Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 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 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. 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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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
139	Abilene, TX MSA	602	0.5
160	Albany, GA MSA	290	0.2
75	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	15,496	1.8
100	Albuquerque, NM MSA	7,943	1.1
11	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	72,774	11.4
23	Altoona, PA MSA	9,553	7.4
168	Amarillo, TX MSA	337	0.2
74	Anchorage, AK MSA	4,678	1.8
155	Anniston, AL MSA	322	0.3
18	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	30,339	8.5
133	Asheville, NC MSA	1,242	0.6
155	Athens, GA MSA	439	0.3
125	Atlanta, GA MSA	25,744	0.6
107	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	4,369	0.9
85	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	18,735	1.5
151	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,312	0.4
166	Bangor, ME NECMA	248	0.2
120	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	1,564	0.7
170	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	803	0.1
159	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	958	0.3
69	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,408	2.0
102	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,736	1.1
30	Billings, MT MSA	7,584	5.9
153	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,190	0.3
95	Binghamton, NY MSA	3,111	1.2
164	Birmingham, AL MSA	1,767	0.2
4	Bismarck, ND MSA	17,518	18.5
154	Bloomington, IN MSA	385	0.3
54	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	4,404	2.9
110	Boise City, ID MSA	3,689	0.9
146	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	24,435	0.4
174	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	280	0.1
105	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,498	1.0
68	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	23,971	2.1
155	Burlington, VT NECMA	583	0.3
49	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	13,662	3.4
55	Casper, WY MSA	1,891	2.8
31	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	10,875	5.7
41	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	7,906	4.4
138	Charleston, WV MSA	1,237	0.5
84	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	8,361	1.5
63	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	37,340	2.5
136	Charlottesville, VA MSA	806	0.5
163	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	929	0.2
62	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,038	2.5
73	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	170,977	1.9
134	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,078	0.5
112	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	16,308	0.8
172	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	197	0.1
88	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	41,257	1.4
80	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	8,385	1.6
135	Columbia, MO MSA	704	0.5
38	Columbia, SC MSA	25,960	4.8
169	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	387	0.1
57	Columbus, OH MSA	41,606	2.7
126	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,359	0.6
86	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,168	1.5
48	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	3,471	3.4
140	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	24,199	0.5
153	Danville, VA MSA	359	0.3
24	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	25,633	7.1
117	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	3,768	0.8
59	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	24,505	2.6
109	Decatur, IL MSA	1,009	0.9
76	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	44,912	1.7
29	Des Moines, IA MSA	26,924	5.9
92	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	70,723	1.3
175	Dothan, AL MSA	98	0.1
143	Dover, DE MSA	545	0.4
44	Dubuque, IA MSA	3,521	4.0
11	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	27,822	11.4
8	Eau Claire, WI MSA	20,924	14.1
165	El Paso, TX MSA	1,234	0.2
72	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	3,458	1.9
98	Elmira, NY MSA	1,080	1.2
157	Enid, OK MSA	154	0.3
40	Erie, PA MSA	12,395	4.4
91	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	4,267	1.3
136	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	1,507	0.5
1	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	51,819	29.7
145	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,229	0.4
112	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	2,545	0.8
107	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	1,123	0.9
172	Florence, AL MSA	145	0.1
125	Florence, SC MSA	788	0.6
67	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	5,369	2.1
99	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	5,104	1.2
118	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	2,392	0.8
167	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	335	0.2
108	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,531	0.9
51	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	15,397	3.1
114	Fresno, CA MSA	7,417	0.8
144	Gainesville, FL MSA	916	0.4
145	Goldsboro, NC MSA	468	0.4
2	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	25,668	26.3
113	Grand Junction, CO MSA	945	0.8
97	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	13,115	1.2
35	Great Falls, MT MSA	4,177	5.2
28	Green Bay, WI MSA	14,045	6.2
109	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	11,000	0.9
166	Greenville, NC MSA	230	0.2
122	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	6,583	0.7
21	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	47,948	7.6
87	Hartford, CT NECMA	16,378	1.4
39	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	16,152	4.7
159	Honolulu, HI MSA	2,178	0.3
128	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	27,814	0.6
143	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,349	0.4
133	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,871	0.6
111	Indianapolis, IN MSA	13,566	0.8
46	Iowa City, IA MSA	4,265	3.8
120	Jackson, MI MSA	1,112	0.7
167	Jackson, MS MSA	689	0.2
168	Jackson, TN MSA	164	0.2
131	Jacksonville, FL MSA	6,285	0.6
163	Jacksonville, NC MSA	304	0.2
43	Jamestown, NY MSA	5,583	4.0
14	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	16,538	10.9
137	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,409	0.5
20	Johnstown, PA MSA	19,554	8.4
171	Jonesboro, AR MSA	88	0.1
172	Joplin, MO MSA	152	0.1
111	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,796	0.8
118	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	13,328	0.8
129	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,842	0.6
129	Knoxville, TN MSA	4,049	0.6
154	Kokomo, IN MSA	324	0.3
5	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	22,822	18.0
