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 December 31, 2015 was used to determine the number of members in each state.^[1] The LDS church defines membership as:^[2]

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 age eight when:
1. Two member parents request it.
2. One member parent requests it and the nonmember parent gives permission.

The United States Census Bureau July 1, 2015 population estimates was used as the basis for the general population.^[3] The number of stakes, districts, and congregations were taken from the Meetinghouse Locator.^[4] Each state link gives a brief history and additional membership information for that state.

State	Membership	Population	LDS	Temples	Missions	Stakes	Districts	Wards	Branches	Congregations	Family History Centers
Alabama	36,874	4,858,979	0.76%	1	1	7	0	44	30	74	44
Alaska	33,649	738,432	4.56%	1	1	8	0	62	26	88	15
Arizona	418,959	6,828,065	6.14%	5	6	105	0	789	84	873	71
Arkansas	30,447	2,978,204	1.02%	0	2	7	0	42	25	67	25
California	773,762	39,144,818	1.98%	7	20	156	0	1,194	153	1,347	222
Colorado	151,580	5,456,574	2.78%	1	4	34	0	283	29	312	63
Connecticut	15,752	3,590,886	0.44%	0	0	3	0	29	5	34	13
Delaware	5,239	945,934	0.55%	0	0	2	0	11	2	13	3
District of Columbia	2,624	672,228	0.39%	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
Florida	152,217	20,271,272	0.75%	2	5	30	0	209	46	255	81
Georgia	83,628	10,214,860	0.82%	1	3	16	0	113	43	156	43
Hawaii	73,740	1,431,603	5.15%	2	1	16	0	124	16	140	27
Idaho	437,106	1,654,930	26.41%	4	4	126	0	1,059	67	1,126	72
Illinois	56,920	12,859,995	0.44%	2	3	12	0	94	31	125	39
Indiana	44,071	6,619,680	0.66%	1	1	11	0	70	30	100	39
Iowa	27,675	3,123,899	0.89%	0	1	7	0	45	25	70	33
Kansas	37,099	2,911,641	1.27%	0	1	7	0	59	19	78	29
Kentucky	34,491	4,425,092	0.78%	1	1	7	0	44	34	78	26
Louisiana	29,772	4,670,724	0.64%	1	1	6	0	36	20	56	15
Maine	10,966	1,329,328	0.82%	0	0	2	0	16	10	26	10
Maryland	43,387	6,006,401	0.72%	1	2	8	0	66	13	79	15
Massachusetts	27,055	6,794,422	0.40%	1	1	4	0	42	15	57	19
Michigan	44,206	9,922,576	0.45%	1	2	8	1	61	33	94	45
Minnesota	32,321	5,489,594	0.59%	1	1	8	0	52	24	76	29
Mississippi	21,770	2,992,333	0.73%	0	1	4	0	29	17	46	20
Missouri	69,454	6,083,672	1.14%	2	2	17	0	121	29	150	53
Montana	49,597	1,032,949	4.80%	1	1	11	0	84	40	124	52
Nebraska	24,855	1,896,190	1.31%	1	1	4	0	44	18	62	18
Nevada	182,125	2,890,845	6.30%	2	3	38	0	300	27	327	32
New Hampshire	8,246	1,330,608	0.62%	0	1	3	0	15	4	19	6
New Jersey	33,352	8,958,013	0.37%	0	1	6	0	39	24	63	20
New Mexico	69,896	2,085,109	3.35%	1	2	14	0	101	53	154	30
New York	81,132	19,795,791	0.41%	2	4	16	1	92	56	148	62
North Carolina	83,829	10,042,802	0.83%	1	2	17	0	129	29	158	49
North Dakota	11,195	756,927	1.48%	1	1	3	0	17	6	23	7
Ohio	60,971	11,613,423	0.53%	1	3	13	0	101	26	127	46
Oklahoma	47,044	3,911,338	1.20%	1	1	8	0	70	23	93	28
Oregon	153,633	4,028,977	3.81%	2	3	35	0	261	53	314	74
Pennsylvania	51,336	12,802,503	0.40%	0	2	12	0	83	30	113	46
Rhode Island	4,034	1,056,298	0.38%	0	0	0	0	6	4	10	1
South Carolina	39,894	4,896,146	0.81%	1	1	6	0	56	14	70	23
South Dakota	10,422	858,469	1.21%	0	0	2	1	12	20	32	13
Tennessee	49,576	6,600,299	0.75%	2	2	12	0	77	28	105	33
Texas	341,022	27,469,114	1.24%	4	8	69	3	529	133	662	129
Utah	2,040,178	2,995,919	68.10%	16	10	578	1	4,721	327	5,048	171
Vermont	4,596	626,042	0.73%	0	0	1	0	8	4	12	8
Virginia	94,528	8,382,993	1.13%	0	3	20	0	167	31	198	46
Washington	284,631	7,170,351	3.97%	3	8	60	0	482	70	552	88
West Virginia	16,959	1,844,128	0.92%	0	1	4	0	24	10	34	14
Wisconsin	26,161	5,771,337	0.45%	0	1	6	0	44	23	67	28
Wyoming	67,680	586,107	11.55%	0	1	17	0	142	20	162	45
Totals	6,531,656	321,418,820	2.03%	74	124	1,566	7	12,299	1,900	14,199	2,121

Territories

Territory	Membership	Population	LDS	Missions	Stakes	Wards	Branches	Congregations	Family History Centers
American Samoa	16,149	54,343	29.72%	0	5	35	6	41	4
Guam	2,295	161,785	1.42%	1	1	4	0	4	1
Northern Mariana Islands	793	52,344	1.51%	0	0	1	0	1	2
Puerto Rico	23,191	3,598,357	0.64%	1	5	29	12	41	8
Virgin Islands of the US	599	103,574	0.58%	0	0	0	2	2	0
Totals	43,027	3,970,403	1.08%	2	11	69	20	89	15

From religious surveys

2001 American Religious Identification Survey

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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.

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%

References

↑ "LDS Statistics and Church Facts". www.mormonnewsroom.org. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
↑ "Membership record". LDSTech Wiki. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
↑ "Population Estimates - National Totals: Vintage 2015". www.census.gov. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
↑ "Meetinghouse Locator". www.lds.org.
↑ "Religion in American Culture -- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
↑ Portrait of Mormons in the U.S., Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, July 24, 2009

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