Salt Lake City ? Mormons comprise a substantial majority of Utah residents, but their share of the state’s population has been declining and will continue to do so in the years ahead, according to projections in a published report.

Within three years, the state will have its lowest share of Mormons since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began tallying its membership decades ago, according to estimates by The Salt Lake Tribune. If the trend persists, Mormons will no longer be a Utah majority by 2030, the paper said in a copyrighted story Sunday.

The projections are based on the normally secret membership counts church officials give the Utah Office of Planning and Budget that the newspaper obtained through a public records request.

The state office could only find data from 1989-2004; still, the 15-year window points to what could be a significant change for the state.