Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints live all over the world, but within the United States, where are the greatest populations?

Listed below are the top 10 states with the highest populations of Mormons (as a percentage of the overall population). The numbers come from the Pew Research Center and Mormon Newsroom, via the article “Top 10 states with the most Mormons” from UtahValley360.

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#1 state is Utah with 55%

Total Church Membership: 2,000,554
Missions: 9 (There are now 10 missions in Utah with the addition of the Orem Utah Mission.)
Congregations: 4,971
Temples: 16 dedicated, 1 under construction

#2 state is Idaho with 19%

Total Church Membership: 430,757
Missions: 4
Congregations: 1,117
Temples: 4

#3 is Wyoming with 9%

Total Church Membership: 67,199
Missions: 1 (As of January 2015)
Congregations: 157
Temples: 0 dedicated, 1 under construction

#4 is Arizona with 5%

Total Church Membership:416,192
Missions: 6
Congregations: 844
Temples: 5

#5 is Alaska, also with  5%

Total Church Membership: 33,375
Missions: 1
Congregations: 86
Temples: 1

#6 is Nevada with 4%

Total Church Membership: 182,072
Missions: 3
Congregations: 330
Temples: 2

#7 is Oregon, also with  4%

Total Church Membership: 153,226
Missions: 3
Congregations: 306
Temples: 2

#8 is Montana with 4%

Total Church Membership: 48,968
Missions: 1
Congregations: 123
Temples: 1

# 9 is Hawaii with 3%

Total Church Membership: 73,660
Missions: 1
Congregations: 138
Temples: 2

#10 is Washington, also with  3%

Total Church Membership: 282,356
Missions: 7
Congregations: 549
Temples: 3

Note that the following states have 2%: Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Maine; New Mexico; Virginia; and West Virginia.

All other U.S. states have LDS populations of less than 2%.


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