Mormon Metro Areas (1980)

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Using data from the 1980 Churches and Church 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. Most historically African American denominations are not included in the 1980 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	567,808	62.4
39	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	186,047	1.6
1	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	184,282	84.5
40	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	84,317	1.6
9	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	77,200	4.8
28	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	51,433	2.1
24	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	40,160	2.5
6	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	38,223	7.2
5	Boise City, ID MSA	33,471	13.0
34	San Diego, CA MSA	31,872	1.7
21	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	29,560	2.7
3	Pocatello, ID MSA	28,323	43.3
42	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	25,653	1.5
88	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	22,761	0.4
22	Honolulu, HI MSA	19,828	2.6
80	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	14,593	0.5
82	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	13,768	0.5
119	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	13,545	0.1
111	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	13,228	0.2
4	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	10,882	13.8
19	Spokane, WA MSA	9,937	2.9
36	Fresno, CA MSA	9,590	1.7
33	Tucson, AZ MSA	9,515	1.8
109	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	9,483	0.2
7	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	9,145	6.3
29	Bakersfield, CA MSA	8,519	2.1
38	Albuquerque, NM MSA	7,892	1.6
95	Atlanta, GA MSA	7,064	0.3
79	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	6,947	0.5
115	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	6,781	0.1
25	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	6,696	2.4
14	Reno, NV MSA	6,616	3.4
115	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	6,604	0.1
102	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	6,077	0.3
35	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	5,876	1.7
101	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	5,823	0.3
11	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	5,544	3.9
30	Modesto, CA MSA	5,484	2.1
78	San Antonio, TX MSA	5,468	0.5
37	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	4,932	1.7
20	Anchorage, AK MSA	4,900	2.8
41	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	4,752	1.5
88	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	4,730	0.4
98	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	4,729	0.3
52	El Paso, TX MSA	4,606	1.0
65	Jacksonville, FL MSA	4,602	0.6
92	Indianapolis, IN MSA	4,553	0.4
112	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	4,342	0.2
76	Orlando, FL MSA	4,154	0.5
8	Grand Junction, CO MSA	4,139	5.1
103	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	4,093	0.2
80	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	4,085	0.5
13	Redding, CA MSA	3,997	3.5
26	Yakima, WA MSA	3,992	2.3
112	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	3,918	0.2
66	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	3,792	0.6
96	Columbus, OH MSA	3,740	0.3
81	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	3,518	0.5
23	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	3,426	2.6
50	Salinas, CA MSA	3,318	1.1
93	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	3,207	0.3
45	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	3,181	1.3
18	Billings, MT MSA	3,168	2.9
31	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	3,117	2.0
10	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,031	3.9
96	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,981	0.3
98	Rochester, NY MSA	2,965	0.3
58	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,739	0.7
99	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	2,684	0.3
12	Casper, WY MSA	2,677	3.7
107	New Orleans, LA MSA	2,659	0.2
16	Great Falls, MT MSA	2,630	3.3
110	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	2,630	0.2
75	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	2,605	0.5
88	Tulsa, OK MSA	2,593	0.4
34	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,558	1.7
15	Missoula, MT MSA	2,486	3.3
69	Columbia, SC MSA	2,457	0.6
101	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	2,425	0.3
26	Yuba City, CA MSA	2,358	2.3
88	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	2,307	0.4
17	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,190	3.2
48	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,155	1.2
95	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	2,133	0.3
99	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	2,106	0.3
102	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,076	0.3
79	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	2,070	0.5
81	Wichita, KS MSA	2,054	0.5
32	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,993	1.9
85	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	1,986	0.4
77	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,944	0.5
43	Merced, CA MSA	1,896	1.4
63	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,870	0.7
107	Nashville, TN MSA	1,743	0.2
80	Lexington, KY MSA	1,737	0.5
86	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	1,711	0.4
109	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	1,694	0.2
83	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,662	0.4
97	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	1,640	0.3
64	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,617	0.7
100	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	1,577	0.3
76	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,573	0.5
27	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,568	2.3
115	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,520	0.1
109	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	1,496	0.2
77	Pensacola, FL MSA	1,490	0.5
100	Knoxville, TN MSA	1,486	0.3
62	Roanoke, VA MSA	1,484	0.7
49	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,483	1.2
82	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	1,466	0.5
92	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	1,465	0.4
113	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,441	0.1
107	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,440	0.2
88	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	1,429	0.4
110	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	1,400	0.2
84	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	1,390	0.4
113	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	1,388	0.1
77	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	1,386	0.5
106	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,371	0.2
47	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,345	1.2
