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List of Masonic Grand Lodges in the United States

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This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in United States.

A Masonic Grand Lodge (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual Masonic lodges in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" and usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit. Some are large, with thousands of members divided into hundreds of subordinate lodges, while others are tiny, with only a few members split between a handful or even a single local lodges. Sometimes there will only be one Grand Lodge in a given area, but the majority of the time there will be at least two. Occasionally, there will be several competing Grand Lodges claiming the same jurisdictional area, or claiming overlapping areas. This fact leads to debates over legitimacy. Not all Grand Lodges and Grand Orients recognize each other as being legitimate. However, such recognition is not relevant to this list, yet recognition is foundational within the fraternal order.

Inclusion in this list only requires the establishment of a physical (as opposed to a virtual, or online) presence, and lodges (regular, unrecognized or clandestine) which acknowledge their governance.

Membership numbers are subject to change and some are outdated; for current figures, check the sources which are indicated in the reference section.

Grand Lodges in the United States that are members of the Conference of Grand Masters in North America or have Prince Hall Affiliation

In 2023, the total membership of all United States Grand Lodges that are members of the Conference of Grand Masters in North America was 869,429.[1]

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State Headquarters City Name Founded Lodges Members Affiliation
 Alabama Millbrook Grand Lodge of Alabama[2][3] 1821[4] 299 17,830[5] CGMNA
 Alabama Birmingham Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alabama[6][7] 1870[8] 235[9] 6,000[9] PHCGM, PHA
 Alaska Anchorage Grand Lodge of Alaska[2][10] 1981 20[11] 1,377[5] CGMNA
 Alaska Anchorage Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alaska[2][12] 1969[13] 7 315 [14] PHCGM, PHA
 Arizona Gilbert Grand Lodge of Arizona[2][15] 1882[4] 58 5,748[5] CGMNA
 Arizona Phoenix Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arizona[2][16] 1920[17] 9 313[18] PHCGM, PHA
 Arkansas Little Rock Grand Lodge of Arkansas[2][19] 1838 243 10,692[5] CGMNA
 Arkansas Pine Bluff Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arkansas[7] 1870[8] 118 3,200[18] PHCGM, PHA
 California San Francisco Grand Lodge of California[2][20] 1850 338 39,845[5] CGMNA
 California Los Angeles Prince Hall Grand Lodge of California[2][21] 1855 57 4,200 [14] PHCGM, PHA
 Colorado Colorado Springs Grand Lodge of Colorado[2][22] 1861 131 5,250[5] CGMNA
 Colorado Denver Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Colorado and its Jurisdictions[2] 1876 17[18] 833 PHCGM, PHA
 Connecticut Wallingford Grand Lodge of Connecticut[2][23] 1789 94 7,669[5] CGMNA
 Connecticut Hartford Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Connecticut[2][24] 1873[8] 15 1,500[14] PHCGM, PHA
 Delaware Wilmington Grand Lodge of Delaware[2][25] 1806 28 3,764[5] CGMNA
 Delaware Dover Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Delaware[2][26] 1849[8] 17[18] 800 PHCGM, PHA
District of Columbia Washington Grand Lodge of District of Columbia[2][27] 1811 42 3,672[5] CGMNA
District of Columbia Washington Prince Hall Grand Lodge of District of Columbia[2][28] 1848 26 5,100[18] PHCGM, PHA
