United Methodist Metro Areas (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. metro areas on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population that are United Methodist. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. The historically African American denominations are not included in the 2000 congregation and membership totals.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Complete List

Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
1	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	15,343	15.0
2	Williamsport, PA MSA	15,257	12.7
3	Enid, OK MSA	6,439	11.1
4	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	134,814	10.8
5	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	15,832	10.5
6	Lynchburg, VA MSA	22,251	10.4
7	Johnstown, PA MSA	23,566	10.1
8	Florence, SC MSA	12,721	10.1
9	Tulsa, OK MSA	78,221	9.7
10	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	46,166	9.6
11	Jackson, TN MSA	10,290	9.6
12	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	60,257	9.6
12	Jackson, MS MSA	42,173	9.6
13	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	14,298	9.3
14	Montgomery, AL MSA	30,873	9.3
15	Binghamton, NY MSA	23,059	9.1
16	Sharon, PA MSA	10,691	8.9
17	Macon, GA MSA	28,051	8.7
18	Altoona, PA MSA	11,156	8.6
19	Albany, GA MSA	10,320	8.5
20	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	9,452	8.5
21	Dothan, AL MSA	11,648	8.5
22	State College, PA MSA	11,407	8.4
23	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	90,446	8.4
24	Dover, DE MSA	10,567	8.3
25	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	28,460	8.3
26	York, PA MSA	31,709	8.3
27	Goldsboro, NC MSA	9,399	8.3
28	Florence, AL MSA	11,747	8.2
29	Waco, TX MSA	17,507	8.2
30	Danville, VA MSA	9,012	8.2
31	Gadsden, AL MSA	8,396	8.1
32	Lima, OH MSA	12,556	8.1
33	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	47,182	8.1
34	Abilene, TX MSA	10,101	8.0
35	Decatur, AL MSA	11,616	8.0
36	Jamestown, NY MSA	11,100	7.9
37	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	21,660	7.9
38	Birmingham, AL MSA	72,119	7.8
38	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	117,393	7.8
39	Knoxville, TN MSA	53,177	7.7
39	Sumter, SC MSA	8,098	7.7
40	Roanoke, VA MSA	18,079	7.7
41	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	14,284	7.5
42	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	9,782	7.4
43	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	8,501	7.4
43	Huntsville, AL MSA	25,315	7.4
44	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	9,554	7.4
45	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	8,082	7.3
46	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	9,052	7.3
47	Lawton, OK MSA	8,330	7.2
48	Columbia, SC MSA	38,669	7.2
49	Tyler, TX MSA	12,496	7.2
50	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	44,534	7.1
51	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	14,745	7.1
51	Savannah, GA MSA	20,675	7.1
52	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	32,674	7.0
53	Greenville, NC MSA	9,376	7.0
54	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	27,272	7.0
55	Asheville, NC MSA	15,522	6.9
56	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	21,577	6.8
57	Decatur, IL MSA	7,814	6.8
58	Atlanta, GA MSA	279,431	6.8
59	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	37,146	6.8
60	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	80,186	6.8
61	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	11,467	6.7
62	Lancaster, PA MSA	31,483	6.7
63	Jonesboro, AR MSA	5,454	6.6
64	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	13,744	6.6
64	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	66,028	6.6
65	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	24,045	6.6
66	Lubbock, TX MSA	15,947	6.6
67	Panama City, FL MSA	9,658	6.5
67	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	10,744	6.5
68	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	9,794	6.5
68	Topeka, KS MSA	11,063	6.5
69	Wichita, KS MSA	35,098	6.4
70	Athens, GA MSA	9,830	6.4
70	Mobile, AL MSA	34,627	6.4
71	St. Joseph, MO MSA	6,553	6.4
72	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	9,118	6.4
73	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	25,925	6.4
74	Anniston, AL MSA	7,129	6.4
75	Des Moines, IA MSA	28,905	6.3
76	Elmira, NY MSA	5,707	6.3
77	Lincoln, NE MSA	15,674	6.3
78	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	60,109	6.3
79	Nashville, TN MSA	76,746	6.2
80	Monroe, LA MSA	9,163	6.2
81	Wilmington, NC MSA	14,276	6.1
82	Springfield, IL MSA	12,197	6.1
83	Muncie, IN MSA	6,978	5.9
84	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	18,185	5.8
85	Pensacola, FL MSA	24,041	5.8
86	Charleston, WV MSA	14,601	5.8
87	Glens Falls, NY MSA	7,205	5.8
88	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	20,037	5.8
