State rankings
Quakers by State
Pennsylvania has the highest # of Meetings in 2026 (88), followed by New York (50) and North Carolina (41). North Dakota has the lowest (1).
Year 202651 of 51 states
# of Meetings, 2026
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
8
Middle half 5 – 17
Average
13.53
51 states
Highest
88
Pennsylvania
Lowest
1
North Dakota
Data
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51 states · # = rank by # of Meetings
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pennsylvania | 88 | 0.1% |
| 2 |  New York | 50 | 0.02% |
| 3 |  North Carolina | 41 | 0.18% |
| 4 |  California | 40 | 0.03% |
| 5 |  Massachusetts | 29 | 0.03% |
| 6 |  Ohio | 27 | 0.09% |
| 6 |  New Jersey | 27 | 0.05% |
| 6 |  Indiana | 27 | 0.18% |
| 9 |  Washington | 24 | 0.05% |
| 10 |  Virginia | 22 | 0.07% |
| 11 |  Florida | 18 | 0.01% |
| 11 |  Wisconsin | 18 | 0.01% |
| 13 |  Maryland | 17 | 0.04% |
| 13 |  Oregon | 17 | 0.13% |
| 13 |  Maine | 17 | 0.11% |
| 16 |  Michigan | 16 | 0.02% |
| 17 |  Texas | 15 | 0.01% |
| 18 |  Illinois | 13 | 0.02% |
| 19 |  Tennessee | 11 | 0.02% |
| 19 |  Iowa | 11 | 0.16% |
| 21 |  New Hampshire | 10 | 0.06% |
| 22 |  Georgia | 9 | — |
| 22 |  Minnesota | 9 | 0.01% |
| 22 |  Idaho | 9 | 0.17% |
| 22 |  Montana | 9 | 0.02% |
| 26 |  South Carolina | 8 | — |
| 26 |  Vermont | 8 | 0.12% |
| 28 |  Arizona | 7 | 0.01% |
| 28 |  Oklahoma | 7 | 0.04% |
| 28 |  New Mexico | 7 | 0.02% |
| 28 |  Delaware | 7 | 0.1% |
| 32 |  Missouri | 6 | 0.01% |
| 32 |  Colorado | 6 | 0.04% |
| 32 |  Connecticut | 6 | 0.02% |
| 32 |  Hawaii | 6 | 0.01% |
| 36 |  Kansas | 5 | 0.15% |
| 36 |  West Virginia | 5 | 0.01% |
| 36 |  Rhode Island | 5 | 0.06% |
| 36 |  Alaska | 5 | 0.29% |
| 40 |  Utah | 4 | 0.01% |
| 40 |  Wyoming | 4 | 0.01% |
| 42 |  Alabama | 3 | — |
| 42 |  Kentucky | 3 | 0.01% |
| 42 |  Louisiana | 3 | — |
| 42 |  District of Columbia | 3 | 0.04% |
| 46 |  Arkansas | 2 | — |
| 46 |  Nebraska | 2 | 0.03% |
| 48 |  Nevada | 1 | — |
| 48 |  Mississippi | 1 | — |
| 48 |  South Dakota | 1 | — |
| 48 |  North Dakota | 1 | 0.02% |
What correlates with # of Meetings (2026)?
Pearson r against 2,098 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher # of Meetings tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher # of Meetings tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
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- Related Groups per Capita RankBest States to HomeschoolA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.48 · moderate · n = 50
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- Economic DiversityLeast Diverse States in the USA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.45 · moderate · n = 50
- Favorable Gun Laws RankBest States for Gun OwnersA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.44 · moderate · n = 50
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest # of Meetings?
- Pennsylvania has the highest # of Meetings in 2026, at 88, followed by New York (50) and North Carolina (41).
- Which state has the lowest # of Meetings?
- North Dakota has the lowest # of Meetings in 2026, at 1.
- What is the median # of Meetings across US states?
- The median is 8 across the 51 US states with data in 2026.
- Where does this quakers by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Quaker Finder - FGC Finder; Friends (Quakers) - Rankings by Area - ARDA; Meetings - Quaker Friends Journal.