The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
This page shows the membership statistics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) within the United States. Official LDS Membership. Membership reported by the LDS Church on December 31, 2021 was used to determine the number of members in each state. The LDS Church defines membership as: The United States Census Bureau 2021 population estimates was used as the basis for the general population. Each state link gives a brief history and additional membership information for that state. From religious surveys. 2001  American Religious Identification Survey. The 2001 American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) was based on a random digit-dialed telephone survey of 50,281 American adults in the continental U.S. 2007 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life published a survey of 35,556 adults living in the United States that was conducted in 2007. The 2007 survey, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI), found 1.7% of the U.S. adult population self identified themselves as Mormon. The table below lists a few significant findings, from the survey, about Mormons. Note: some less populated states were  combined in this survey. These include:Montana-Wyoming,D.C.-Maryland, North & South Dakota, New Hampshire-Vermont, and Connecticut-Rhode Island. The racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. membership is predominantly white with a lower percentage of blacks when compared to the U.S. average.