How many polygamists are there in the United States?
With regard to fundamentalist Mormon polygamists, the figures often reported by the media range from 20,000 to 100,000. Based upon a recent casual survey, we believe a figure of 37,000 refers more accurately to the number of fundamentalist Mormons in the western United States rather than to the number of practicing polygamists. More than half of fundamentalist Mormon families profess a belief in polygamy but are not currently practicing it.
