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US Masonic Membership Totals since 1924

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Membership Totals since 1924

The Masonic Service Association has compiled the following table of totals of Master Masons in the United Sates Grand Lodges for the fiscal years indicated. These figures are based upon M.S.A. records and do not necessarily correspond exactly with those published by other sources.

YEAR	U.S. TOTAL	YEAR	U.S. TOTAL	YEAR	U.S. TOTAL
1924	3,077,161	1966	3,948,193	2008 *	1,444,823
1925	3,157,566	1967	3,910,509
1926	3,218,375	1968	3,868,854
1927	3,267,241	1969	3,817,846
1928	3,295,872	1970	3,763,213
1929	3,295,125	1971	3,718,718
1930	3,279,778	1972	3,661,507
1931	3,216,307	1973	3,611,448
1932	3,069,645	1974	3,561,767
1933	2,901,758	1975	3,512,628
1934	2,760,451	1976	3,470,980
1935	2,659,218	1977	3,418,844
1936	2,591,309	1978	3,360,409
1937	2,549,772	1979	3,304,334
1938	2,514,595	1980	3,251,528
1939	2,482,291	1981	3,188,175
1940	2,457,263	1982	3,121,746
1941	2,451,301	1983	3,060,242
1942	2,478,892	1984	2,992,389
1943	2,561,844	1985	2,914,421
1944	2,719,607	1986	2,839,962
1945	2,896,343	1987	2,763,828
1946	3,097,713	1988	2,682,537
1947	3,281,371	1989	2,608,935
1948	3,426,155	1990	2,531,643
1949	3,545,757	1991	2,452,676
1950	3,644,634	1992	2,371,863
1951	3,726,744	1993	2,293,949
1952	3,808,364	1994	2,225,611
1953	3,893,530	1995	2,153,316
1954	3,964,118	1996	2,089,578
1955	4,009,925	1997	2,021,909
1956	4,053,323	1998	1,967,208
1957	4,085,676	1999	1,902,588
1958	4,099,928	2000	1,841,169
1959 **	4,103,161	2001	1,774,200
1960	4,099,219	2002	1,727,505
1961	4,086,499	2003	1,671,255
1962	4,063,563	2004	1,617,032
1963	4,034,020	2005	1,569,812
1964	4,005,605	2006	1,525,131
1965	3,987,690	2007	1,483,449

NOTE: * Indicates lowest point
** Indicates highest total

U.S. Grand Lodges 2008 Membership

STATE	MEMBERSHIP 2008	MEMBERSHIP 2007	GAIN/LOSS
ALABAMA *	30,122	29,775	347
ALASKA	1,982	2,003	-21
ARIZONA	9,315	9,642	-327
ARKANSAS	16,094	16,524	-430
CALIFORNIA	63,497	66,127	-2,630
COLORADO	11,421	12,645	-1,224
CONNECTICUT	13,926	14,185	-259
DELAWARE *	5,260	5,111	149
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	4,434	4,552	-118
FLORIDA	48,658	49,964	-1,306
GEORGIA	45,736	46,914	-1,178
HAWAII x	1,733	1,733	0
IDAHO	4,225	4,412	-187
ILLINOIS	68,562	69,703	-1,141
INDIANA	67,777	68,759	-982
IOWA	23,140	23,960	-820
KANSAS	25,115	26,171	-1,056
KENTUCKY	48,408	48,955	-547
LOUISIANA	22,006	22,707	-701
MAINE	20,363	21,659	-1,296
MARYLAND	17,054	17,608	-554
MASSACHUSETTS	36,848	37,777	-929
MICHIGAN	41,185	42,737	-1,552
MINNESOTA	15,782	16,262	-480
MISSISSIPPI	20,493	21,248	-755
MISSOURI	51,500	51,775	-275
MONTANA	6,605	6,985	-380
NEBRASKA	13,498	13,988	-490
NEVADA	4,390	4,504	-114
NEW HAMPSHIRE	7,156	7,279	-123
NEW JERSEY	27,297	28,579	-1,282
NEW MEXICO	5,211	5,579	-368
NEW YORK	49,082	50,580	-1,498
NORTH CAROLINA	46,300	47,137	-837
NORTH DAKOTA	3,269	3,385	-116
OHIO	110,250	114,661	-4,411
OKLAHOMA	27,723	28,713	-990
OREGON	10,330	10,736	-406
PENNSYLVANIA	117,584	120,502	-2,918
RHODE ISLAND	4,183	4,490	-307
SOUTH CAROLINA	41,597	42,463	-866
SOUTH DAKOTA	6,372	6,527	-155
TENNESSEE	46,828	48,677	-1,849
TEXAS	95,289	98,398	-3,109
UTAH	1,963	1,944	19
VERMONT	6,823	7,019	-196
VIRGINIA	39,839	40,052	-213
WASHINGTON *	17,682	16,372	1,310
WEST VIRGINIA	22,557	22,947	-390
WISCONSIN	14,134	14,600	-466
WYOMING	4,225	4,424	-199
TOTAL	1,444,823	1,483,449	-38,626

   * Relects adjustment from previous year
   x No Change from previous year
   + Increase in members

Canadian Grand Lodges

	2008	2007
	Membership	Membership	GAIN/LOSS

ALBERTA	7,474	7,693	-219
BRITISH COLUMBIA	10,366	10,626	-260
MANITOBA	2,678	2,714	-36
NEW BRUNSWICK	3,648	3,789	-141
NEWFOUNDLAND/LABRADOR	2,097	2,130	-33
NOVA SCOTIA	5,236	5,664	-428
ONTARIO	50,890	52,130	-1,240
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND *	821	821	0
QUEBEC	4,372	4,441	-69
SASKATCHEWAN	3,545	3,636	-91
TOTAL	91,127	93,644	-2,517

+ Reflects Gain
* No change from previous year