Masonic Membership Statistics
Membership Totals since 1924
The Masonic Service Association has compiled the following table of totals of Master Masons in the United States 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 2004 1,671,032 1964 4,005,605 2005 * 1,569,812 1965 3,987,690 * Indicates lowest point ** indicates highest point U.S. Grand Lodges
State Membership
2005Membership
2004Gain/Loss
Alabama 32,297 33,700 -1,403 Alaska 2,145 2,177 -32 Arizona 10,210 10,504 -294 Arkansas 17,699 18,626 -927 California * 71,810 71,827 -17 Colorado 13,737 14,970 -1,233 Connecticut 15,126 15,787 -661 Delaware 5,302 5,591 -289 District of Columbia 4,642 4,760 -118 Florida * 51,973 54,373 -2,400 Georgia 49,341 51,036 -1,695 Hawaii + 1,745 1,734 11 Idaho 4,688 4,829 -141 Illinois 72,793 74,810 -2,017 Indiana 73,380 75,845 -2,465 Iowa 25,697 26,500 -803 Kansas 28,863 30,175 -1,312 Kentucky 51,437 52,729 -1,292 Louisiana 23,666 24,326 -660 Maine 22,849 23,381 -532 Maryland 18,771 19,667 -896 Massachusetts 39,209 39,865 -656 Michigan 45,780 47,536 -1,756 Minnesota 17,351 18,051 -700 Mississippi 22,418 23,150 -732 Missouri 51,873 51,923 -50 Montana 7,474 7,647 -173 Nebraska 14,480 15,257 -417 Nevada 4,862 4,969 -6 New Hampshire 7,660 7,844 -184 New Jersey + 31,169 30,885 284 New Mexico 6,085 6,521 -436 New York 52,997 55,560 -2,563 North Carolina 48,092 49,659 -1,567 North Dakota 3,560 3,620 -60 Ohio 120,615 124,508 -3,893 Oklahoma 30,735 32,585 -1,850 Oregon 11,559 11,656 -97 Pennsylvania 125,738 128,886 -3,148 Rhode Island 4,744 5,111 -367 South Carolina 44,278 45,325 -1,047 South Dakota 6,796 6,924 -128 Tennessee 54,143 55,464 -1,321 Texas 105,434 109,532 -4,098 Utah 2,070 2,092 -22 Vermont 7,342 7,554 -212 Virginia 41,351 41,849 -498 Washington 18,999 19,624 -625 West Virginia 24,047 24,708 -661 Wisconsin 15,736 16,324 -588 Wyoming * 4,684 5,157 -473 TOTAL 1,569,812 1,617,032 -47,220 * Reflects adjustment
+ Increase in membersCanadian Grand Lodges
Membership
2005Membership
2004Gain/Loss
Alberta 7,732
7,861
-129
British Columbia 11,251
11,580
-329
Manitoba 3,121
3,394
-273
New Brunswick 4,038
4,189
-151
Newfoundland/Labrador 2,191
2.202
-11
Nova Scotia 5,802
6,011
-209
Ontario 55,072
57,374
-2,302
Prince Edward island 845
895
-50
Quebec 4,582
4,676
-94
Saskatchewan * 3,784
3,591
193
TOTAL 98,418
101,773
-3,355
*Increase because of adjustment for prior year
