| Dec 30, 1851 | Jedediah Grant explained to Thomas Kane that polygamy was necessary because there were more women than men. | Jedediah M. Grant | Holograph Direct |
| 1860 | John W. Gunnison reported in his book that Latter-day Saints practiced polygamy to account for population differences between men and women. | John W. Gunnison | Direct |
| Sep 1881 | John C. Kimball advanced the idea in Anti-Polygamy Standard that polygamy was to offer women homes. | John C. Kimball | Scribed Verbatim Late Journalism |
| 1943 | John A. Widstoe summarizes census evidence against the theory that polygamy was implemented to address a surplus of women. | John A. Widtsoe | Direct Secondary |
| 1980 | Population Studies article analyzes African data and connects polygyny to higher population growth through higher marital rates. | Helena Chojnacka | Secondary |
| 1986 | Lee Bean and Geraldine Mineau report LDS plural wives had fewer children than non-plural-wives. | Lee Bean | Secondary |
| 1990 | Lee Bean reports early Utah demographic statistics about polygamy using the Utah Population Database. | Lee Bean | Direct Secondary |
| 1992 | Warren Hern analyzes a group (Amazonian tribesman) for which polygyny is associated with lower population growth. | Warren M. Hern | Secondary |
| 1997 | Turnwait O. Michael and Alfred S. Ekpenyong publish scholarly article summarizing the literature on the polygyny-fertility hypothesis. | Turnwait O. Michael | Secondary |
| 1997 | Analysis of the different regions in Kenya in 1988 and 1989; concludes that polygynous societies have higher overall fertility. | Alex Chika Ezeh | Secondary |
| 1998 | Heaton compares Church growth through having children versus growth through conversions. | Tim Heaton | Direct Secondary |
| 2001 | Kathryn Daynes reports that temple-endowed women outnumbered men in 1850-1880 Utah. | Kathryn Daynes | Secondary |
| Sep 18, 2002 | New York Times cites study indicating the Church was the fastest-growing religious denomination in the U.S. from 1990 to 2000. | New York Times | Direct Journalism |
| Sep 21, 2002 | LAT report on survey that indicated that the Church was the fastest growing denomination from 1990-2000. | Los Angeles Times | Direct Journalism |
| 2005 | Michѐle Tertilt analyzes variations in polygyny across Africa and concludes that polygyny is associated with higher population growth. | Michѐle Tertilt | Secondary |
| 2005 | Study that reports on fact that Chile and Mexican censuses show many fewer members than are on Church records. | David Clark Knowlton | Direct Secondary |
| Oct 17, 2005 | Merrill Bateman stated that the Church retains members unless they take their names off the record. | Merrill J. Bateman | Direct Journalism |
| Jun 9, 2008 | Daynes reports on demographics in Manti that show exceptionally high marital rates. | Kathryn Daynes | Secondary |
| 2012 | The 2013 Church Almanac reports the official year-by-year Church numbers for wards, members, and stakes. | Deseret News | Secondary |
| May 2, 2012 | PRRI cites 2010 study that shows the Church as fastest-growing religion in U.S. | Public Religion Research Institute | Direct |
| May 3, 2012 | reports results of survey that shows that Church grew fast in 2010s. | Deseret News | Direct Journalism |
| Jul 16, 2012 | Analysis of discrepancies between Church numbers and government numbers in Brazil. | Matt Martinich | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 2013 | Jacob 2:28–32 says the Lord will command people to practice polygamy at specific times. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Externally published Church Almanac estimated in 2011 that 30% of worldwide members regularly attend church. | Matthew Martinich | Secondary |
| 2013 | Externally published Church Almanac that tracks growth across different countries. | Matthew Martinich | Direct Secondary |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Martinich summarizes the history of the "convert baptisms" indicator. | Matt Martinich | Secondary |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Martinich describes the history of the "children of record" indicator. | Matt Martinich | Secondary |
| Jan 13, 2014 | WP article provides quantitative take-aways from third-party almanac project. | Peggy Fletcher Stack | Journalism |
| Jan 17, 2014 | Summarizes results of new Latter-day Saint almanac and cites the 30% active number. | Peggy Fletcher Stack | Journalism |
| 2015 | Official Church statement on Church growth. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| Jan 2015 | Ray Merrill summarizes Church growth rates since 1830, compares with world population rates. | Ray Merrill | Direct Secondary |
| 2017 | Dollahite provides a review of research on LDS fertility; LDS fertility rates above average of non-religious and most other religious groups. | David C. Dollahite | Direct Secondary |
| 2019 | Stephen Cranney cites Pew Research study, discusses people who leave the Church. | Stephen Cranney | Direct Secondary |
| 2019 | BYU Studies article that analyzes Church growth using Pew data. | Stephen Cranney | Direct Secondary |
| 2019 | The Church states that they do not include deceased persons on membership rolls. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| Apr 6, 2019 | The official Church membership numbers for 2018. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Secondary |
| Aug 4, 2019 | Church spokesperson Daniel McConkie states that the Church received fraudulent requests to remove records. | Daniel McConkie | Direct |
| Oct 17, 2019 | Pew Research Report on religious declines in general in U.S. | Pew Research | Direct Secondary |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Results of a large, cross-national survey about convert retention. | Matt Martinich | Direct Secondary |
| Apr 4, 2020 | 2019 Statistical Report for April 2020 Conference. | Church Newsroom | Direct |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Times and Seasons blog post discusses GSS data on church activity. | Stephen Cranney | Direct |
| 2021 | Official Church essay that cites social science research about the relationship between fertility and growth. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Secondary |
| 2021 | National survey with data on Latter-day Saints. | National Opinion Research Center | Secondary |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Reports World Values Survey shows decline in religiosity across the world. | Ronald Inglehart | Direct Secondary |
| Apr 3, 2021 | Official Numbers of stakes, wards and branches, and total membership for the Church in 2020. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Secondary |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Study details on demographic decline of mainline Protestantism. | Ryan Burge | Direct |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Stephen Cranney in Times and Seasons analyzes Church growth. | Stephen Cranney | Direct |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Stephen Cranney calculates historical youth dependency ratios for Utah. | Stephen Cranney | Secondary |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Stephen Cranney in Times and Seasons calculates historical youth dependency ratios for Utah. | Stephen Cranney | Direct |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Stephen Cranney in Times and Seasons presents data on how many women emigrated to pioneer Utah. | Stephen Cranney | Direct |
| Jun 6, 2022 | The Church News reports that Latter-day Saints increased in 49 out of the 50 states over the last decade. | David Schneider | Direct Journalism |
| 2023 | University of Virginia dataset collects 504 men and 1571 women in plural marriages before September 1, 1852. | University of Virginia | Direct Secondary |
| 2024 | Two-thirds of former Latter-day Saints don’t remove their records, according to 2023 survey by the B. H. Roberts Foundation. | B. H. Roberts Foundation | Direct Secondary |
| 2025 | 69% of U.S. Latter-day Saints attend Church weekly according to 2024 Pew Research study. | Pew Research | Direct Secondary |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Church membership statistics for 2024, as reported by Church News. | The Church News | Direct |
| May 17, 2025 | Church News publishes comparison of Church membership statistics for the years 2022–2024. | The Church News | Direct |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Church Newsroom reports record growth between June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
