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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States
The Salt Lake Temple
Members	6,929,956 (2024) [1]
Stakes	1,709
Districts	10
Wards	12,766
Branches	1,812
Total Congregations [2]	14,578
Missions	110
Temples	94 Operating 23 Under Construction 34 Announced 151 Total
FamilySearch Centers	1,880 [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)
2023	6,868,793 (2.05% of US total)
2024	6,929,956 (2.03% 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, 2024, 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 2024 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	Dis­tricts	Stakes	Con­gre­ga­tions			FSC
		O	U	A	T				Wards	Bran­ches	Total
Alabama	NA Southeast	1	0	1	2	1	0	8	45	28	73	44
Alaska	NA West	1	0	2	3	1	0	9	59	22	81	15
Arizona	NA Southwest	6	0	3	9	6	0	118	818	86	904	74
Arkansas	NA Southeast	1	0	0	1	2	0	7	54	22	76	25
California	NA West	8	2	2	12	16	0	147	957	142	1,099	228
Colorado	NA Central	2	1	1	4	4	0	35	275	35	310	64
Connecticut	NA Northeast	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	25	6	31	10
Delaware	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	1	10	3
Florida	NA Southeast	3	0	2	5	5	0	32	222	56	278	84
Georgia	NA Southeast	1	0	0	1	2	0	19	134	28	162	44
Hawaii	NA West	2	0	2	4	2	0	16	127	15	142	26
Idaho	NA Central	6	3	2	11	3	0	142	1,224	50	1,274	70
Illinois	NA Central	2	0	0	2	1	0	12	89	30	119	42
Indiana	NA Northeast	1	0	0	1	1	0	13	79	22	101	40
Iowa	NA Central	0	0	1	1	1	0	8	44	24	68	30
Kansas	NA Central	0	1	0	1	1	0	7	60	15	75	29
Kentucky	NA Southeast	1	0	0	1	1	0	8	51	30	81	28
Louisiana	NA Southeast	1	0	0	1	1	0	7	33	20	53	15
Maine	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	9	27	10
Maryland	NA Northeast	1	0	0	1	2	0	10	65	18	83	14
Massachusetts	NA Northeast	1	0	0	1	1	0	7	42	13	55	18
Michigan	NA Northeast	1	0	1	2	2	1	10	62	37	99	43
Minnesota	NA Central	1	0	0	1	1	0	8	54	21	75	29
Mississippi	NA Southeast	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	30	18	48	20
Missouri	NA Central	2	0	1	3	2	0	19	149	28	177	51
Montana	NA Central	2	0	1	3	2	0	13	92	43	135	50
Nebraska	NA Central	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	42	15	57	18
Nevada	NA Southwest	2	1	1	4	4	0	43	302	35	337	34
New Hampshire	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	14	4	18	6
New Jersey	NA Northeast	0	0	1	1	1	0	6	41	20	61	20
New Mexico	NA Southwest	1	1	0	2	2	0	14	104	33	137	31
New York	NA Northeast	2	0	0	2	2	1	17	98	48	146	65
North Carolina	NA Southeast	1	0	1	2	2	0	20	142	46	188	51
North Dakota	NA Central	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	20	7	27	7
Ohio	NA Northeast	1	1	1	3	2	0	15	99	29	128	46
Oklahoma	NA Southwest	1	0	1	2	1	0	11	77	17	94	30
Oregon	NA West	2	1	0	3	3	0	34	239	48	287	76
Pennsylvania	NA Northeast	2	0	1	3	2	0	13	76	29	105	46
Rhode Island	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1	9	1
South Carolina	NA Southeast	1	0	1	2	2	0	10	65	18	83	23
South Dakota	NA Central	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	14	18	32	13
Tennessee	NA Southeast	2	1	0	3	2	0	12	87	29	116	35
Texas	NA Southwest	5	2	3	10	12	2	81	625	129	754	138
Utah	Utah	23	5	4	32	13	6	640	5,070	316	5,386	170
Vermont	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2	10	8
Virginia	NA Northeast	1	0	3	4	2	0	22	177	36	213	46
Washington	NA West	4	0	2	6	7	0	61	424	49	473	97
Washington, D.C.	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	1
West Virginia	NA Northeast	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	25	13	38	14
Wisconsin	NA Central	0	0	1	1	1	0	6	48	21	69	29
Wyoming	NA Central	2	1	0	3	0	0	19	141	30	171	46

