Wyoming

Religions

The religiously active population in Wyoming is somewhat closely split between Protestants and Catholics. In 2000, the Catholic Church had about 80,421 members. The next largest single denomination was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), with 47,129 members. Other leading denominations included the Southern Baptist Convention, 17,101; the United Methodist Church. 11,431; the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 11,113; and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 10,038. Wyoming also had an estimated 430 Jews and 263 Muslims. There were 263,057 people (about 53% of the population) who were not counted as members of any religious organization.