 Florida Jacksonville Grand Lodge of Florida[2][29] 1830[4] 290 30,339[5] CGMNA
 Florida Jacksonville Union Grand Lodge of Florida and Belize, Central America Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated[7][30] 1870 114[31] 6,500 PHCGM, PHA
 Georgia Macon Grand Lodge of Georgia[2][32] 1786 428 27,551[5] CGMNA
 Georgia Riverdale Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia[7][33] 1870[8] 194[18] 10,107 PHCGM, PHA
 Hawaii Honolulu Grand Lodge of Hawaii[2][34] 1989 11[35] 1,617[5] CGMNA
 Hawaii Mililani Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Hawaii[2][36] 2001 7[37] PHCGM, PHA
 Idaho Boise Grand Lodge of Idaho[2][38] 1867 48 2,198[5] CGMNA
 Illinois Springfield Grand Lodge Of Illinois[2][39] 1840 498 45,774[40] CGMNA
 Illinois Chicago Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois[2][41] 1867[42] 71[43] PHCGM, PHA
 Indiana Indianapolis Grand Lodge of Indiana[2][44] 1818[4] 416 40,801[5] CGMNA
 Indiana Fishers Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Indiana[2][45] 1956[8] 37[18] 2,100 PHCGM, PHA
 Iowa Cedar Rapids Grand Lodge of Iowa[2][46] 1844[4] 282 12,318[5] CGMNA
 Iowa Des Moines[47] Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Iowa[2][48] 1881[8] 6[49] PHCGM, PHA
 Kansas Emporia Grand Lodge of Kansas[2][50] 1856 237 12,176[5] CGMNA
 Kansas Topeka Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kansas[2][51] 1875 42[18] 1,392 PHCGM, PHA
 Kentucky Louisville Grand Lodge of Kentucky[2][52] 1800[4] 397 [14] 24,012[5] CGMNA
 Kentucky Lousiville Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kentucky[7][53] 1866[8] 67[18] 2,400 PHCGM, PHA
 Louisiana Alexandria Grand Lodge of Louisiana[2][54] 1812[4] 252 12,329[5] CGMNA
 Louisiana Baton Rouge Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana[7][8] 1863[8] 169[18] 7,823 PHA
 Maine Holden Grand Lodge of Maine[2][55] 1820[4] 185 13,891[5] CGMNA
 Maryland Cockeysville Grand Lodge of Maryland[2][56] 1787[4] 100 10,503[5] CGMNA
 Maryland Baltimore Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland[2][57] 1845[8] 98[18] 4,762 PHCGM, PHA
 Massachusetts[58] Boston Grand Lodge of Massachusetts[2][59] 1733[4] 245 20,079[5] CGMNA
 Massachusetts Dorchester Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts[2][60] 1791[8] 27 1,287 PHCGM, PHA
 Michigan Alma Grand Lodge of Michigan[2][61] 1826[4] 304 21,545[5] CGMNA
 Michigan Detroit Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan[2][62] 1866[8] 47[18] 2,900 PHCGM, PHA
 Minnesota Bloomington Grand Lodge of Minnesota[2][63] 1853[4] 156 8,866[5] CGMNA
 Minnesota Minnesapolis Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Minnesota[2][64] 1894[8] 14[18] 400 PHCGM, PHA
 Mississippi Meridian Grand Lodge of Mississippi[2][65] 1818[4] 247 11,369[5] CGMNA
 Mississippi Jackson Stringer Grand Lodge of Mississippi[7][66] 1873 357[18] 17,910 PHCGM, PHA
 Missouri Columbia Grand Lodge of Missouri[2][67] 1821[4] 350 25,886[5] CGMNA
 Missouri St. Louis Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri[2][68] 1866[8] 64[18] 2,549 PHCGM, PHA
 Montana Helena Grand Lodge of Montana[2][69] 1866[4] 94 3,374[5] CGMNA
 Nebraska Lincoln Grand Lodge of Nebraska[2][70] 1857[4] 139 7,150[5] CGMNA
 Nebraska Lincoln Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Nebraska[2][71] 1919[8] 8[18] 286 PHCGM, PHA
 Nevada Reno Grand Lodge of Nevada[2][72] 1865[4] 42 3,030[5] CGMNA
 Nevada North Las Vegas Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Nevada[2][73] 1960[8] 6[18] 165 PHCGM, PHA
 New Hampshire Manchester Grand Lodge of New Hampshire[2][74] 1789[4] 65 4,070[5] CGMNA
 New Jersey Trenton Grand Lodge of New Jersey[2][75] 1786[4] 122 13,142[5] CGMNA
