Masonic Service Association of North America
US Masonic Membership Totals since 1924
U.S. Grand Lodges Membership Canadian Grand Lodges Membership
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 | 2009 |
1,404,059 |
1926 |
3,218,375 |
1968 |
3,868,854 | 2010 |
1,373,453 |
1927 |
3,267,241 |
1969 |
3,817,846 | 2011 |
1,336,503 |
1928 |
3,295,872 |
1970 |
3,763,213 | 2012 |
1,306,539 |
1929 |
3,295,125 |
1971 |
3,718,718 | 2013* |
1,246,241 |
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
STATE | 2012 MEMBERSHIP | 2013 MEMBERSHIP | GAIN/(LOSS) |
ALABAMA | 27,654 | 25,885 | (1,769) |
ALASKA | 1,820 | 1,797 | (23) |
ARIZONA | 8,000 | 7,812 | (188) |
ARKANSAS | 13,042 | 12,301 | (741) |
CALIFORNIA | 63,546 | 55,893 | (7,653) |
COLORADO | 8,885 | 9,311 | 426 |
CONNECTICUT | 11,778 | 10,576 | (1,202) |
DELAWARE | 4,910 | 4,843 | (67) |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 4,438 | 4,091 | (347) |
FLORIDA | 42,959 | 41,134 | (1,825) |
GEORGIA | 41,255 | 40,750 | (505) |
HAWAII | 1,778 | 1,787 | 9 |
IDAHO* | 3,670 | 3,567 | (103) |
ILLINOIS | 65,781 | 64,705 | (1,076) |
INDIANA | 60,449 | 58,363 | (2,086) |
IOWA | 20,203 | 19,338 | (865) |
KANSAS | 21,225 | 20,176 | (1,049) |
KENTUCKY | 43,658 | 42,019 | (1,639) |
LOUISIANA | 20,404 | 19,431 | (973) |
MAINE | 19,860 | 18,573 | (1,287) |
MARYLAND | 16,146 | 15,429 | (717) |
MASSACHUSETTS | 33,048 | 30,861 | (2,187) |
MICHIGAN | 34,686 | 32,997 | (1,689) |
MINNESOTA | 13,587 | 13,062 | (525) |
MISSISSIPPI | 18,063 | 17,565 | (498) |
MISSOURI | 45,850 | 42,274 | (3,576) |
MONTANA* | 5,565 | 5,401 | (164) |
NEBRASKA | 11,895 | 11,405 | (490) |
NEVADA | 4,163 | 4,085 | (78) |
NEW HAMPSHIRE* | 6,497 | 6,097 | (400) |
NEW JERSEY | 22,523 | 22,514 | (9) |
NEW MEXICO | 5,389 | 4,669 | (720) |
NEW YORK | 42,669 | 41,305 | (1,364) |
NORTH CAROLINA | 43,112 | 42,296 | (816) |
NORTH DAKOTA | 2,876 | 2,885 | 9 |
OHIO | 94,867 | 91,040 | (3,827) |
OKLAHOMA | 23,842 | 22,622 | (1,220) |
OREGON | 8,946 | 8,648 | (298) |
PENNSYLVANIA | 108,758 | 107,731 | (1,027) |
RHODE ISLAND | 3,573 | 3,444 | (129) |
SOUTH CAROLINA* | 37,810 | 36,689 | (1,121) |
SOUTH DAKOTA* | 5,471 | 5,654 | 183 |
TENNESSEE* | 40,926 | 39,943 | (983) |
TEXAS | 93,188 | 81,340 | (11,848) |
UTAH | 2,057 | 2,081 | 24 |
VERMONT | 5,855 | 5,708 | (147) |
VIRGINIA | 37,177 | 36,335 | (842) |
WASHINGTON | 15,450 | 14,774 | (676) |
WEST VIRGINIA | 20,808 | 20,251 | (557) |
WISCONSIN | 11,742 | 11,367 | (375) |
WYOMING | 3,579 | 3,417 | (162) |
TOTALS | 1,305,433 | 1,246,241 | (59,192) |
*Revised 2012 figures
GRAND LODGE | 2012 MEMBERSHIP | 2013 MEMBERSHIP | GAIN/(LOSS) | |||||
ALBERTA | 7,284 | 7,137 | (147) | |||||
BRITISH COLUMBIA* | 8,540 | 8,242 | (298) | |||||
MANITOBA | 2,410 | 2,175 | (235) | |||||
NEW BRUNSWICK | 3,154 | 2,998 | (156) | |||||
NEWFOUNDLAND/LABRADOR | 2,111 | 2,076 | (35) | |||||
NOVA SCOTIA* | 4,591 | 4,448 | (143) | |||||
ONTARIO | 45,660 | 43,839 | (1,821) | |||||
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND | 722 | 701 | (21) | |||||
QUEBEC | 4,182 | 4,085 | (97) | |||||
SASKATCHEWAN* | 2,821 | 2,698 | (123) | |||||
TOTALS | 81,475 | 78,399 | (3,076) |
*Revised 2012 figures
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