Mormon Metro Areas (1990)

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Using data from the 1990 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.

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

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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
1	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	236,893	89.9
2	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	708,047	66.0
3	Pocatello, ID MSA	31,830	48.2
4	Boise City, ID MSA	43,938	14.9
5	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	14,433	14.2
6	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	11,713	7.8
7	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	63,597	7.5
8	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	120,121	5.4
9	Grand Junction, CO MSA	4,755	5.1
10	Casper, WY MSA	2,967	4.9
11	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	7,066	3.9
12	Reno, NV MSA	9,808	3.9
13	Great Falls, MT MSA	2,987	3.8
14	Missoula, MT MSA	2,963	3.8
15	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,648	3.6
16	Billings, MT MSA	3,952	3.5
17	Spokane, WA MSA	11,976	3.3
18	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	4,699	3.2
19	Honolulu, HI MSA	26,754	3.2
20	Redding, CA MSA	4,674	3.2
21	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	55,543	3.1
22	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	43,892	3.0
23	Corvallis, OR MSA	2,090	3.0
24	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,093	2.9
25	Yuba City, CA MSA	3,383	2.8
26	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	80,552	2.7
27	Yakima, WA MSA	5,035	2.7
28	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	7,537	2.7
29	Modesto, CA MSA	9,350	2.5
30	Anchorage, AK MSA	5,611	2.5
31	Fresno, CA MSA	18,494	2.5
32	Bellingham, WA MSA	2,908	2.3
33	Bakersfield, CA MSA	11,630	2.1
34	Tucson, AZ MSA	14,064	2.1
35	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	8,188	2.1
36	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	3,807	2.1
36	Merced, CA MSA	3,655	2.1
37	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	9,615	2.0
38	San Diego, CA MSA	46,863	1.9
39	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	36,867	1.9
39	Santa Fe, NM MSA	2,180	1.9
40	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	3,948	1.8
41	Albuquerque, NM MSA	10,452	1.8
42	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	6,321	1.7
43	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	236,707	1.6
44	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	5,042	1.6
45	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	96,972	1.6
46	Las Cruces, NM MSA	2,026	1.5
47	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,214	1.5
48	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,800	1.5
49	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,354	1.2
50	Salinas, CA MSA	3,931	1.1
51	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,134	1.1
52	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	6,515	1.0
53	El Paso, TX MSA	5,978	1.0
53	Panama City, FL MSA	1,278	1.0
54	Joplin, MO MSA	1,312	1.0
55	Lawrence, KS MSA	756	0.9
56	Topeka, KS MSA	1,465	0.9
57	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	911	0.9
57	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,288	0.9
58	Bloomington, IN MSA	963	0.9
59	Lawton, OK MSA	966	0.9
60	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	3,073	0.9
60	Rochester, MN MSA	910	0.9
61	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,020	0.8
61	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,430	0.8
61	Columbia, MO MSA	943	0.8
62	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,461	0.8
63	San Angelo, TX MSA	804	0.8
63	Tallahassee, FL MSA	1,907	0.8
64	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	12,817	0.8
64	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,727	0.8
64	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,834	0.8
64	Roanoke, VA MSA	1,825	0.8
64	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	936	0.8
65	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	2,041	0.8
66	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	770	0.8
66	Jacksonville, FL MSA	7,115	0.8
67	Huntsville, AL MSA	2,246	0.8
68	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,416	0.8
68	Sumter, SC MSA	784	0.8
69	Dothan, AL MSA	976	0.8
69	Wilmington, NC MSA	1,292	0.8
70	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	2,846	0.7
71	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,901	0.7
71	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,565	0.7
71	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,534	0.7
71	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,618	0.7
72	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	28,992	0.7
72	Jacksonville, NC MSA	1,075	0.7
72	Springfield, MO MSA	1,905	0.7
73	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,940	0.7
74	St. Joseph, MO MSA	687	0.7
75	Charlottesville, VA MSA	902	0.7
75	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,109	0.7
75	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	6,659	0.7
75	Wichita, KS MSA	3,325	0.7
76	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	2,127	0.7
76	Columbia, SC MSA	3,091	0.7
76	San Antonio, TX MSA	9,038	0.7
77	Victoria, TX MSA	500	0.7
77	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	879	0.7
78	Abilene, TX MSA	792	0.7
78	Dover, DE MSA	732	0.7
78	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	2,622	0.7
79	Gainesville, FL MSA	1,168	0.6
80	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,854	0.6
80	Orlando, FL MSA	7,703	0.6
81	Iowa City, IA MSA	596	0.6
81	Tulsa, OK MSA	4,429	0.6
82	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,583	0.6
82	Lexington, KY MSA	2,473	0.6
82	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	5,282	0.6
83	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	3,182	0.6
83	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	1,037	0.6
83	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	22,506	0.6
83	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	631	0.6
83	Savannah, GA MSA	1,561	0.6
84	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	2,982	0.6
84	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,039	0.6
85	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	4,939	0.6
85	Laredo, TX MSA	771	0.6
85	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	39,233	0.6
86	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	2,352	0.6
86	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	546	0.6
87	Macon, GA MSA	1,616	0.6
87	Muncie, IN MSA	672	0.6
87	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	843	0.6
87	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	692	0.6
88	Anniston, AL MSA	636	0.6
88	Bismarck, ND MSA	461	0.6
88	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	930	0.6
88	Elmira, NY MSA	526	0.6
89	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	2,793	0.5
90	Enid, OK MSA	302	0.5
90	Portland, ME NECMA	1,299	0.5
90	Tyler, TX MSA	807	0.5
91	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	5,960	0.5