Members and growth

State	Area	Members	Population	%LDS	2014	Change	Growth (%)	% of Total Growth	Pew	ARDA
Alabama	NA Southeast	41,239	5,157,699	0.8%	36,547	4,692	12.84%	1.01%	1%	10th
Alaska	NA West	33,987	740,133	4.59%	33,375	612	1.83%	0.13%	5%	2nd
Arizona	NA Southwest	444,789	7,582,384	5.87%	416,192	28,597	6.87%	6.17%	5%	2nd
Arkansas	NA Southeast	37,524	3,088,354	1.22%	29,898	7,626	25.51%	1.64%	1%	9th
California	NA West	728,639	39,431,263	1.85%	778,629	−49,990	-6.42%	-10.78%	1%	2nd
Colorado	NA Central	149,722	5,957,493	2.51%	151,523	−1,801	-1.19%	-0.39%	2%	2nd
Connecticut	NA Northeast	16,366	3,675,069	0.45%	15,571	795	5.11%	0.17%	1%	10th
Delaware	NA Northeast	5,865	1,051,917	0.56%	5,186	679	13.09%	0.15%	<1%	11th
Florida	NA Southeast	176,291	23,372,215	0.75%	149,355	26,936	18.03%	5.81%	1%	8th
Georgia	NA Southeast	92,583	11,180,878	0.83%	82,857	9,726	11.74%	2.1%	1%	8th
Hawaii	NA West	76,357	1,446,146	5.28%	73,660	2,697	3.66%	0.58%	3%	2nd
Idaho	NA Central	481,049	2,001,619	24.03%	430,757	50,292	11.68%	10.85%	19%	1st
Illinois	NA Central	58,886	12,710,158	0.46%	57,080	1,806	3.16%	0.39%	<1%	13th
Indiana	NA Northeast	48,851	6,924,275	0.71%	43,614	5,237	12.01%	1.13%	1%	13th
Iowa	NA Central	29,762	3,241,488	0.92%	27,131	2,631	9.7%	0.57%	<1%	13th
Kansas	NA Central	40,003	2,970,606	1.35%	36,377	3,626	9.97%	0.78%	1%	10th
Kentucky	NA Southeast	39,875	4,588,372	0.87%	34,210	5,665	16.56%	1.22%	<1%	8th
Louisiana	NA Southeast	30,076	4,597,740	0.65%	29,779	297	1%	0.06%	<1%	6th
Maine	NA Northeast	11,384	1,405,012	0.81%	10,876	508	4.67%	0.11%	2%	6th
Maryland	NA Northeast	44,649	6,263,220	0.71%	43,439	1,210	2.79%	0.26%	1%	8th
Massachusetts	NA Northeast	28,940	7,136,171	0.41%	26,678	2,262	8.48%	0.49%	1%	11th
Michigan	NA Northeast	46,847	10,140,459	0.46%	43,748	3,099	7.08%	0.67%	<1%	13th
Minnesota	NA Central	34,112	5,793,151	0.59%	32,030	2,082	6.5%	0.45%	1%	12th
Mississippi	NA Southeast	22,402	2,943,045	0.76%	21,630	772	3.57%	0.17%	1%	10th
Missouri	NA Central	83,213	6,245,466	1.33%	69,451	13,762	19.82%	2.97%	1%	8th
Montana	NA Central	52,446	1,137,233	4.61%	48,968	3,478	7.1%	0.75%	4%	2nd
Nebraska	NA Central	26,299	2,005,465	1.31%	24,357	1,942	7.97%	0.42%	1%	6th
Nevada	NA Southwest	183,097	3,267,467	5.6%	182,072	1,025	0.56%	0.22%	4%	2nd
New Hampshire	NA Northeast	8,713	1,409,032	0.62%	8,211	502	6.11%	0.11%	1%	6th
New Jersey	NA Northeast	36,374	9,500,851	0.38%	33,164	3,210	9.68%	0.69%	<1%	15th
New Mexico	NA Southwest	69,451	2,130,256	3.26%	69,850	−399	-0.57%	-0.09%	1%	3rd
New York	NA Northeast	90,634	19,867,248	0.46%	81,128	9,506	11.72%	2.05%	<1%	13th
North Carolina	NA Southeast	97,653	11,046,024	0.88%	82,162	15,491	18.85%	3.34%	1%	8th
North Dakota	NA Central	11,896	796,568	1.49%	11,017	879	7.98%	0.19%	<1%	7th
Ohio	NA Northeast	65,809	11,883,304	0.55%	60,810	4,999	8.22%	1.08%	1%	14th
Oklahoma	NA Southwest	53,614	4,095,393	1.31%	46,588	7,026	15.08%	1.52%	1%	8th
Oregon	NA West	150,416	4,272,371	3.52%	153,226	−2,810	-1.83%	-0.61%	3%	2nd
Pennsylvania	NA Northeast	54,015	13,078,751	0.41%	51,406	2,609	5.08%	0.56%	<1%	13th
Rhode Island	NA Northeast	4,861	1,112,308	0.44%	4,002	859	21.46%	0.19%	<1%	8th
South Carolina	NA Southeast	46,586	5,478,831	0.85%	40,288	6,298	15.63%	1.36%	<1%	11th
South Dakota	NA Central	11,979	924,669	1.3%	10,875	1,104	10.15%	0.24%	<1%	8th
Tennessee	NA Southeast	60,865	7,227,750	0.84%	49,277	11,588	23.52%	2.5%	1%	10th
Texas	NA Southwest	392,400	31,290,831	1.25%	334,772	57,628	17.21%	12.43%	1%	6th
Utah	Utah	2,205,134	3,503,613	62.94%	2,000,554	204,580	10.23%	44.12%	55%	1st
Vermont	NA Northeast	4,647	648,493	0.72%	4,646	1	0.02%	0%	<1%	7th
Virginia	NA Northeast	100,031	8,811,195	1.14%	94,273	5,758	6.11%	1.24%	2%	7th
Washington	NA West	282,266	7,958,180	3.55%	282,356	−90	-0.03%	-0.02%	3%	2nd
Washington, D.C.	NA Northeast	3,337	702,250	0.48%	2,562	775	30.25%	0.17%	1%	39th
West Virginia	NA Northeast	17,762	1,769,979	1%	17,040	722	4.24%	0.16%	2%	9th
Wisconsin	NA Central	28,741	5,960,975	0.48%	25,871	2,870	11.09%	0.62%	<1%	10th
Wyoming	NA Central	67,518	587,618	11.49%	67,199	319	0.47%	0.07%	9%	1st

