Mormon Metro Areas (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. metro areas on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population that are Mormon. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. The historically African American denominations are not included in the 2000 congregation and membership totals.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
2	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	790,754	59.3
1	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	324,790	88.1
45	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	233,280	1.4
9	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	160,023	4.9
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	92,214	2.6
7	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	88,824	5.7
49	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	87,993	1.3
21	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	66,334	2.9
4	Boise City, ID MSA	64,129	14.8
22	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	49,046	2.7
84	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	48,830	0.6
36	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	46,494	1.8
39	San Diego, CA MSA	46,268	1.6
127	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	44,354	0.2
74	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	40,380	0.8
3	Pocatello, ID MSA	35,659	47.2
75	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	35,301	0.8
18	Honolulu, HI MSA	28,802	3.3
94	Atlanta, GA MSA	22,229	0.5
124	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	21,956	0.2
119	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	17,391	0.3
34	Tucson, AZ MSA	17,077	2.0
35	Fresno, CA MSA	16,872	1.8
68	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	15,305	0.9
5	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	14,741	12.1
16	Spokane, WA MSA	14,225	3.4
122	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	14,143	0.3
33	Bakersfield, CA MSA	13,821	2.1
6	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	13,274	6.9
127	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	12,986	0.2
106	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	12,473	0.4
117	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	12,129	0.3
75	San Antonio, TX MSA	12,084	0.8
38	Albuquerque, NM MSA	11,774	1.7
15	Reno, NV MSA	11,712	3.5
104	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	11,576	0.4
29	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	11,489	2.2
82	Orlando, FL MSA	10,929	0.7
28	Modesto, CA MSA	10,444	2.3
35	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	10,299	1.8
73	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	9,788	0.8
25	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	8,341	2.6
19	Anchorage, AK MSA	8,203	3.2
114	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	8,091	0.3
99	Indianapolis, IN MSA	7,909	0.5
78	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	7,801	0.7
98	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	7,774	0.5
79	Jacksonville, FL MSA	7,734	0.7
99	Columbus, OH MSA	7,590	0.5
110	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	7,527	0.4
56	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	7,502	1.1
99	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	7,347	0.5
14	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	7,172	3.5
124	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	7,161	0.2
83	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	6,522	0.7
95	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	6,348	0.5
26	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	6,330	2.5
100	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	5,987	0.5
18	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	5,963	3.3
8	Grand Junction, CO MSA	5,890	5.1
101	Nashville, TN MSA	5,801	0.5
70	El Paso, TX MSA	5,662	0.8
46	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	5,607	1.4
62	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	5,466	1.0
31	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	5,418	2.2
81	Tulsa, OK MSA	5,407	0.7
27	Yakima, WA MSA	5,356	2.4
11	Billings, MT MSA	5,292	4.1
126	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	5,152	0.2
95	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	5,081	0.5
47	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	5,001	1.4
97	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	4,906	0.5
20	Redding, CA MSA	4,838	3.0
104	Rochester, NY MSA	4,790	0.4
120	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	4,747	0.3
111	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	4,182	0.4
77	Wichita, KS MSA	4,046	0.7
112	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	3,909	0.4
23	Yuba City, CA MSA	3,728	2.7
61	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	3,727	1.0
120	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,698	0.3
112	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	3,647	0.4
75	Lexington, KY MSA	3,628	0.8
12	Missoula, MT MSA	3,620	3.8
109	Birmingham, AL MSA	3,608	0.4
32	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,577	2.1
30	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,537	2.2
90	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	3,392	0.6
99	Knoxville, TN MSA	3,381	0.5
80	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	3,302	0.7
120	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	3,160	0.3
10	Casper, WY MSA	3,141	4.7
62	Springfield, MO MSA	3,137	1.0
91	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	3,132	0.6
59	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,114	1.0
60	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	3,064	1.0
122	Hartford, CT NECMA	3,038	0.3
43	Merced, CA MSA	3,032	1.4
77	Salinas, CA MSA	2,974	0.7
74	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,924	0.8
46	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,921	1.4
100	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	2,866	0.5
88	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	2,864	0.6
13	Great Falls, MT MSA	2,855	3.6
96	Columbia, SC MSA	2,809	0.5
17	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,726	3.3
40	Las Cruces, NM MSA	2,725	1.6
92	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	2,722	0.6
106	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	2,668	0.4
72	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,664	0.8
118	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	2,626	0.3
78	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	2,621	0.7
77	Huntsville, AL MSA	2,550	0.7
93	Des Moines, IA MSA	2,524	0.6
97	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	2,515	0.5
88	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,470	0.6
128	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	2,375	0.2
73	Fayetteville, NC MSA	2,366	0.8
37	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,347	1.7
66	Lincoln, NE MSA	2,292	0.9
100	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	2,162	0.5
76	Tallahassee, FL MSA	2,128	0.8
109	Mobile, AL MSA	2,118	0.4
44	Santa Fe, NM MSA	2,106	1.4
51	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,072	1.2
102	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,040	0.5
