (2.02% of US total) 2013 6,398,889 (2.03% of US total) 2014 6,466,267 (2.03% of US total) 2015 6,531,656 (2.04% of US total) 2016 6,592,195 (2.04% of US total) 2017 6,641,886 (2.01% of US total) 2018 6,681,829 (2.01% of US total) 2019 6,721,032 (2.02% of US total) *2020 6,742,000 (2.00% of US total) 2021 6,763,019 (2.01% of US total) 2022 6,804,028 (2.01% of US total) Source: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/united-states (*2020 is an estimate since official numbers weren't released.)
This page shows the membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) within the United States .
Official LDS Membership - Membership count on record provided by the LDS Church. 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.
Membership defined
Membership reported by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 31, 2022, was used to determine the number of members in each state.[1] The church defines membership as:[4]
"Those who have been baptized and confirmed."
"Those under age nine who have been blessed but not baptized."
"Those who are not accountable because of intellectual disabilities, regardless of age."
"Unblessed children under 8 when both of the following apply:
"At least one parent or one grandparent is a member of the Church."
"Both parents give permission for a record to be created. (If only one parent has legal custody of the child, the permission of that parent is sufficient.)"
The United States Census Bureau 2022 population estimates was used as the basis for the general population.[5] Each state link gives a brief history and additional membership information for that state.
LDS membership as percentage of population by US states (2021)
LDS membership in absolute numbers, by US states (2021)
Table
Congregational
Members and growth
State
Area
Members
Population
%LDS
2012
2022
Change
Growth (%)
% of Total Growth
Pew
ARDA
Alabama
NA Southeast
39,832
5,074,296
0.78%
35,708
39,832
4,124
11.55%
0.59%
1%
10th
Alaska
NA West
33,574
733,583
4.58%
33,033
33,574
541
1.64%
0.08%
5%
2nd
Arizona
NA Southwest
439,411
7,359,197
5.97%
414,261
439,411
25,150
6.07%
3.58%
5%
2nd
Arkansas
NA Southeast
35,405
3,045,637
1.16%
28,667
35,405
6,738
23.5%
0.96%
1%
9th
California
NA West
728,995
39,029,342
1.87%
777,061
728,995
−48,066
-6.19%
-6.83%
1%
2nd
Colorado
NA Central
148,708
5,839,926
2.55%
147,707
148,708
1,001
0.68%
0.14%
2%
2nd
Connecticut
NA Northeast
15,838
3,626,205
0.44%
15,273
15,838
565
3.7%
0.08%
1%
10th
Delaware
NA Northeast
5,613
1,018,396
0.55%
5,080
5,613
533
10.49%
0.08%
<1%
11th
District of Columbia
NA Northeast
3,168
671,803
0.47%
2,485
3,168
683
27.48%
0.1%
1%
39th
Florida
NA Southeast
168,527
22,244,823
0.76%
143,057
168,527
25,470
17.8%
3.62%
1%
8th
Georgia
NA Southeast
89,285
10,912,876
0.82%
80,548
89,285
8,737
10.85%
1.24%
1%
8th
Hawaii
NA West
74,952
1,440,196
5.2%
72,459
74,952
2,493
3.44%
0.35%
3%
2nd
Idaho
NA Central
473,894
1,939,033
24.44%
422,345
473,894
51,549
12.21%
7.33%
19%
1st
Illinois
NA Central
57,015
12,582,032
0.45%
56,531
57,015
484
0.86%
0.07%
<1%
13th
Indiana
NA Northeast
46,823
6,833,037
0.69%
42,147
46,823
4,676
11.09%
0.66%
1%
13th
Iowa
NA Central
28,697
3,200,517
0.9%
26,001
28,697
2,696
10.37%
0.38%
<1%
13th
Kansas
NA Central
39,356
2,937,150
1.34%
35,627
39,356
3,729
10.47%
0.53%
1%
10th
Kentucky
NA Southeast
37,830
4,512,310
0.84%
33,455
37,830
4,375
13.08%
0.62%
<1%
8th
Louisiana
NA Southeast
29,727
4,590,241
0.65%
29,366
29,727
361
1.23%
0.05%
<1%
6th
Maine
NA Northeast
11,054
1,385,340
0.8%
10,778
11,054
276
2.56%
0.04%
2%
6th
Maryland
NA Northeast
43,296
6,164,660
0.7%
43,227
43,296
69
0.16%
0.01%
1%
8th
Massachusetts
NA Northeast
28,197
6,981,974
0.4%
25,996
28,197
2,201
8.47%
0.31%
1%
11th
Michigan
NA Northeast
45,547
10,034,113
0.45%
43,178
45,547
2,369
5.49%
0.34%
<1%
13th
Minnesota
NA Central
33,365
5,717,184
0.58%
31,298
33,365
2,067
6.6%
0.29%
1%
12th
Mississippi
NA Southeast
22,189
2,940,057
0.75%
21,704
22,189
485
2.23%
0.07%
1%
10th
Missouri
NA Central
77,959
6,177,957
1.26%
67,943
77,959
10,016
14.74%
1.42%
1%
8th
Montana
NA Central
51,715
1,122,867
4.61%
47,854
51,715
3,861
8.07%
0.55%
4%
2nd
Nebraska
NA Central
25,229
1,967,923
1.28%
23,688
25,229
1,541
6.51%
0.22%
1%
6th
Nevada
NA Southwest
181,975
3,177,772
5.73%
178,737
181,975
3,238
1.81%
0.46%
4%
2nd
New Hampshire
NA Northeast
8,996
1,395,231
0.64%
8,335
8,996
661
7.93%
0.09%
1%
6th
New Jersey
NA Northeast
34,536
9,261,699
0.37%
32,744
34,536
1,792
5.47%
0.25%
<1%
15th
New Mexico
NA Southwest
69,055
2,113,344
3.27%
69,365
69,055
−310
-0.45%
