Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Metro Areas (1990)

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Using data from the 1990 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.

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

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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
148	Abilene, TX MSA	597	0.5
168	Albany, GA MSA	285	0.3
77	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	16,681	1.9
95	Albuquerque, NM MSA	8,296	1.4
10	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	83,689	14.1
24	Altoona, PA MSA	10,946	8.4
169	Amarillo, TX MSA	450	0.2
84	Anchorage, AK MSA	3,917	1.7
166	Anniston, AL MSA	315	0.3
18	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	31,211	9.9
146	Asheville, NC MSA	1,005	0.5
160	Athens, GA MSA	448	0.4
136	Atlanta, GA MSA	19,629	0.7
109	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	4,177	1.0
73	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	17,920	2.1
157	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,170	0.4
166	Bangor, ME NECMA	398	0.3
130	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	1,358	0.7
177	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	753	0.1
160	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	1,271	0.4
58	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,893	3.1
118	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,397	0.9
34	Billings, MT MSA	6,915	6.1
157	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,240	0.4
98	Binghamton, NY MSA	3,481	1.3
172	Birmingham, AL MSA	1,737	0.2
4	Bismarck, ND MSA	17,279	20.6
155	Bloomington, IN MSA	460	0.4
58	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	3,937	3.1
112	Boise City, ID MSA	2,857	1.0
154	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	24,462	0.4
180	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	229	0.1
97	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,657	1.4
70	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	27,883	2.3
166	Burlington, VT NECMA	478	0.3
49	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	14,648	3.7
54	Casper, WY MSA	2,104	3.4
35	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	10,051	6.0
46	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	7,166	4.1
139	Charleston, WV MSA	1,466	0.6
79	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	9,582	1.9
56	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	37,006	3.2
134	Charlottesville, VA MSA	892	0.7
159	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,574	0.4
66	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,850	2.5
72	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	179,523	2.2
143	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,004	0.6
122	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	14,706	0.8
183	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	61	0.0
87	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	46,488	1.6
82	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	7,084	1.8
129	Columbia, MO MSA	830	0.7
39	Columbia, SC MSA	25,624	5.7
170	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	599	0.2
61	Columbus, OH MSA	39,624	3.0
117	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	3,065	0.9
81	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,267	1.8
52	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	3,734	3.7
145	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	21,594	0.5
152	Danville, VA MSA	488	0.5
26	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	26,556	7.6
119	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	3,432	0.9
63	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	27,497	2.9
96	Decatur, IL MSA	1,620	1.4
74	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	41,238	2.1
32	Des Moines, IA MSA	24,158	6.2
93	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	75,747	1.5
179	Dothan, AL MSA	154	0.1
148	Dover, DE MSA	556	0.5
53	Dubuque, IA MSA	3,115	3.6
11	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	32,693	13.6
7	Eau Claire, WI MSA	21,735	15.8
165	El Paso, TX MSA	1,635	0.3
68	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	3,811	2.4
89	Elmira, NY MSA	1,474	1.6
169	Enid, OK MSA	138	0.2
42	Erie, PA MSA	13,701	5.0
90	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	4,356	1.5
129	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	2,054	0.7
1	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	48,991	32.0
168	Fayetteville, NC MSA	690	0.3
112	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	2,055	1.0
111	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	998	1.0
182	Florence, AL MSA	95	0.1
142	Florence, SC MSA	640	0.6
56	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	5,912	3.2
101	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	4,125	1.2
132	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,776	0.7
164	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	514	0.3
132	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,022	0.7
51	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	16,831	3.7
113	Fresno, CA MSA	7,237	1.0
150	Gainesville, FL MSA	875	0.5
160	Goldsboro, NC MSA	364	0.4
2	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	26,515	25.7
110	Grand Junction, CO MSA	920	1.0
91	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	14,112	1.5
41	Great Falls, MT MSA	4,167	5.4
29	Green Bay, WI MSA	13,302	6.8
107	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	11,545	1.1
165	Greenville, NC MSA	303	0.3
124	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	6,575	0.8
19	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	57,430	9.8
91	Hartford, CT NECMA	16,820	1.5
31	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	18,045	6.2
156	Honolulu, HI MSA	3,419	0.4
131	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	26,974	0.7
150	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,494	0.5
145	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,549	0.5
114	Indianapolis, IN MSA	12,741	0.9
48	Iowa City, IA MSA	3,805	4.0
117	Jackson, MI MSA	1,324	0.9
177	Jackson, MS MSA	542	0.1
174	Jackson, TN MSA	165	0.2
131	Jacksonville, FL MSA	6,496	0.7
169	Jacksonville, NC MSA	366	0.2
43	Jamestown, NY MSA	6,418	4.5
12	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	18,518	13.3
143	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,407	0.6
20	Johnstown, PA MSA	22,400	9.3
181	Jonesboro, AR MSA	55	0.1
178	Joplin, MO MSA	178	0.1
116	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,808	0.9
121	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	13,013	0.8
124	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	2,028	0.8
136	Knoxville, TN MSA	3,841	0.7
137	Kokomo, IN MSA	630	0.7
5	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	20,440	17.6
105	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,820	1.1
175	Lafayette, LA MSA	540	0.2
