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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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website
- Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder) at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
- Hutterite Brethren at Association of Religious Data Archives
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