88	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	4,864	5.8
89	Owensboro, KY MSA	5,277	5.8
90	Lexington, KY MSA	27,484	5.7
91	Erie, PA MSA	16,084	5.7
92	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	11,803	5.7
92	Iowa City, IA MSA	6,330	5.7
92	Syracuse, NY MSA	41,725	5.7
93	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	21,902	5.7
94	Terre Haute, IN MSA	8,474	5.7
95	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	294,185	5.6
95	Mansfield, OH MSA	9,891	5.6
96	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	28,108	5.6
97	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	26,705	5.6
98	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	16,498	5.6
99	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	62,552	5.5
99	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	10,826	5.5
100	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	7,678	5.5
101	Gainesville, FL MSA	11,844	5.4
102	Joplin, MO MSA	8,307	5.3
103	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	6,739	5.3
104	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	122,873	5.2
105	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	81,616	5.2
106	Amarillo, TX MSA	11,307	5.2
107	Columbus, OH MSA	78,927	5.1
108	Fayetteville, NC MSA	15,214	5.0
109	Rochester, MN MSA	6,211	5.0
110	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	232,031	5.0
111	Charlottesville, VA MSA	7,893	5.0
112	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	14,716	4.9
113	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	8,796	4.9
114	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	29,443	4.9
114	Springfield, MO MSA	15,896	4.9
115	Kokomo, IN MSA	4,891	4.8
116	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	7,144	4.7
117	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	16,814	4.7
117	Lake Charles, LA MSA	8,585	4.7
118	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	355,422	4.7
119	Lafayette, IN MSA	8,517	4.7
120	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	27,523	4.6
121	Tallahassee, FL MSA	13,077	4.6
122	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	8,225	4.5
123	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	42,435	4.5
124	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	13,912	4.5
125	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	78,684	4.4
126	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	10,361	4.4
127	Rockford, IL MSA	16,145	4.4
128	Lawrence, KS MSA	4,337	4.3
129	Jacksonville, NC MSA	6,472	4.3
130	Alexandria, LA MSA	5,408	4.3
131	San Angelo, TX MSA	4,405	4.2
132	Indianapolis, IN MSA	67,557	4.2
133	Toledo, OH MSA	25,583	4.1
134	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	19,211	4.0
135	Columbia, MO MSA	5,432	4.0
136	Ocala, FL MSA	10,317	4.0
137	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	15,115	4.0
137	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	6,852	4.0
138	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	34,568	4.0
139	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	18,850	3.9
140	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	39,439	3.9
141	South Bend, IN MSA	10,183	3.8
142	Victoria, TX MSA	3,151	3.8
143	Bloomington, IN MSA	4,482	3.7
144	Jacksonville, FL MSA	39,360	3.6
145	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	44,296	3.5
145	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	84,915	3.5
146	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	24,702	3.5
147	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	67,517	3.4
147	Rochester, NY MSA	37,420	3.4
148	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	5,174	3.4
149	Bangor, ME NECMA	4,819	3.3
150	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	19,449	3.3
151	Bismarck, ND MSA	3,075	3.3
152	Orlando, FL MSA	52,926	3.2
153	Burlington, VT NECMA	6,385	3.2
154	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	5,175	3.2
155	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	15,494	3.1
156	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	91,746	3.1
156	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	13,921	3.1
157	Casper, WY MSA	2,063	3.1
158	San Antonio, TX MSA	49,132	3.1
159	Eau Claire, WI MSA	4,556	3.1
160	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	13,846	3.1
161	Rapid City, SD MSA	2,692	3.0
162	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,458	3.0
162	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	12,131	3.0
163	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	4,240	3.0
164	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	5,658	3.0
165	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	12,939	2.9
166	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	176,745	2.9
167	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	8,643	2.7
