New LDS Church data show a growing divide in the religious makeup of Utahâs two most populous counties, a demographic shift that has sweeping political and cultural ramifications. The 3 million-strong Beehive State, as a whole, remains roughly 62.8 percent Mormon. But Salt Lake County, home to the headquarters of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, continues to see its portion of residents on LDS membership rolls decline.
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