List of U.S. states by Hutterite population

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There were 7 states of the United States with an Hutterite population in 2020, with a total population of 15,531 adherents (in 145 congregations), of which: 9,041 of Schmiedeleut group (77 congregations), 4,754 of Lehrerleut (43 congregations), 1,409 of Dariusleut (22 congregations) and 327 in other groups (3 congr.).[1]

Over 80% of U.S. hutterites live in South Dakota and Montana. The largest Hutterite communities are located in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, Cascade County, Montana, Pondera County, Montana, Clark County, South Dakota and Glacier County, Montana.

The Hutterite population in the U.S. is growing rapidly, due to large family size (5-6 children on average) and a church-member retention rate of over 80%.

Statistics of states

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Hutterite population by US state
State 2020 % of
the state
Main groups
South Dakota 7,567 0.85% Schmiedeleut 100%
Montana 5,498 0.51% Lehrerleut 86.5%, Dariusleut 13.5%
Minnesota 976 0.02% Schmiedeleut 72.7%, small groups 27.3%
North Dakota 764 0.10% Schmiedeleut 100%
Washington 592 0.01% Dariusleut 100%
Oregon 73 ~ Dariusleut 100%
Missouri 61 ~ Small groups 100%
Total 15,531 ~ Schmiedeleut 58.2%, Lehrerleut 30.6%, Dariusleut 9.1%, others 2.1%

Counties by percentage

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Data according to "Association of Religion Data Archives" (ARDA) in its laterst report.[2][1]

County State Main
group
Adherents
(2020)
%
2020
Wheatland Montana L 458 22,14%
Liberty Montana L 391 19,96%
Faulk South Dakota S 386 18,16%
McPherson South Dakota S 416 17,25%
Clark South Dakota S 634 16,53%
Golden Valley Montana L 102 12,39%
Edmunds South Dakota S 479 12,02%
Pondera Montana L 647 10,97%
Hanson South Dakota S 357 10,31%
Hutchinson South Dakota S 741 9,98%
Marshall South Dakota S 419 9,73%
Toole Montana L 438 8,81%
Sanborn South Dakota S 197 8,45%
Spink South Dakota S 490 7,70%
Jerauld South Dakota S 126 7,58%
Brule South Dakota S 340 6,48%
Teton Montana L 395 6,34%
McCook South Dakota S 305 5,37%
LaMoure North Dakota S 215 5,25%
Meagher Montana L 101 5,24%
Charles Mix South Dakota S 477 5,09%
Miner South Dakota S 113 4,92%
Hand South Dakota S 148 4,71%
Glacier Montana L 626 4,54%
Big Stone Minnesota S 230 4,45%
Judith Basin Montana D 84 4,15%
McCone Montana D 63 3,64%
Dickey North Dakota S 163 3,26%
Hill Montana L 494 3,03%
Ransom North Dakota S 170 2,98%
Bon Homme South Dakota S 184 2,63%
Douglas South Dakota S 73 2,57%
Blaine Montana m. 173 2,46%
Kingsbury South Dakota S 121 2,33%
Phillips Montana D 95 2,25%
Lake South Dakota S 230 2,08%
Hamlin South Dakota S 125 2,03%
Fergus Montana D 230 2,01%
Beadle South Dakota S 374 1,95%
Moody South Dakota S 112 1,77%
Cottonwood Minnesota m. 200 1,73%
Chouteau Montana L 99 1,68%
Adams Washington D 316 1,53%
Sibley Minnesota m. 215 1,45%
Roberts South Dakota S 106 1,03%
Brookings South Dakota S 348 1,01%
Pipestone Minnesota S 90 0,96%
Musselshell Montana D 42 0,89%
Turner South Dakota S 75 0,86%
Cascade Montana L 697 0,83%
Daviess Missouri m. 61 0,72%
Yankton South Dakota S 113 0,48%
Beaverhead Montana D 28 0,30%
Clay Minnesota S 189 0,29%
Big Horn Montana D 34 0,26%
Lewis and Clark Montana L 179 0,25%
Grand Forks North Dakota S 152 0,21%
Brown South Dakota S 78 0,20%
Grant Washington D 151 0,15%
Mower Minnesota S 52 0,13%
Umatilla Oregon D 73 0,09%
Yellowstone Montana L 122 0,07%
Cass North Dakota S 64 0,03%
Spokane Washington D 125 0,02%
  • D = Dariusleut, L = Lehrerleut, S = Schmiedeleut, m = mixed.

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