I figured there would be a lot more Mormons in that tri-state area.

Population
New York = 19,000,000
New Jersey = 8,400,000
Connecticut = 3,400,000
Tri-State New York = 30,800,000

I guess parts further west have more members then the eastern United States.

In Alaska there are about 25,000 members to a population of 626,932

It would be cool to hear about the membership saturation from others on this site.

Sounds about right for New York and the tri-state area.

Manhattan has probably the greatest concentration of Mormons, I would say. That’s a conclusion I come to only by how many wards there are in Manhattan and how busy they are. Out here in Far Rockaway, we’re in a very small branch, with barely enough priesthood holders to handle most of the important callings. It’s the nature of the beast.

I’m curious: Why is there such huge population of Mormons in Washington D.C.? I recently moved to DC from out West for reasons unrelated to work, and I was shocked to find, I think, five stakes in the area covered by the metro. Most of the members I have met here, like most of the people I have met here, are transplants, but the same is true, I believe of Manhattan. So, what is the draw? Why DC in particular?

There are a lot of educational and career opportunities in New York City that pull people here. People come here to get degrees in business, law, medicine, design, music, etc. and etc. They also often come here for summer internships. I think many of the people end up leaving once they’ve finished their educational stint … but there is a residual effect. Of course there are some who decide to stay. In the past decade, in general (not just for Latter-day Saints) there are many more people who are willing to make NYC a permanent residence and a place to raise their families.

I would assume Washington, D.C. has a similar pull for similar reasons and that there is also a similar residual effect – that is, that a certain percentage elects to stay there.

The downside is that a lot of people who are ‘permanent’ residents still feel a strong pull to Utah or elsewhere during the summers and holiday seasons. But the native base of church members is also continually growing. I was happy recently to see a ‘native’ New Yorker get called into our ward’s Relief Society presidency.

It’s interesting to see that some wards here in New York get more than the normal share of one type of careerist.

I’ve heard at least one bishop comment on the fact that some wards in New York end up with a high percentage of the musicians and artists while another ends up with a high percentage of the businessmen and attorneys. Part of this is due to a ward’s proximity to certain schools – but it may have even more to do with how much it costs to live in particular neighborhoods.

You can pretty much tell which type of ward you are in when the bishop has to sit in to play the piano in priesthood meeting.

Jamie, is that information incorrect?