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Masonic Membership Statistics
US Masonic Membership Totals since 1924
U.S. Grand Lodges 2000/2001 Canadian
Grand Lodges 2000/2001
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 |
| 1925 |
3,157,566 |
1966 |
3,948,193 |
| 1926 |
3,218,375 |
1967 |
3,910,509 |
| 1927 |
3,267,241 |
1968 |
3,868,854 |
| 1928 |
3,295,872 |
1969 |
3,817,846 |
| 1929 |
3,295,125 |
1970 |
3,763,213 |
| 1930 |
3,279,778 |
1971 |
3,718,718 |
| 1931 |
3,216,307 |
1972 |
3,661,507 |
| 1932 |
3,069,645 |
1973 |
3,611,448 |
| 1933 |
2,901,758 |
1974 |
3,561,767 |
| 1934 |
2,760,451 |
1975 |
3,512,628 |
| 1935 |
2,659,218 |
1976 |
3,470,980 |
| 1936 |
2,591,309 |
1977 |
3,418,844 |
| 1937 |
2,549,772 |
1978 |
3,360,409 |
| 1938 |
2,514,595 |
1979 |
3,304,334 |
| 1939 |
2,482,291 |
1980 |
3,251,528 |
| 1940 |
2,457,263 |
1981 |
3,188,175 |
| 1941 |
2,451,301 |
1982 |
3,121,746 |
| 1942 |
2,478,892 |
1983 |
3,060,242 |
| 1943 |
2,561,844 |
1984 |
2,992,389 |
| 1944 |
2,719,607 |
1985 |
2,914,421 |
| 1945 |
2,896,343 |
1986 |
2,839,962 |
| 1946 |
3,097,713 |
1987 |
2,763,828 |
| 1947 |
3,281,371 |
1988 |
2,682,537 |
| 1948 |
3,426,155 |
1989 |
2,608,935 |
| 1949 |
3,545,757 |
1990 |
2,531,643 |
| 1950 |
3,644,634 |
1991 |
2,452,676 |
| 1951 |
3,726,744 |
1992 |
2,371,863 |
| 1952 |
3,808,364 |
1993 |
2,293,949 |
| 1953 |
3,893,530 |
1994 |
2,225,611 |
| 1954 |
3,964,118 |
1995 |
2,153,316 |
| 1955 |
4,009,925 |
1996 |
2,089,578 |
| 1956 |
4,053,323 |
1997 |
2,021,909 |
| 1957 |
4,085,676 |
1998 |
1,967,208 |
| 1958 |
4,099,928 |
1999 |
1,902,588 |
| 1959 ** |
4,103,161 |
2000 |
1,841,169 |
| 1960 |
4,099,219 |
2001 |
1,774,200 |
| 1961 |
4,086,499 |
2002 |
1,727,505 |
| 1962 |
4,063,563 |
2003 * |
1,671,255 |
| 1963 |
4,034,020 |
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| 1964 |
4,005,605 |
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| 1965 |
3,987,690 |
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| * Indicates lowest point |
** indicates highest point |
U.S. Grand Lodges
| State |
Membership
2003 |
Membership
2002 |
Gain/Loss |
| ALABAMA |
34,900 |
36,436 |
(1,536) |
| ALASKA * |
2,050 |
1,924 |
126 |
| ARIZONA |
10,734 |
11,130 |
(396) |
| ARKANSAS |
19,278 |
20,791 |
(1,513) |
| CALIFORNIA |
78,108 |
82,318 |
(4,210) |
| COLORADO |
15,677 |
15,737 |
(60) |
| CONNECTICUT |
16,492 |
17.018 |
(521) |
| DELAWARE + |
5,688 |
5,503 |
185 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
4,897 |
4,986 |
(89) |
| FLORIDA |
55,306 |
57,124 |
(1,818) |
| GEORGIA |
52,703 |
55,681 |
(2,978) |
| HAWAII |
1,751 |
1,906 |
(155) |
| IDAHO |
5,186 |
5,463 |
(277) |
| ILLINOIS |
75,526 |
77,072 |
(1,546) |
| INDIANA |
78,397 |
80,047 |
(1,650) |
| IOWA |
27,367 |
28,109 |
(742) |
| KANSAS |
31,507 |
33,027 |
(1,520) |
| KENTUCKY |
54,585 |
56,537 |
(1,952) |
| LOUISIANA * |
24,812 |
24,792 |
20 |
| MAINE |
24,021 |
24,595 |
(574) |
| MARYLAND |
20,263 |
21,124 |
(861) |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
41,356 |
41,972 |
(616) |
| MICHIGAN |
49,701 |
51,468 |
(1,767) |
| MINNESOTA |
18,860 |
19,474 |
(614) |
| MISSISSIPPI |
24,008 |
24,758 |
(760) |
| MISSOURI |
52,061 |
53,129 |
(1,078) |
| MONTANA |
7,880 |
8,113 |
(233) |
| NEBRASKA |
15,656 |
16,180 |
(524) |
| NEVADA * |
5,051 |
5,046 |
5 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
8.064 |
8,318 |
(254) |
| NEW JERSEY |
31,420 |
32,619 |
(1,197) |
| NEW MEXICO |
6,715 |
6,812 |
(97) |
| NEW YORK |
60,889 |
62,368 |
(1,479) |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
50,647 |
52,585 |
(1,928) |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
3,803 |
4,004 |
(201) |
| OHIO |
129,628 |
131,557 |
(1,929) |
| OKLAHOMA * |
33,744 |
33,220 |
524 |
| OREGON |
12,492 |
13,237 |
(745) |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
129,916 |
133,676 |
(3,760) |
| RHODE ISLAND |
5,172 |
5,371 |
(199) |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
46,7140 |
47,913 |
(1,173) |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
6,978 |
7,133 |
(155) |
| TENNESSEE |
57,437 |
59,394 |
(1,957) |
| TEXAS + |
112,977 |
123,588 |
(10,611) |
| UTAH |
2,180 |
2,183 |
(3) |
| VERMONT + |
7,631 |
7,631 |
0 |
| VIRGINIA |
42,853 |
43,840 |
(987) |
| WASHINGTON |
20,356 |
21,108 |
(752) |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
25,383 |
26,182 |
(745) |
| WISCONSIN |
17,024 |
17,752 |
(728) |
| WYOMING |
5,380 |
5,590 |
(210) |
| TOTAL |
1,671,255 |
1,727,505 |
(56,250) |
+ Reflects adjustment
* Increase in members |
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Canadian Grand Lodges
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Membership
2003 |
Membership
2002 |
Gain/Loss |
| ALBERTA |
8,043 |
8,129 |
(86) |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA |
12,038 |
12,379 |
(341) |
| MANITOBA |
3,662 |
3,954 |
(292) |
| NEW BRUNSWICK |
4,407 |
4,507 |
(100) |
| NEWFOUNDLAND/LABRADOR * |
2,261 |
2,259 |
2 |
| NOVA SCOTIA |
6,045 |
6,195 |
(150) |
| ONTARIO |
57,861 |
59,819 |
(1,958) |
| PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND |
921 |
948 |
(27) |
| QUEBEC |
4,899 |
5,021 |
(122) |
| SASKATCHEWAN |
4,245 |
4,418 |
(173) |
| TOTAL |
104,382 |
107,629 |
(3,247) |
| * Increase in members |
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US Masonic Membership
Totals since 1924
U.S. Grand Lodges
2000/2001 Canadian
Grand Lodges 2000/2001
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