116	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,428	0.8
169	Lafayette, LA MSA	529	0.1
172	Lake Charles, LA MSA	176	0.1
149	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	1,774	0.4
32	Lancaster, PA MSA	26,516	5.6
96	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	5,441	1.2
176	Laredo, TX MSA	124	0.1
141	Las Cruces, NM MSA	788	0.5
124	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	10,018	0.6
71	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,921	1.9
171	Lawton, OK MSA	125	0.1
162	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	221	0.2
156	Lexington, KY MSA	1,345	0.3
42	Lima, OH MSA	6,316	4.1
36	Lincoln, NE MSA	12,662	5.1
173	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	538	0.1
158	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	538	0.3
140	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	75,689	0.5
142	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	4,481	0.4
157	Lubbock, TX MSA	652	0.3
118	Lynchburg, VA MSA	1,613	0.8
158	Macon, GA MSA	833	0.3
10	Madison, WI MSA	49,561	11.6
26	Mansfield, OH MSA	12,283	7.0
152	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,920	0.3
120	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,264	0.7
115	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	3,743	0.8
168	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	1,677	0.2
150	Merced, CA MSA	749	0.4
154	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	12,541	0.3
37	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	83,125	4.9
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	416,242	14.0
50	Missoula, MT MSA	3,115	3.3
171	Mobile, AL MSA	605	0.1
160	Modesto, CA MSA	1,091	0.2
176	Monroe, LA MSA	91	0.1
168	Montgomery, AL MSA	486	0.2
123	Muncie, IN MSA	771	0.7
103	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	2,083	1.1
125	Naples, FL MSA	1,580	0.6
147	Nashville, TN MSA	4,821	0.4
144	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,089	0.4
158	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,432	0.3
121	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	144,975	0.7
127	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	9,535	0.6
129	Ocala, FL MSA	1,532	0.6
143	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,027	0.4
139	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	5,152	0.5
33	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	39,571	5.5
131	Orlando, FL MSA	9,387	0.6
168	Owensboro, KY MSA	141	0.2
160	Panama City, FL MSA	359	0.2
96	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,843	1.2
167	Pensacola, FL MSA	650	0.2
53	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	10,196	2.9
66	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	133,233	2.2
82	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	51,832	1.6
47	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	80,543	3.4
124	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	863	0.6
136	Pocatello, ID MSA	389	0.5
123	Portland, ME NECMA	1,716	0.7
83	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	34,963	1.5
131	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	5,465	0.6
177	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	66	0.0
122	Pueblo, CO MSA	957	0.7
94	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,761	1.2
125	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	7,515	0.6
19	Rapid City, SD MSA	7,479	8.4
7	Reading, PA MSA	52,946	14.2
148	Redding, CA MSA	621	0.4
132	Reno, NV MSA	1,904	0.6
70	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	3,770	2.0
144	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	4,216	0.4
79	Roanoke, VA MSA	3,884	1.7
6	Rochester, MN MSA	17,935	14.4
94	Rochester, NY MSA	13,576	1.2
27	Rockford, IL MSA	24,894	6.7
169	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	207	0.1
119	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	13,109	0.7
64	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	9,461	2.4
147	Salinas, CA MSA	1,577	0.4
146	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	5,342	0.4
152	San Angelo, TX MSA	349	0.3
89	San Antonio, TX MSA	21,958	1.4
124	San Diego, CA MSA	17,873	0.6
135	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	36,328	0.5
122	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,670	0.7
132	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,217	0.6
123	Santa Fe, NM MSA	961	0.7
101	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	6,514	1.1
81	Savannah, GA MSA	4,714	1.6
56	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	17,480	2.8
65	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	77,064	2.2
61	Sharon, PA MSA	3,020	2.5
45	Sheboygan, WI MSA	4,416	3.9
162	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	236	0.2
164	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	763	0.2
17	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	11,658	9.4
3	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	37,181	21.6
80	South Bend, IN MSA	4,308	1.6
60	Spokane, WA MSA	10,736	2.6
77	Springfield, IL MSA	3,447	1.7
136	Springfield, MA NECMA	3,127	0.5
151	Springfield, MO MSA	1,143	0.4
16	St. Cloud, MN MSA	16,040	9.6
130	St. Joseph, MO MSA	590	0.6
121	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	17,851	0.7
37	State College, PA MSA	6,684	4.9
129	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	778	0.6
135	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	2,907	0.5
131	Sumter, SC MSA	595	0.6
93	Syracuse, NY MSA	9,421	1.3
154	Tallahassee, FL MSA	901	0.3
115	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	18,941	0.8
147	Terre Haute, IN MSA	582	0.4
177	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	23	0.0
25	Toledo, OH MSA	43,708	7.1
104	Topeka, KS MSA	1,730	1.0
93	Tucson, AZ MSA	10,906	1.3
148	Tulsa, OK MSA	3,090	0.4
161	Tyler, TX MSA	404	0.2
91	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	3,967	1.3
34	Victoria, TX MSA	4,427	5.3
151	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,305	0.4
106	Waco, TX MSA	1,989	0.9
78	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	129,334	1.7
12	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	14,442	11.3
13	Wausau, WI MSA	13,721	10.9
125	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	7,121	0.6
52	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	4,525	3.0
150	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	502	0.4
127	Wichita, KS MSA	3,318	0.6
22	Williamsport, PA MSA	8,922	7.4
90	Wilmington, NC MSA	3,094	1.3
111	Yakima, WA MSA	1,869	0.8
15	York, PA MSA	38,924	10.2
58	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	15,815	2.7
168	Yuba City, CA MSA	207	0.2
151	Yuma, AZ MSA	566	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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