 New Jersey Newark Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Jersey[2][76] 1848[8] 52[18] 3,145 PHCGM, PHA
 New Mexico Santa Fe Grand Lodge of New Mexico[2][77] 1877[4] 57 2,754[5] CGMNA
 New Mexico Albuquerque Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Mexico[2][78] 1921[8] 7[79] PHCGM, PHA
 New York[80] New York City, Manhattan, Chelsea Grand Lodge of New York[2][81] 1781[4] 466[82] 27,296[5] CGMNA
 New York New York City, Manhattan, Washington Heights Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York[2][83] 1845[8] 72 5,300 [14] PHCGM, PHA
 North Carolina Raleigh Grand Lodge of North Carolina[2][84] 1787[4] 372 33,013[5] CGMNA
 North Carolina Durham Prince Hall Grand Lodge of North Carolina[2][85] 1870[8] 263 10,315 [14] PHCGM, PHA
 North Dakota Fargo Grand Lodge of North Dakota[2][86] 1889[4] 45 2,439[5] CGMNA
 Ohio Springfield Grand Lodge of Ohio[2][87] 1808[4] 503 61,746[5] CGMNA
 Ohio Columbus Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio[2][88] 1849[8] 62[18] 4,904 PHCGM, PHA
 Oklahoma Guthrie Grand Lodge of Oklahoma[2][89] 1874 223 15,642[5] CGMNA
 Oklahoma Muskogee Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oklahoma[2][90] 1893[8] 129[18] 6,000 PHCGM, PHA
 Oregon Forest Grove Grand Lodge of Oregon[2][91] 1851[4] 112 6,088[5] CGMNA
 Oregon n/a Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon, Idaho and Montana[2][92] 1960[8] 4[93] 143 PHCGM, PHA
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania[2][94] 1731[4] 428 76,313[5] CGMNA
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania[2][95] 1797[8] 107[18] 7,600 PHCGM, PHA
 Rhode Island East Providence Grand Lodge of Rhode Island[96] 1791[4] 25 2,775[5] CGMNA
 Rhode Island Providence Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Rhode Island[2][92] 1858[8] 4 280 PHCGM, PHA
 South Carolina Lexington Grand Lodge of South Carolina, A.F.M.[2][97] 1737[4] 297 26,518[5] CGMNA
 South Carolina Columbia Prince Hall Grand Lodge of South Carolina[7][98] 1867[8] 306[18] 16,000 PHCGM, PHA
 South Dakota Sioux Falls Grand Lodge of South Dakota[2][99] 1875[4] 83 4,115[5] CGMNA
 Tennessee Nashville Grand Lodge of Tennessee[2][100] 1813[4] 333 27,587[5] CGMNA
 Tennessee Memphis Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Tennessee[7][101] 1870[8] 172[18] 6,500 PHCGM, PHA
 Texas Waco Grand Lodge of Texas[2][102] 1837[4] 856 67,553[5] CGMNA
 Texas Fort Worth Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas[2][103] 1875[8] 424[18] 10,400 PHCGM, PHA
 Utah Salt Lake City Grand Lodge of Utah[2][104] 1872[4] 30 1,469[5] CGMNA
 Vermont Berlin Grand Lodge of Vermont[2][105] 1794[4] 88 3,500[5] CGMNA
 Virginia Richmond Grand Lodge of Virginia[2][106] 1778[4] 311 26,564[5] CGMNA
 Virginia Richmond Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia[2][107] 1877[8] 208[18] 10,865 PHCGM, PHA
 Washington University Place Grand Lodge of Washington[2][108] 1858[4] 189 10,252[5] CGMNA
 Washington Seattle Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Washington[2][109] 1903[8] 60[18] 2,958 PHCGM, PHA
 West Virginia Charleston Grand Lodge of West Virginia[2][110] 1865[4] 139 15,500[5] CGMNA
 West Virginia n/a Prince Hall Grand Lodge of West Virginia[2][111] 1881[112] 11 592 PHCGM, PHA
 Wisconsin Dousman Grand Lodge of Wisconsin[2][113] 1843[4] 183 8,178[5] CGMNA
 Wisconsin Milwaukee Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Wisconsin[2][114] 1952[8] 11[18] 650 PHCGM, PHA
 Wyoming Cheyenne[115] Grand Lodge of Wyoming[2][116] 1874[4] 44[117] 2,260[5] CGMNA
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Grand Lodges affiliated with CLIPSAS

