Nearly half of Church members in the U.S. live in 3 states. Where do the rest live?

30 Aug 2021, 8:00 a.m. MDT

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David Schneider is a managing editor of the Church News.

Utah is home to just less than one-third of the Latter-day Saints who live in the United States. California has the second-largest share of American members of the Church, with about one-ninth of the total.

The chart shows the percentage of American Latter-day Saints who live in each state that has 1% or more of the Church’s membership in the United States. Other states are grouped by region.

Percentage of American Latter-day Saints who live in each state or region. | Credit: Aaron Thorup, for the Church News