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

Main article: Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States
The Salt Lake Temple
Members	6,868,793 (2023)^[1]
Stakes	1,693
Districts	6
Wards	12,792
Branches	1,801
Total Congregations^[2]	14,593
Missions	110
Temples	83 Operating 25 Under Construction 22 Announced 130 Total
Family History Centers	1,864^[3]

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.)

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

State	Area	Temples				Mis­sions	Stakes	Dis­tricts	Con­gre­ga­tions			FHC
		O	U	A	T				Wards	Bran­ches	Total
Alabama	NA Southeast	1	0	0	1	1	8	0	47	28	75	44
Alaska	NA West	1	0	1	2	1	9	0	60	22	82	15
Arizona	NA Southwest	6	0	1	7	6	117	0	835	89	924	74
Arkansas	NA Southeast	0	1	0	1	2	7	0	51	23	74	25
California	NA West	7	2	3	12	15	147	0	977	135	1,112	228
Colorado	NA Central	2	1	1	4	4	35	0	277	33	310	64
Connecticut	NA Northeast	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	28	6	34	10
Delaware	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10	2	12	3
District of Columbia	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	1
Florida	NA Southeast	2	1	2	5	4	34	0	224	50	274	84
Georgia	NA Southeast	1	0	0	1	2	19	0	134	28	162	44
Hawaii	NA West	2	0	0	2	2	16	0	127	16	143	26
Idaho	NA Central	6	1	2	9	3	137	0	1,179	49	1,228	70
Illinois	NA Central	2	0	0	2	1	12	0	91	26	117	42
Indiana	NA Northeast	1	0	0	1	1	12	0	78	23	101	40
Iowa	NA Central	0	0	1	1	1	8	0	44	24	68	30
Kansas	NA Central	0	0	1	1	1	7	0	59	15	74	29
Kentucky	NA Southeast	1	0	0	1	1	8	0	51	32	83	28
Louisiana	NA Southeast	1	0	0	1	1	7	0	33	18	51	15
Maine	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	8	26	10
Maryland	NA Northeast	1	0	0	1	2	10	0	65	17	82	14
Massachusetts	NA Northeast	1	0	0	1	1	7	0	42	15	57	18
Michigan	NA Northeast	1	0	1	2	2	9	1	62	37	99	43
Minnesota	NA Central	1	0	0	1	1	8	0	54	21	75	29
Mississippi	NA Southeast	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	30	19	49	20
Missouri	NA Central	2	0	1	3	2	18	0	138	26	164	51
Montana	NA Central	2	1	1	4	1	13	0	90	43	133	50
Nebraska	NA Central	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	42	15	57	18
Nevada	NA Southwest	2	1	1	4	3	43	0	306	37	343	34
New Hampshire	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	14	4	18	6
New Jersey	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	41	21	62	20
New Mexico	NA Southwest	1	1	0	2	2	14	0	104	33	137	31
New York	NA Northeast	2	0	0	2	2	17	1	96	49	145	65
North Carolina	NA Southeast	1	0	1	2	2	19	0	139	44	183	51
North Dakota	NA Central	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	20	6	26	7
Ohio	NA Northeast	1	0	2	3	2	15	0	101	26	127	46
Oklahoma	NA Southwest	1	0	0	1	1	9	0	75	20	95	30
Oregon	NA West	2	1	0	3	3	35	0	243	48	291	76
Pennsylvania	NA Northeast	1	1	1	3	2	13	0	80	27	107	46
Rhode Island	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	1	9	1
South Carolina	NA Southeast	1	0	0	1	1	9	0	66	17	83	23
South Dakota	NA Central	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14	17	31	13
Tennessee	NA Southeast	2	0	1	3	2	12	0	86	31	117	35
Texas	NA Southwest	4	1	3	8	10	79	2	622	129	751	138
Utah	Utah	18	11	0	29	10	629	2	5,102	315	5,417	170
Vermont	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	4	12	8
Virginia	NA Northeast	1	0	1	2	2	22	0	173	37	210	46
Washington	NA West	4	0	2	6	7	60	0	428	54	482	97
West Virginia	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	25	12	37	14
Wisconsin	NA Central	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	48	21	69	29
Wyoming	NA Central	1	1	1	3	0	19	0	143	29	172	46

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	Temples				Mis­sions	Dis­tricts	Stakes	Con­gre­ga­tions			FHC
		O	U	A	T				Wards	Bran­ches	Total
American Samoa	Pacific	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	38	5	43	5
Guam	Asia North	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	4	1	5	2
Northern Mariana Islands	Pacific	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Puerto Rico	Caribbean	0	1	0	1	1	1	5	27	11	38	8
United States Virgin Islands	Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Totals		1	2	0	3	2	1	11	70	19	89	15

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

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.^[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

•  LDS Church portal

• Membership history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Canada)

References

1. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: United States", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 15 May 2022
2. Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
3. Category:United States Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
4. "General Handbook [2022], 33.6.2 Members of Record". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 11 Aug 2022.
5. "State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022". www.census.gov. from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
6. "Religion in American Culture -- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life". from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
7. Portrait of Mormons in the U.S. 2009-07-30 at the Wayback Machine, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, July 24, 2009
8. "The most and least racially diverse U.S. religious groups". pewresearch.org. Jul 27, 2015.
9. "Racial and ethnic composition among Mormons". pewforum.org. Retrieved 2021-11-24.