Mormon Media Observer: Mormons by the numbers
The Mormon Media Observer is taking stock of resources on the Web that help tell the story of Latter-day Saints and interactions with others through statistics.
When the Mormon Media Observer recently reported that the LDS Church was the fourth-largest denomination in the United States, some readers questioned the number. The source is the National Council of Churches 2009 Yearbook and Elder M. Russell Ballard's October 2007 Conference address:
The Top five U.S. denominations by adherents are as follows:
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