Number of Church Members

  • Worldwide, there are over 14 million members of the church, nearly the same as the number of Jews.
  • In the United States the Church is the 4th largest individual denomination with over 5.5 million members, a population about equal to the number of Muslims.
  • Only 12% of all church members live in Utah. Most do not live in North America.
  • Aside from the United States, other regions with significant numbers of members include Mexico and Asia (1 million members each), South America (3 million members), and Central America and Europe (about half a million each). The rapid growth the Church has been experiencing in Africa, where the number of members already passes a quarter of a million, is particularly exciting.
  • After Catholics, the Church of Jesus Christ is the largest religion by number in ten U.S. states. ()

(Accurate as of December 31st, 2004, December, 2002, 1999?.)


Worldwide Statistics (Selected Countries):
Country Percent Country Number of Members
Tonga
46.0%
USA
5,503,192
Samoa
36.0%
Mexico
980,053
American Samoa
24.1%
Brazil
897,091
Niue
12.0%
Chile
534,754
Kiribati
10.7%
Philippines
537,014
Tahiti
7.8%
Peru
402,230
Cook Islands
8.3%
Argentina
339,929
Marshall Islands
7.0%
United Kingdom
180,095
Chile
3.3%
Guatemala
196,777
Palau
2.1%
Canada
166,442
USA
1.9%
Uruguay
2.5%
New Zealand
2.35%
Guatemala
1.34%
Honduras
1.6%
Bolivia
1.6%
Ecuador
1.2%
Peru
1.4%
Belize
1.0%


A monument at temple square celebrating the diversity of the Church

A monument in Salt Lake City, Utah, celebrating the diversity within the Church.


(Accurate as of 2006. See 2006 Church Almanac)


U.S. Statistics (Selected States):
State
Percent
State
Number of Members
Utah
72%
Utah
1,720,434
Idaho
27%
California
761,763
Wyoming
11%
Idaho
376,661
Nevada
7.1%
Arizona
346,677
Arizona
6.0%
Washington
241,908
Montana
4.6%
Texas
243,957
Hawaii
5.1%
Oregon
141,482
Oregon
4.0%
Nevada
165,498
Washington
3.9%
Colorado
126,118
Alaska
4.2%
Florida
123,209


(Accurate as of 2006. See 2006 Church Almanac.)


70% of church members worldwide were not born into the faith.
(Accurate as of 2006.)

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