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Here are the membership statistics, broken down by state. The latest data available is from 2009. The Grand Lodges around the state, provide the membership statistics.
U.S. Grand Lodges Membership
STATE MEMBERSHIP 2009 MEMBERSHIP 2008 GAIN/LOSS
ALABAMA 28,386 30,122 -1,736
ALASKA 1,935 1,982 -47
ARIZONA 9,023 9,315 -292
ARKANSAS 15,027 16,094 -1,067
CALIFORNIA 58,889 63,497 -4,608
COLORADO 10,742 11,421 -679
CONNECTICUT 13,432 13,926 -494
DELAWARE 5,150 5,260 -110
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4,312 4,434 -122
FLORIDA 47,471 48,658 -1,187
GEORGIA 44,523 45,736 -1,213
HAWAII 1,643 1,733 -90
IDAHO 4,191 4,225 -34
ILLINOIS 68,308 68,562 -254
INDIANA 66,006 67,777 -1,771
IOWA 22,466 23,140 -674
KANSAS 24,091 25,115 -1,024
KENTUCKY 47,747 48,408 -661
LOUISIANA 20,070 22,006 -1,936
MAINE 19,968 20,363 -395
MARYLAND 16,477 17,054 -577
MASSACHUSETTS 36,518 36,848 -330
MICHIGAN 39,189 41,185 -1,996
MINNESOTA 15,182 15,782 -600
MISSISSIPPI 19,774 20,493 -719
MISSOURI 51,000 51,500 -500
MONTANA 6,342 6,605 -263
NEBRASKA 13,038 13,498 -460
NEVADA 4,316 4,390 -74
NEW HAMPSHIRE 6,928 7,156 -228
NEW JERSEY 26,073 27,297 -1,224
NEW MEXICO * 5,227 5,211 16
NEW YORK 48,051 49,082 -1,031
NORTH CAROLINA 45,685 46,300 -615
NORTH DAKOTA 3,151 3,269 -118
OHIO 108,332 110,250 -1,918
OKLAHOMA 26,572 27,723 -1,151
OREGON 9,970 10,330 -360
PENNSYLVANIA 114,447 117,584 -3,137
RHODE ISLAND * 4,326 4,183 143
SOUTH CAROLINA 40,798 41,597 -799
SOUTH DAKOTA 6,262 6,372 -110
TENNESSEE 46,156 46,828 -672
TEXAS 92,656 95,289 -2,633
UTAH 1,920 1,963 -43
VERMONT 6,466 6,823 -357
VIRGINIA 39,238 39,839 -601
WASHINGTON 17,109 17,682 -573
WEST VIRGINIA 22,078 22,557 -479
WISCONSIN 13,328 14,134 -806
WYOMING 4,070 4,225 -155
Totals 1,404,059 1,444,823 -40,764
* Increase over 2008
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Should we be concerned about this trend? Should Lodges and Grand Lodges, make changes in their programs and policies, to reverse this trend?
http://www.msana.com/msastats.asp
Here are the membership statistics, broken down by state. The latest data available is from 2009. The Grand Lodges around the state, provide the membership statistics.
U.S. Grand Lodges Membership
STATE MEMBERSHIP 2009 MEMBERSHIP 2008 GAIN/LOSS
ALABAMA 28,386 30,122 -1,736
ALASKA 1,935 1,982 -47
ARIZONA 9,023 9,315 -292
ARKANSAS 15,027 16,094 -1,067
CALIFORNIA 58,889 63,497 -4,608
COLORADO 10,742 11,421 -679
CONNECTICUT 13,432 13,926 -494
DELAWARE 5,150 5,260 -110
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4,312 4,434 -122
FLORIDA 47,471 48,658 -1,187
GEORGIA 44,523 45,736 -1,213
HAWAII 1,643 1,733 -90
IDAHO 4,191 4,225 -34
ILLINOIS 68,308 68,562 -254
INDIANA 66,006 67,777 -1,771
IOWA 22,466 23,140 -674
KANSAS 24,091 25,115 -1,024
KENTUCKY 47,747 48,408 -661
LOUISIANA 20,070 22,006 -1,936
MAINE 19,968 20,363 -395
MARYLAND 16,477 17,054 -577
MASSACHUSETTS 36,518 36,848 -330
MICHIGAN 39,189 41,185 -1,996
MINNESOTA 15,182 15,782 -600
MISSISSIPPI 19,774 20,493 -719
MISSOURI 51,000 51,500 -500
MONTANA 6,342 6,605 -263
NEBRASKA 13,038 13,498 -460
NEVADA 4,316 4,390 -74
NEW HAMPSHIRE 6,928 7,156 -228
NEW JERSEY 26,073 27,297 -1,224
NEW MEXICO * 5,227 5,211 16
NEW YORK 48,051 49,082 -1,031
NORTH CAROLINA 45,685 46,300 -615
NORTH DAKOTA 3,151 3,269 -118
OHIO 108,332 110,250 -1,918
OKLAHOMA 26,572 27,723 -1,151
OREGON 9,970 10,330 -360
PENNSYLVANIA 114,447 117,584 -3,137
RHODE ISLAND * 4,326 4,183 143
SOUTH CAROLINA 40,798 41,597 -799
SOUTH DAKOTA 6,262 6,372 -110
TENNESSEE 46,156 46,828 -672
TEXAS 92,656 95,289 -2,633
UTAH 1,920 1,963 -43
VERMONT 6,466 6,823 -357
VIRGINIA 39,238 39,839 -601
WASHINGTON 17,109 17,682 -573
WEST VIRGINIA 22,078 22,557 -479
WISCONSIN 13,328 14,134 -806
WYOMING 4,070 4,225 -155
Totals 1,404,059 1,444,823 -40,764
* Increase over 2008
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Should we be concerned about this trend? Should Lodges and Grand Lodges, make changes in their programs and policies, to reverse this trend?