Mormon States (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. states on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population that are Mormon. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. The historically African American denominations are not included in the 2000 congregation and membership totals.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Complete List

Ranking	State	Adherents	Percent
1	Utah	1,483,858	66.5
2	Idaho	311,425	24.1
3	Wyoming	47,129	9.5
4	Nevada	116,925	5.9
5	Arizona	251,974	4.9
6	Montana	32,726	3.6
7	Hawaii	42,758	3.5
8	Oregon	104,312	3.1
9	Alaska	19,019	3.0
10	Washington	178,000	3.0
11	New Mexico	42,261	2.3
12	Colorado	92,326	2.2
13	California	529,575	1.6
14	Nebraska	15,003	0.9
15	South Dakota	5,998	0.8
16	Kansas	20,356	0.8
17	Texas	155,451	0.8
17	Virginia	53,308	0.8
18	Missouri	41,014	0.7
19	Oklahoma	24,564	0.7
20	North Dakota	3,665	0.6
21	Arkansas	14,916	0.6
21	Maine	7,119	0.6
22	West Virginia	9,922	0.6
23	Georgia	43,910	0.5
24	Iowa	15,236	0.5
25	New Hampshire	6,354	0.5
25	North Carolina	40,936	0.5
25	South Carolina	20,424	0.5
26	Vermont	3,046	0.5
27	Maryland	25,882	0.5
28	Florida	75,620	0.5
28	Indiana	28,309	0.5
29	Alabama	20,397	0.5
29	Mississippi	12,992	0.5
30	Kentucky	17,966	0.4
31	Tennessee	24,075	0.4
32	Minnesota	20,122	0.4
33	Louisiana	16,080	0.4
34	Delaware	2,760	0.4
35	Ohio	38,824	0.3
36	Wisconsin	16,843	0.3
37	Michigan	30,020	0.3
38	Illinois	35,859	0.3
39	Connecticut	9,593	0.3
40	Massachusetts	16,396	0.3
41	Pennsylvania	31,032	0.3
42	New Jersey	19,855	0.2
42	New York	44,987	0.2
43	Rhode Island	2,295	0.2

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 149 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Dale E. Jones, Sherri Doty, Clifford Grammich, James E. Horsch, Richard Houseal, Mac Lynn, John P. Marcum, Kenneth M. Sanchagrin and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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