-0.04%
1%
3rd
New York
NA Northeast
84,857
19,677,151
0.43%
79,933
84,857
4,924
6.16%
0.7%
<1%
13th
North Carolina
NA Southeast
94,018
10,698,973
0.88%
79,835
94,018
14,183
17.77%
2.02%
1%
8th
North Dakota
NA Central
11,487
779,261
1.47%
9,122
11,487
2,365
25.93%
0.34%
<1%
7th
Ohio
NA Northeast
63,814
11,756,058
0.54%
59,662
63,814
4,152
6.96%
0.59%
1%
14th
Oklahoma
NA Southwest
51,847
4,019,800
1.29%
45,008
51,847
6,839
15.2%
0.97%
1%
8th
Oregon
NA West
150,207
4,240,137
3.54%
150,630
150,207
−423
-0.28%
-0.06%
3%
2nd
Pennsylvania
NA Northeast
52,193
12,972,008
0.4%
51,171
52,193
1,022
2%
0.15%
<1%
13th
Rhode Island
NA Northeast
4,351
1,093,734
0.4%
4,054
4,351
297
7.33%
0.04%
<1%
8th
South Carolina
NA Southeast
44,230
5,282,634
0.84%
38,676
44,230
5,554
14.36%
0.79%
<1%
11th
South Dakota
NA Central
11,494
909,824
1.26%
10,385
11,494
1,109
10.68%
0.16%
<1%
8th
Tennessee
NA Southeast
57,422
7,051,339
0.81%
47,343
57,422
10,079
21.29%
1.43%
1%
10th
Texas
NA Southwest
378,281
30,029,572
1.26%
315,895
378,281
62,386
19.75%
8.87%
1%
6th
Utah
Utah
2,173,560
3,380,800
64.29%
1,951,937
2,173,560
221,623
11.35%
31.51%
55%
1st
Vermont
NA Northeast
4,631
647,064
0.72%
4,596
4,631
35
0.76%
0%
<1%
7th
Virginia
NA Northeast
97,449
8,683,619
1.12%
92,407
97,449
5,042
5.46%
0.72%
2%
7th
Washington
NA West
281,389
7,785,786
3.61%
276,837
281,389
4,552
1.64%
0.65%
3%
2nd
West Virginia
NA Northeast
17,294
1,775,156
0.97%
17,060
17,294
234
1.37%
0.03%
2%
9th
Wisconsin
NA Central
27,943
5,892,539
0.47%
25,686
27,943
2,257
8.79%
0.32%
<1%
10th
Wyoming
NA Central
67,797
581,381
11.66%
65,485
67,797
2,312
3.53%
0.33%
9%
1st
Territories
Country
Area
Members
Population
%LDS
2012
2022
Change
Growth (%)
% of Total Growth
American Samoa
Pacific
16,436
49,710
33.06%
15,411
16,436
1,025
6.65%
0.05%
Guam
Asia North
2,547
153,836
1.66%
2,252
2,547
295
13.1%
0.01%
Northern Mariana Islands
Pacific
906
47,329
1.91%
753
906
153
20.32%
0.01%
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
23,243
3,221,789
0.72%
20,940
23,243
2,303
11%
0.1%
United States Virgin Islands
Caribbean
616
87,146
0.71%
570
616
46
8.07%
0%
Totals
43,748
3,559,810
1.23%
39,926
43,748
3,822
9.57%
0.17%
From religious surveys
Percentage of US adult population by state claiming membership in the LDS church in the 2001 ARIS survey. Click image for map legend.
The 2001 American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) was based on a random digit-dialed telephone survey of 50,281 American adults in the continental U.S.
2007 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Percentage of US adult population, by state, claiming Mormon as religious preference in the 2007 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life published a survey of 35,556 adults living in the United States that was conducted in 2007.[6] The 2007 survey, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI), found 1.7% of the U.S. adult population self identified themselves as Mormon.[7] The table below lists a few significant findings, from the survey, about Mormons. 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. The racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. membership is predominantly white[8] with a lower percentage of blacks when compared to the U.S. average.[9]
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 %
Race, Ethnicity
Mormons (U.S.)
U.S. Avg.
White, non-Hisp.
86 %
71 %
Black, non-Hisp.
3 %
11 %
Other non-Hisp.
5 %
6 %
Hispanic
7 %
12 %
See also
References
^ a b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: United States" , Newsroom , LDS Church, retrieved 15 May 2022
^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
^ Category:United States Family History Centers , familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
^ "General Handbook [2022], 33.6.2 Members of Record" . ChurchofJesusChrist.org . Retrieved 11 Aug 2022 .
^ "State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022" . www.census.gov . Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-14 .
^ "Religion in American Culture -- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life" . Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015 .
^ Portrait of Mormons in the U.S. Archived 2009-07-30 at the Wayback Machine , Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life , July 24, 2009
^ "The most and least racially diverse U.S. religious groups" . pewresearch.org . Jul 27, 2015.
^ "Racial and ethnic composition among Mormons" . pewforum.org . Retrieved 2021-11-24 .
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