61	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,343	0.7
79	Macon, GA MSA	1,323	0.5
98	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,292	0.3
98	Mobile, AL MSA	1,277	0.3
44	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,250	1.3
73	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,177	0.6
108	Toledo, OH MSA	1,172	0.2
68	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,167	0.6
74	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,141	0.5
78	Springfield, MO MSA	1,137	0.5
69	Tallahassee, FL MSA	1,137	0.6
93	Madison, WI MSA	1,110	0.3
76	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,107	0.5
96	Jackson, MS MSA	1,106	0.3
49	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,100	1.2
97	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,081	0.3
56	Wilmington, NC MSA	1,051	0.8
51	Panama City, FL MSA	1,044	1.1
89	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,034	0.4
89	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,022	0.4
71	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,013	0.6
103	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,000	0.2
54	Lawton, OK MSA	998	0.9
100	Des Moines, IA MSA	981	0.3
72	Amarillo, TX MSA	975	0.6
85	Savannah, GA MSA	975	0.4
110	Springfield, MA NECMA	963	0.2
88	Huntsville, AL MSA	954	0.4
87	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	950	0.4
67	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	937	0.6
71	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	935	0.6
53	Goldsboro, NC MSA	914	0.9
99	Rockford, IL MSA	914	0.3
69	Gainesville, FL MSA	906	0.6
59	Joplin, MO MSA	905	0.7
93	Charleston, WV MSA	904	0.3
94	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	891	0.3
46	Rapid City, SD MSA	889	1.3
71	Topeka, KS MSA	880	0.6
114	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	829	0.1
107	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	822	0.2
90	Portland, ME NECMA	788	0.4
81	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	780	0.5
77	Lafayette, IN MSA	777	0.5
55	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	751	0.8
83	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	747	0.4
64	Jacksonville, NC MSA	738	0.7
100	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	733	0.3
71	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	726	0.6
114	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	715	0.1
107	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	715	0.2
68	Albany, GA MSA	688	0.6
105	York, PA MSA	687	0.2
72	Dothan, AL MSA	685	0.6
60	Bloomington, IN MSA	680	0.7
61	Laredo, TX MSA	678	0.7
101	Binghamton, NY MSA	676	0.3
70	Charlottesville, VA MSA	659	0.6
69	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	650	0.6
58	Sumter, SC MSA	641	0.7
108	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	638	0.2
104	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	622	0.2
93	Mansfield, OH MSA	622	0.3
105	Erie, PA MSA	610	0.2
113	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	604	0.1
74	Abilene, TX MSA	601	0.5
62	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	599	0.7
84	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	599	0.4
111	Lancaster, PA MSA	596	0.2
94	Lynchburg, VA MSA	596	0.3
119	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	586	0.1
90	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	584	0.4
70	Columbia, MO MSA	583	0.6
94	Waco, TX MSA	569	0.3
109	Reading, PA MSA	565	0.2
94	Lake Charles, LA MSA	560	0.3
91	Terre Haute, IN MSA	555	0.4
85	Decatur, IL MSA	553	0.4
87	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	548	0.4
85	Muncie, IN MSA	543	0.4
98	Springfield, IL MSA	541	0.3
76	St. Joseph, MO MSA	531	0.5
83	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	529	0.4
106	South Bend, IN MSA	519	0.2
81	Danville, VA MSA	513	0.5
89	Alexandria, LA MSA	509	0.4
102	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	507	0.3
91	Bangor, ME NECMA	500	0.4
86	Anniston, AL MSA	496	0.4
89	Tyler, TX MSA	493	0.4
95	Jackson, MI MSA	492	0.3
70	San Angelo, TX MSA	492	0.6
99	Asheville, NC MSA	489	0.3
85	State College, PA MSA	478	0.4
112	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	475	0.2
57	Enid, OK MSA	467	0.7
93	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	461	0.3
82	Gadsden, AL MSA	460	0.5
80	Dover, DE MSA	458	0.5
90	Ocala, FL MSA	456	0.4
89	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	443	0.4
88	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	443	0.4
95	Florence, AL MSA	436	0.3
96	Monroe, LA MSA	435	0.3
98	Jamestown, NY MSA	433	0.3
92	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	432	0.4
80	Rochester, MN MSA	431	0.5
86	Athens, GA MSA	426	0.4
84	Elmira, NY MSA	423	0.4
115	Lafayette, LA MSA	396	0.1
70	Lawrence, KS MSA	389	0.6
89	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	386	0.4
102	Burlington, VT NECMA	384	0.3
103	Lima, OH MSA	373	0.2
94	Florence, SC MSA	368	0.3
113	Johnstown, PA MSA	366	0.1
101	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	363	0.3
99	Eau Claire, WI MSA	361	0.3
94	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	356	0.3
93	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	347	0.3
98	Williamsport, PA MSA	345	0.3
85	Iowa City, IA MSA	340	0.4
94	Kokomo, IN MSA	338	0.3
108	Green Bay, WI MSA	337	0.2
102	Altoona, PA MSA	336	0.3
109	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	332	0.2
104	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	323	0.2
106	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	318	0.2
81	Victoria, TX MSA	318	0.5
94	Dubuque, IA MSA	314	0.3
102	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	313	0.3
106	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	308	0.2
103	Decatur, AL MSA	291	0.2
116	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	285	0.1
96	Greenville, NC MSA	281	0.3
96	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	279	0.3
102	Glens Falls, NY MSA	275	0.3
97	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	274	0.3
97	Jackson, TN MSA	258	0.3
99	Naples, FL MSA	243	0.3
117	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	239	0.1
90	Jonesboro, AR MSA	232	0.4
115	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	208	0.1
115	Houma, LA MSA	207	0.1
110	Wausau, WI MSA	192	0.2
114	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	183	0.1
97	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	174	0.3
112	Sheboygan, WI MSA	150	0.2
109	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	135	0.2
118	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	131	0.1
116	St. Cloud, MN MSA	127	0.1
115	Owensboro, KY MSA	105	0.1
120	Bismarck, ND MSA	0	0.0
120	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	0	0.0
120	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	0	0.0
120	Sharon, PA MSA	0	0.0

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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