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