Territories

Country	Area	Temples				Mis­sions	Dis­tricts	Stakes	Con­gre­ga­tions			FSC
		O	U	A	T				Wards	Bran­ches	Total
American Samoa	Pacific	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	38	5	43	6
Guam	Asia North	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	4	1	5	3
Northern Mariana Islands	Pacific	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Puerto Rico	Caribbean	1	0	0	1	1	1	5	27	11	38	13
United States Virgin Islands	Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Totals		2	1	0	3	2	1	11	70	19	89	23

Country	Area	Members	Population	%LDS	2014	Change	Growth (%)	% of Total Growth
American Samoa	Pacific	16,900	44,620	37.875%	16,621	279	1.68%	0.013%
Guam	Asia North	2,642	166,506	1.587%	2,265	377	16.64%	0.018%
Northern Mariana Islands	Pacific	911	45,143	2.018%	789	122	15.46%	0.006%
Puerto Rico	Caribbean	23,454	3,203,295	0.732%	23,064	390	1.69%	0.018%
United States Virgin Islands	Caribbean	633	104,917	0.603%	590	43	7.29%	0.002%
Totals		44,540	3,564,481	1.23%	43,329	1,211	1.25%	0.056%

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 7 April 2025
2. Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches
3. Find a FamilySearch Location, familysearch.org, retrieved 2 November 2024
4. "General Handbook [2022], 33.6.2 Members of Record". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 11 Aug 2022.
5. "State Population Totals: 2020-2023". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
6. "Religion in American Culture -- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life". Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
7. Portrait of Mormons in the U.S. Archived 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.