168	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	3,209	2.5
169	Grand Junction, CO MSA	2,839	2.4
170	Sheboygan, WI MSA	2,689	2.4
170	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	62,134	2.4
171	Billings, MT MSA	3,072	2.4
172	Dubuque, IA MSA	2,095	2.4
173	Jackson, MI MSA	3,661	2.3
174	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	5,550	2.3
175	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	8,080	2.3
175	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	26,295	2.3
176	Lafayette, LA MSA	8,639	2.2
177	Reading, PA MSA	8,303	2.2
178	Las Cruces, NM MSA	3,781	2.2
179	New Orleans, LA MSA	28,622	2.1
180	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	13,413	2.1
180	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	3,669	2.1
180	Portland, ME NECMA	5,590	2.1
181	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	5,263	2.1
182	Naples, FL MSA	5,225	2.1
183	Madison, WI MSA	8,595	2.0
184	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	10,266	2.0
185	Green Bay, WI MSA	4,479	2.0
185	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,795	2.0
186	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	21,482	2.0
187	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	1,893	1.9
187	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	2,620	1.9
188	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,543	1.9
189	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	4,241	1.9
190	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	56,201	1.9
191	Santa Fe, NM MSA	2,674	1.8
192	Albuquerque, NM MSA	12,735	1.8
192	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	10,209	1.8
193	Boise City, ID MSA	7,238	1.7
193	Wausau, WI MSA	2,104	1.7
194	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	89,881	1.7
194	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	18,616	1.7
195	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	1,693	1.6
196	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,243	1.6
196	St. Cloud, MN MSA	2,664	1.6
197	Houma, LA MSA	2,978	1.5
198	Hartford, CT NECMA	17,271	1.5
199	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	38,169	1.5
200	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	24,748	1.5
201	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	4,753	1.4
201	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	130,375	1.4
202	Spokane, WA MSA	5,625	1.4
203	Yakima, WA MSA	2,986	1.3
204	El Paso, TX MSA	8,776	1.3
205	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	2,938	1.1
205	Tucson, AZ MSA	9,510	1.1
206	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	1,359	1.1
207	Yuba City, CA MSA	1,516	1.1
208	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	228,610	1.1
209	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	38,149	1.1
210	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	33,920	1.0
211	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	23,399	1.0
212	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,688	1.0
213	Merced, CA MSA	2,106	1.0
213	Pocatello, ID MSA	752	1.0
214	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	60,075	1.0
215	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	3,089	1.0
216	Springfield, MA NECMA	5,658	0.9
216	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	5,216	0.9
216	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	3,415	0.9
217	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	35,623	0.9
217	Modesto, CA MSA	4,104	0.9
218	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,801	0.9
218	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	2,191	0.9
219	Anchorage, AK MSA	2,294	0.9
220	Missoula, MT MSA	799	0.8
221	Reno, NV MSA	2,740	0.8
222	Honolulu, HI MSA	6,980	0.8
222	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	56,564	0.8
223	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	7,275	0.8
224	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,347	0.7
224	Redding, CA MSA	1,208	0.7
224	San Diego, CA MSA	20,799	0.7
225	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	12,337	0.7
226	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,708	0.7
227	Bakersfield, CA MSA	4,251	0.6
227	Fresno, CA MSA	5,941	0.6
228	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	91,086	0.6
228	Yuma, AZ MSA	904	0.6
229	Salinas, CA MSA	2,134	0.5
230	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	6,957	0.5
231	Laredo, TX MSA	793	0.4
231	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	5,442	0.4

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 149 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Dale E. Jones, Sherri Doty, Clifford Grammich, James E. Horsch, Richard Houseal, Mac Lynn, John P. Marcum, Kenneth M. Sanchagrin and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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