{"id":340759,"date":"2026-09-22T11:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=340759"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:55:21","slug":"half-of-latter-day-saints-live-in-utah-and-the-surrounding-states","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/half-of-latter-day-saints-live-in-utah-and-the-surrounding-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Half of Latter-day Saints live in Utah and the surrounding states"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"76e3967e-6e5f-409c-a2b6-8dde69c902d7\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;76e3967e-6e5f-409c-a2b6-8dde69c902d7&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:340759,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/half-of-latter-day-saints-live-in-utah-and-the-surrounding-states\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/half-of-latter-day-saints-live-in-utah-and-the-surrounding-states\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-09-22&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:534298,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/half_of_latter-day_saints_live_in_utah_and_the_surrounding_states-340759-1790093035.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Half of Latter-day Saints live in Utah and the surrounding states&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of all U.S. Latter-day Saint adults (Mormons) who live in each region&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Regions are classified according to the U.S. Census Bureau\\u2019s nine divisions. 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