Columnist Andy Larsen looked at five editions of the U.S. Religion Census, every decade since 1980.
to include the previously excluded baptized persons, a figure more consistent with what it has reported elsewhere and more comparable to how other denominations count adherents in the religion census.”
This isn’t fraudulent or anything. As the Penn State researchers note, other religions are doing this, too. It does, however, create differences in the data between 1980 and 2000 and the years after bigger than what reality would reflect.Here’s how the number of Utah Latter-day Saints has changed in the U.S. Religion Census since 1980.
But remember, the biggest strength of the U.S. Religion Census is the county-by-county data over time. What do we see there? For online readers, be sure to click the drop-down in the graphic to select the county. Here’s one that surprised me: In 17 of Utah’s 29 counties, there’s been a decrease in even the reported absolute number of Latter-day Saints between 2010 and 2020. Meanwhile, in 27 counties, the non-Latter-day Saint population has grown.
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