CLIPSAS member jurisdictions reject James Anderson's constitutions, do not require belief in a supreme being, and make no distinction regarding participation by men or women. Grand Lodges in the United States affiliated with the Centre de Liaison et d'Information des Puissances maçonniques Signataires de l'Appel de Strasbourg, which was formed in 1961, include:

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State Headquarters City Name Founded Lodges Members Affiliations
District of Columbia Washington George Washington Union[118][119] 1976 5 37 SIMPA
 Utah Salt Lake City[120] International Masonic Order DELPHI of USA[121] 2005 5 59 CATENA, SIMPA, UMM
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Grand Lodges affiliated with the General Grand Masonic Congress

The General Grand Masonic Congress claims lineages from the National Grand Lodge, and claims a reorganization date on August 9, 1889 as its founding.[122] It was created by John George Jones, an African American lawyer who was ultimately expelled from the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1904. The General Grand Masonic Congress reports lodges in 20 states, including the following Grand Lodges:[123]

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State Headquarters City Name Founded Lodges
 California Los Angeles and Oakland Hiram of Tyre Grand Lodge[124] 1910 2[124]
 Louisiana Shreveport Universal Grand Lodge of Louisiana[125][126] 1922[127] 82[128]
 Maryland Baltimore Hiram Grand Lodge State of Maryland[129] 1924[130] 1[131][123]
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Grand Lodges affiliated with International Freemasons

The International Masons were founded and incorporated in Dover, Delaware in 1950 and as of 2025, report a presence in 38 states and Puerto Rico. There is a documented presence of 32 lodges in 2 states. The headquarters is located in Detroit, Michigan.[132] The following Grand Lodges are members:[133]

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State Headquarters City Name Founded Lodges
 Georgia Riverdale Jeff Long Grand Lodge[134] 1980[135] 17[134]
 New York New York City, Manhattan, Harlem Rose of Sharon Grand Lodge[136][137] 1950[138] 15[139]
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Grand Lodges affiliated with National Grand Lodge Prince Hall Origin

Grand Lodges affiliated with the National Grand Lodge Prince Hall Origin, which was founded in 1847. In 2012, it was reported that the organization consisted of approximately 300 lodges in 27 states with around 5,000 members. At that time it had no fixed location for its national headquarters:[140]

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State Headquarters City Name Founded Lodges Members
 Florida Gainsville[141] Meridian Grand Lodge[142] 1980[135] 6[143]
 Georgia Lithonia Smooth Ashlar Grand Lodge[142][144] 1892[145] 52[146]
 Maryland Baltimore[147] Maryland Grand Lodge[142] 1926 1
 Mississippi Moss Point[148] Prince Hall Grand Lodge[142][149] 1889 5 45[148]
 South Carolina West Columbia Palmetto Grand Lodge 1869 51[150]
 Texas n/a MW St John Union Grand Lodge[142] 3[151]
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Unaffiliated Grand Lodges

The following grand lodges are unaffilaited with any of the organizations above, have a physical presence, but in all cases consist of a single lodge building.

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State Location Name Founded Notes
 California Los Angeles St. Anthony Grand Lodge of California of Oakland and Los Angeles[152] 1946
 Colorado Larkspur Universal Co-Masonry[153] 1907/1994
 Louisiana New Orleans United Most Worshipful St. John's Grand Lodge[154] 2011[155]
 Massachusetts Dorchester George Washington Carver Grand Lodge[156] 1945[157]
 New Jersey Irvington Garden State Grand Lodge[158][159]
 New Jersey Newark Oriental Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of New Jersey[159][160]
 New York New York City, Queens Hiram Grand Lodge[161][162][163] 1908
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