Hi Isabel, another exception group would be Latin Mass attending traditionalist Catholics, especially followers of the Society of St. Pius X. Their stronghold in the United States is in St. Marys, Kansas, which more than double the birth rate of the state of Kansas.
you’re right that St. Mary’s has an exceptionally high birth rates, but they are both very small (pop ~2600) and as of recently not growing (2015: 2664 → 2020: 2652). (Kansas Department of Health) which makes me suspect that they’re experiencing some retention issues.
more broadly, this article suggests that while there’s a fairly large number of attendees (~150,000) of Latin Mass in the United States, I expect that the Pope’s recent restrictions on Latin Masses discussed in that article will hurt their popularity + growth.
Hi Isabel, another exception group would be Latin Mass attending traditionalist Catholics, especially followers of the Society of St. Pius X. Their stronghold in the United States is in St. Marys, Kansas, which more than double the birth rate of the state of Kansas.
you’re right that St. Mary’s has an exceptionally high birth rates, but they are both very small (pop ~2600) and as of recently not growing (2015: 2664 → 2020: 2652). (Kansas Department of Health) which makes me suspect that they’re experiencing some retention issues.
more broadly, this article suggests that while there’s a fairly large number of attendees (~150,000) of Latin Mass in the United States, I expect that the Pope’s recent restrictions on Latin Masses discussed in that article will hurt their popularity + growth.