62	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,993	1.0
121	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,941	0.3
128	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,929	0.2
104	Jackson, MS MSA	1,923	0.4
118	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	1,882	0.3
90	Macon, GA MSA	1,878	0.6
53	Joplin, MO MSA	1,869	1.2
75	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,856	0.8
101	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,852	0.5
73	Roanoke, VA MSA	1,851	0.8
55	Topeka, KS MSA	1,849	1.1
67	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,837	0.9
69	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,830	0.8
100	York, PA MSA	1,816	0.5
94	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,805	0.5
96	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	1,791	0.5
54	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,786	1.2
119	Toledo, OH MSA	1,778	0.3
118	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	1,771	0.3
41	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,730	1.5
85	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,723	0.6
110	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	1,686	0.4
120	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,672	0.3
102	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,599	0.5
115	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	1,589	0.3
82	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,575	0.7
71	Laredo, TX MSA	1,542	0.8
123	Springfield, MA NECMA	1,506	0.3
80	Gainesville, FL MSA	1,504	0.7
61	Panama City, FL MSA	1,445	1.0
113	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,429	0.4
125	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	1,427	0.2
100	Savannah, GA MSA	1,416	0.5
76	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,380	0.8
118	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,374	0.3
52	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	1,346	1.2
42	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,341	1.5
111	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,331	0.4
70	Charlottesville, VA MSA	1,330	0.8
106	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,317	0.4
98	Ocala, FL MSA	1,305	0.5
65	Columbia, MO MSA	1,257	0.9
123	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,250	0.3
83	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	1,242	0.7
100	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,236	0.5
48	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,231	1.3
50	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,231	1.2
108	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	1,194	0.4
72	Jacksonville, NC MSA	1,189	0.8
58	Lawton, OK MSA	1,171	1.0
102	Charleston, WV MSA	1,170	0.5
64	Rochester, MN MSA	1,168	0.9
123	Lancaster, PA MSA	1,154	0.3
75	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,140	0.8
83	Tyler, TX MSA	1,139	0.7
122	Madison, WI MSA	1,129	0.3
72	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,113	0.8
106	South Bend, IN MSA	1,106	0.4
104	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,104	0.4
97	Waco, TX MSA	1,093	0.5
58	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,064	1.0
63	Iowa City, IA MSA	1,051	1.0
76	Dothan, AL MSA	1,030	0.8
96	Burlington, VT NECMA	1,027	0.5
117	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	993	0.3
120	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	990	0.3
61	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	985	1.0
122	Rockford, IL MSA	980	0.3
94	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	978	0.5
72	Bloomington, IN MSA	951	0.8
104	Lynchburg, VA MSA	950	0.4
108	Wilmington, NC MSA	945	0.4
86	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	944	0.6
106	Asheville, NC MSA	940	0.4
94	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	923	0.5
67	St. Joseph, MO MSA	914	0.9
114	Portland, ME NECMA	891	0.3
112	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	881	0.4
91	Athens, GA MSA	880	0.6
90	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	875	0.6
127	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	870	0.2
89	Monroe, LA MSA	867	0.6
126	Lafayette, LA MSA	863	0.2
105	Springfield, IL MSA	863	0.4
119	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	859	0.3
118	Erie, PA MSA	843	0.3
92	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	838	0.6
83	Abilene, TX MSA	827	0.7
103	Lake Charles, LA MSA	827	0.5
103	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	822	0.5
98	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	818	0.5
107	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	801	0.4
94	Bangor, ME NECMA	789	0.5
87	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	779	0.6
129	Reading, PA MSA	726	0.2
116	Green Bay, WI MSA	721	0.3
107	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	710	0.4
85	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	694	0.6
91	Albany, GA MSA	690	0.6
94	Alexandria, LA MSA	688	0.5
96	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	680	0.5
72	Victoria, TX MSA	663	0.8
90	Decatur, IL MSA	660	0.6
99	Greenville, NC MSA	657	0.5
100	State College, PA MSA	647	0.5
108	Jackson, MI MSA	640	0.4
97	Florence, SC MSA	637	0.5
98	Dover, DE MSA	628	0.5
108	Lima, OH MSA	617	0.4
104	Jamestown, NY MSA	611	0.4
94	Anniston, AL MSA	605	0.5
86	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	605	0.6
57	Enid, OK MSA	596	1.0
92	Sumter, SC MSA	588	0.6
92	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	584	0.6
108	Florence, AL MSA	578	0.4
123	Johnstown, PA MSA	573	0.3
114	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	557	0.3
98	Danville, VA MSA	556	0.5
94	Gadsden, AL MSA	556	0.5
120	Houma, LA MSA	535	0.3
118	Mansfield, OH MSA	524	0.3
108	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	511	0.4
119	St. Cloud, MN MSA	488	0.3
115	Eau Claire, WI MSA	487	0.3
106	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	482	0.4
90	Jonesboro, AR MSA	478	0.6
115	Decatur, AL MSA	477	0.3
114	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	476	0.3
98	Elmira, NY MSA	455	0.5
111	Williamsport, PA MSA	450	0.4
112	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	446	0.4
98	Dubuque, IA MSA	444	0.5
113	Wausau, WI MSA	435	0.4
120	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	431	0.3
118	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	428	0.3
115	Altoona, PA MSA	423	0.3
130	Naples, FL MSA	421	0.2
109	Jackson, TN MSA	415	0.4
108	Kokomo, IN MSA	405	0.4
116	Muncie, IN MSA	377	0.3
118	Glens Falls, NY MSA	369	0.3
121	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	369	0.3
121	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	360	0.3
117	Sheboygan, WI MSA	350	0.3
109	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	329	0.4
131	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	258	0.1
121	Owensboro, KY MSA	248	0.3
130	Sharon, PA MSA	207	0.2
132	Corvallis, OR MSA	--	0.0

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 149 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Dale E. Jones, Sherri Doty, Clifford Grammich, James E. Horsch, Richard Houseal, Mac Lynn, John P. Marcum, Kenneth M. Sanchagrin and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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