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The tables on this section represents Latter-day Saint membership, as reported by the Church, as of December 31, 2022. [9] Except where indicated, general population figures are based on the latest CIA estimates (primarily for 2023). [10] Percentages of LDS members were calculated with this information.
The United States Census Bureau 2022 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)
Growth and demographic history. The records of the LDS Church show membership growth every decade since its beginning in the 1830s, although that has slowed significantly. Following initial growth rates that averaged 10% to 25% per year in the 1830s through 1850s, it grew at about 4% per year through the last four decades of the 19th century.
LDS membership as percentage of population by US states (2021). LDS membership by US states (2021). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) releases membership, congregational, and related information on a regular basis. The latest membership information LDS Church releases includes a count of membership, stakes, wards ...
[281] [282] In 2022, eight of the top ten nations with the highest LDS membership growth rate were in Africa, [283] and Latino people are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups with millions of LDS adherents in Latin American countries. [284] In the United States, church members tend to be more highly educated than the general population. [285]
1. Emeritus general authorities are individuals who have been released from active duties as general authorities. However, they remain general authorities of the church until their death. Except for the three former members of the Presiding Bishopric noted, all living emeritus general authorities are former members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. 2. These former members of the ...
70 [ 2 ] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Idaho. Rexburg, Idaho is home to Brigham Young University–Idaho. Idaho has the third most church members of any U.S. state (after Utah and California), and the second-highest percentage of ...
The LDS Church openly practiced plural marriage from 1852 to 1890 and taught that the practice was instituted by Joseph Smith and taught in secret to members of the church before his death. For many years, the leaders of the RLDS Church were vocal critics of the LDS Church's polygamy and argued that the practice had been introduced by Brigham ...