182	Lake Charles, LA MSA	123	0.1
161	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	1,359	0.3
30	Lancaster, PA MSA	27,686	6.6
104	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	5,151	1.2
184	Laredo, TX MSA	--	0.0
143	Las Cruces, NM MSA	743	0.6
117	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	7,478	0.9
71	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,900	2.3
180	Lawton, OK MSA	103	0.1
168	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	263	0.3
155	Lexington, KY MSA	1,717	0.4
45	Lima, OH MSA	6,500	4.2
37	Lincoln, NE MSA	12,188	5.7
179	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	600	0.1
164	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	570	0.3
138	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	87,651	0.6
142	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	5,336	0.6
162	Lubbock, TX MSA	732	0.3
146	Lynchburg, VA MSA	1,016	0.5
162	Macon, GA MSA	974	0.3
13	Madison, WI MSA	47,758	13.0
23	Mansfield, OH MSA	14,952	8.6
163	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,220	0.3
122	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,180	0.8
106	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	4,432	1.1
171	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	2,207	0.2
147	Merced, CA MSA	905	0.5
149	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	15,542	0.5
38	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	91,152	5.7
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	389,811	15.4
44	Missoula, MT MSA	3,324	4.2
176	Mobile, AL MSA	717	0.2
158	Modesto, CA MSA	1,436	0.4
180	Monroe, LA MSA	127	0.1
167	Montgomery, AL MSA	769	0.3
115	Muncie, IN MSA	1,086	0.9
107	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	1,586	1.1
119	Naples, FL MSA	1,306	0.9
159	Nashville, TN MSA	3,676	0.4
144	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,375	0.5
167	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,284	0.3
120	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	163,896	0.8
132	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	10,226	0.7
119	Ocala, FL MSA	1,667	0.9
137	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,472	0.7
148	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	4,818	0.5
36	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	36,958	5.8
123	Orlando, FL MSA	9,788	0.8
164	Owensboro, KY MSA	251	0.3
164	Panama City, FL MSA	363	0.3
105	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,688	1.1
172	Pensacola, FL MSA	724	0.2
59	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	10,318	3.0
65	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	149,475	2.5
83	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	39,486	1.8
50	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	88,675	3.7
133	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	957	0.7
140	Pocatello, ID MSA	385	0.6
137	Portland, ME NECMA	1,578	0.7
76	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	35,704	2.0
145	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	4,866	0.5
184	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	--	0.0
110	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,216	1.0
92	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,627	1.5
124	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	6,721	0.8
27	Rapid City, SD MSA	6,123	7.5
6	Reading, PA MSA	54,953	16.3
157	Redding, CA MSA	593	0.4
136	Reno, NV MSA	1,692	0.7
69	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	3,610	2.4
151	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	4,101	0.5
85	Roanoke, VA MSA	3,867	1.7
8	Rochester, MN MSA	16,468	15.5
94	Rochester, NY MSA	15,301	1.4
22	Rockford, IL MSA	28,428	8.6
164	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	389	0.3
112	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	14,424	1.0
67	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	9,895	2.5
135	Salinas, CA MSA	2,390	0.7
154	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	4,608	0.4
131	San Angelo, TX MSA	713	0.7
86	San Antonio, TX MSA	22,539	1.7
128	San Diego, CA MSA	18,687	0.8
134	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	42,786	0.7
137	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,409	0.7
126	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,858	0.8
128	Santa Fe, NM MSA	874	0.8
100	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	6,197	1.3
80	Savannah, GA MSA	4,793	1.9
57	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	19,842	3.1
64	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	79,805	2.7
66	Sharon, PA MSA	3,058	2.5
47	Sheboygan, WI MSA	4,212	4.1
173	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	183	0.2
171	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	820	0.2
17	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	12,103	10.5
3	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	33,046	23.7
88	South Bend, IN MSA	3,909	1.6
60	Spokane, WA MSA	10,781	3.0
75	Springfield, IL MSA	3,811	2.0
150	Springfield, MA NECMA	2,914	0.5
158	Springfield, MO MSA	1,030	0.4
28	St. Cloud, MN MSA	11,085	7.4
130	St. Joseph, MO MSA	711	0.7
125	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	19,320	0.8
40	State College, PA MSA	6,783	5.5
141	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	806	0.6
126	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	3,717	0.8
133	Sumter, SC MSA	712	0.7
104	Syracuse, NY MSA	8,808	1.2
161	Tallahassee, FL MSA	785	0.3
108	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	21,699	1.1
140	Terre Haute, IN MSA	852	0.6
178	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	160	0.1
25	Toledo, OH MSA	47,699	7.8
99	Topeka, KS MSA	2,075	1.3
96	Tucson, AZ MSA	9,216	1.4
150	Tulsa, OK MSA	3,395	0.5
163	Tyler, TX MSA	488	0.3
101	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	3,899	1.2
33	Victoria, TX MSA	4,554	6.1
158	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,221	0.4
102	Waco, TX MSA	2,315	1.2
78	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	129,615	1.9
16	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	13,432	10.9
15	Wausau, WI MSA	13,682	11.9
127	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	6,546	0.8
55	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	5,180	3.3
153	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	575	0.4
131	Wichita, KS MSA	3,501	0.7
21	Williamsport, PA MSA	10,742	9.1
95	Wilmington, NC MSA	2,416	1.4
103	Yakima, WA MSA	2,273	1.2
14	York, PA MSA	43,945	12.9
62	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	17,515	2.9
174	Yuba City, CA MSA	224	0.2
163	Yuma, AZ MSA	339	0.3

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 132 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Martin B. Bradley, Norman M. Green, Jr., Dale E. Jones, Mac Lynn, and Lou McNeil supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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