Mormon Church Membership in Utah

Utah Mormon Church Membership

Utah is the most populous state for Mormons in terms of membership (1,823,613) and percentage of the population (68.94%). Utah also has the most stakes (523) and temples (14). Utah is in a three-way tie with Florida and Washington for third place in missions (5).

The table below allows one to compare the Utah membership with other states and to follow the links for additional information.

Utah Mormon History

When the first company of Latter-day Saint pioneers began to journey westward, they did not know their end destination. But on 24 July 1847, when the wagons rolled out of the canyon into the Salt Lake Valley, their destination became apparent. “It is enough,” Church President Brigham Young said as he viewed the valley below. “This is the right place. Drive on.” Young named the area “Deseret,” meaning honeybee, signifying the hive of activity that would soon inhabit the area. The President stayed only 33 days before returning to Winter Quarters in Nebraska to assist other families on their trek. At least 236 pioneer companies of approximately 60,000 pioneers crossed the plains for Utah. With time, they transformed the desert valley into the bustling and prosperous Salt Lake City. (Source: LDS Newsroom)

Table of Mormon Church Membership in the United States

There is a more recent update of this table at U.S. LDS Membership.
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State	Members	% LDS	Stakes	Wards	Missions	Temples
Alabama	33,404	0.72	6	41	1	1
Alaska	29,460	4.31	7	48	1	1
Arizona1	368,417	5.81	86	677	4	5
Arkansas	25,296	0.89	5	32	1	0
California	749,490	2.05	159	1,195	17	7
Colorado	133,727	2.75	30	253	3	1
Connecticut	14,338	0.41	4	27	1	0
Delaware	4,585	0.53	1	8	0	0
District of Columbia	2,166	0.37	0	2	0	0
Florida5	129,238	0.71	25	183	5	2
Georgia	72,760	0.76	16	105	3	1
Hawaii	67,106	5.23	15	120	1	2
Idaho	399,427	26.64	115	936	2	4
Illinois	54,424	0.42	12	91	4	2
Indiana	40,139	0.63	11	68	1	0
Iowa	23,301	0.78	7	36	1	0
Kansas	32,116	1.16	7	52	0	0
Kentucky	30,498	0.72	6	40	1	1
Louisiana	27,119	0.63	6	31	1	1
Maine	10,160	0.77	2	14	0	0
Maryland	38,850	0.69	8	66	2	1
Massachusetts	24,114	0.37	4	38	1	1
Michigan	42,422	0.42	8	65	2	1
Minnesota	29,550	0.57	7	52	1	1
Mississippi	20,377	0.70	4	28	1	0
Missouri2	62,217	1.06	14	104	2	2
Montana	44,976	4.70	11	77	1	1
Nebraska	21,890	1.23	4	40	1	1
Nevada	172,330	6.72	33	291	2	2
New Hampshire	8,091	0.61	3	16	1	0
New Jersey	30,280	0.35	5	35	2	0
New Mexico	63,987	3.25	14	89	1	1
New York	74,004	0.38	14	83	4	2
North Carolina	71,737	0.79	15	102	2	1
North Dakota	6,005	0.94	2	7	0	1
Ohio	56,492	0.49	13	91	3	1
Oklahoma	40,683	1.12	7	57	2	1
Oregon	144,808	3.86	36	255	2	2
Pennsylvania3	47,832	0.38	10	74	3	1
Rhode Island	3,608	0.34	0	6	0	0
South Carolina	36,141	0.82	6	46	1	1
South Dakota	9,397	1.18	2	9	1	0
Tennessee	42,102	0.68	10	65	2	2
Texas	269,670	1.13	49	413	8	4
Utah4	1,823,613	68.94	523	4,296	5	14
Vermont	4,302	0.69	1	7	0	0
Virginia	83,225	1.08	19	144	2	0
Washington	253,166	3.91	54	440	5	3
West Virginia	16,491	0.91	4	24	1	0
Wisconsin	23,907	0.43	6	41	1	0
Wyoming	59,970	11.47	16	131	0	0
United States	5,873,408	1.95	1,422	11,151	106	72

Table Notes

1. Gilbert Arizona and Phoenix Arizona Temples announced. Gila Valley Arizona Temple under construction.
2. Kansas City Missouri Temple announced.
3. Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple announced.
4. Brigham City Utah Temple announced.
5. Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple announced.

Sources

Membership as of 31 December 2007. Temple information is current. Source: Deseret News 2009 Church Almanac and U.S. Census Bureau National and State population estimates.