91	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	2,064	0.5
92	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	643	0.5
92	Decatur, IL MSA	581	0.5
92	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	5,255	0.5
92	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	7,175	0.5
93	Bangor, ME NECMA	725	0.5
93	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	1,437	0.5
93	Terre Haute, IN MSA	723	0.5
94	Albany, GA MSA	545	0.5
94	Atlanta, GA MSA	14,243	0.5
94	Monroe, LA MSA	684	0.5
95	Gadsden, AL MSA	467	0.5
95	Waco, TX MSA	892	0.5
96	Danville, VA MSA	503	0.5
96	Florence, AL MSA	603	0.5
96	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,172	0.5
96	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	3,897	0.5
96	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,719	0.5
97	Alexandria, LA MSA	589	0.5
97	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,793	0.5
97	Florence, SC MSA	515	0.5
98	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	4,200	0.4
98	Greenville, NC MSA	480	0.4
98	Jackson, TN MSA	399	0.4
98	Kokomo, IN MSA	426	0.4
98	Ocala, FL MSA	857	0.4
99	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,136	0.4
99	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,493	0.4
99	Decatur, AL MSA	567	0.4
99	Rochester, NY MSA	4,587	0.4
100	Charleston, WV MSA	1,031	0.4
100	Indianapolis, IN MSA	5,601	0.4
100	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	566	0.4
101	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	345	0.4
101	Columbus, OH MSA	5,438	0.4
101	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	460	0.4
101	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	600	0.4
102	Jamestown, NY MSA	560	0.4
102	Jonesboro, AR MSA	271	0.4
102	Mobile, AL MSA	1,843	0.4
103	Des Moines, IA MSA	1,494	0.4
103	Eau Claire, WI MSA	519	0.4
103	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,178	0.4
103	Jackson, MI MSA	576	0.4
103	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,294	0.4
103	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	326	0.4
103	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	421	0.4
104	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	3,108	0.4
104	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	1,599	0.4
104	Knoxville, TN MSA	2,151	0.4
104	Madison, WI MSA	1,373	0.4
104	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	537	0.4
104	Nashville, TN MSA	3,660	0.4
104	State College, PA MSA	453	0.4
104	York, PA MSA	1,262	0.4
105	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	9,132	0.4
105	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	9,035	0.4
106	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,917	0.4
106	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	2,068	0.4
106	Lima, OH MSA	538	0.4
106	Lynchburg, VA MSA	682	0.4
106	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	565	0.4
107	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	536	0.3
107	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	7,100	0.3
108	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	506	0.3
108	Jackson, MS MSA	1,289	0.3
108	Naples, FL MSA	498	0.3
109	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	759	0.3
109	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	792	0.3
109	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,461	0.3
109	Mansfield, OH MSA	551	0.3
109	Rockford, IL MSA	1,060	0.3
109	Springfield, IL MSA	610	0.3
110	Burlington, VT NECMA	543	0.3
110	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	864	0.3
110	Glens Falls, NY MSA	363	0.3
110	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	318	0.3
110	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	1,322	0.3
110	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	417	0.3
111	Altoona, PA MSA	396	0.3
111	Athens, GA MSA	385	0.3
111	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	2,994	0.3
111	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,848	0.3
111	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,216	0.3
112	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	5,275	0.3
112	Dubuque, IA MSA	248	0.3
112	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	984	0.3
112	Green Bay, WI MSA	574	0.3
112	Johnstown, PA MSA	688	0.3
112	Lake Charles, LA MSA	495	0.3
112	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	2,760	0.3
112	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	1,402	0.3
112	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	2,477	0.3
112	Williamsport, PA MSA	342	0.3
113	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	2,383	0.3
114	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	505	0.3
114	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,140	0.3
114	Erie, PA MSA	740	0.3
114	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	2,531	0.3
114	Syracuse, NY MSA	2,014	0.3
115	South Bend, IN MSA	631	0.3
116	Asheville, NC MSA	489	0.3
116	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	7,850	0.3
117	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	771	0.2
117	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	382	0.2
117	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	937	0.2
117	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	339	0.2
117	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	288	0.2
118	Sharon, PA MSA	274	0.2
119	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	18,394	0.2
119	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	6,415	0.2
119	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	11,163	0.2
119	Springfield, MA NECMA	1,326	0.2
119	Toledo, OH MSA	1,372	0.2
120	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	11,806	0.2
120	Lancaster, PA MSA	871	0.2
120	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	3,395	0.2
120	Owensboro, KY MSA	183	0.2
120	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	1,319	0.2
121	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	1,202	0.2
121	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	282	0.2
121	Reading, PA MSA	675	0.2
121	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	649	0.2
122	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	2,255	0.2
122	St. Cloud, MN MSA	288	0.2
122	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,140	0.2
123	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,975	0.2
123	Lafayette, LA MSA	620	0.2
124	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	9,952	0.2
124	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	3,982	0.2
124	Wausau, WI MSA	194	0.2
125	Houma, LA MSA	296	0.2
125	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	678	0.2
126	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	23,234	0.1
126	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,106	0.1
126	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	166	0.1
127	Sheboygan, WI 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 132 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Martin B. Bradley, Norman M. Green, Jr., Dale E. Jones, Mac Lynn, and Lou McNeil supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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