Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Metro Areas (1980)

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Using data from the 1980 Churches and Church 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. Most historically African American denominations are not included in the 1980 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
137	Abilene, TX MSA	657	0.6
160	Albany, GA MSA	344	0.3
83	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	15,985	1.9
101	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,260	1.3
8	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	91,101	16.5
23	Altoona, PA MSA	12,524	9.2
154	Amarillo, TX MSA	687	0.4
93	Anchorage, AK MSA	2,690	1.5
161	Anniston, AL MSA	357	0.3
18	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	32,030	11.0
140	Asheville, NC MSA	984	0.6
166	Athens, GA MSA	253	0.2
135	Atlanta, GA MSA	13,617	0.6
112	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	3,789	1.0
70	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	15,023	2.6
144	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,049	0.5
178	Bangor, ME NECMA	0	0.0
137	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	871	0.6
175	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	626	0.1
155	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	1,482	0.4
56	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,713	3.5
107	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,957	1.1
38	Billings, MT MSA	6,527	6.0
164	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	791	0.3
109	Binghamton, NY MSA	2,851	1.1
172	Birmingham, AL MSA	1,420	0.2
7	Bismarck, ND MSA	13,530	16.9
142	Bloomington, IN MSA	521	0.5
69	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	3,069	2.6
112	Boise City, ID MSA	2,670	1.0
147	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	25,721	0.5
172	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	359	0.2
113	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	968	1.0
71	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	31,026	2.5
165	Burlington, VT NECMA	381	0.3
50	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	15,838	3.9
65	Casper, WY MSA	2,156	3.0
39	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	9,663	5.7
48	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	6,859	4.1
136	Charleston, WV MSA	1,618	0.6
80	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	8,898	2.1
50	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	38,084	3.9
141	Charlottesville, VA MSA	614	0.5
158	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,422	0.3
76	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,578	2.3
73	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	198,172	2.4
141	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	779	0.5
121	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	14,551	0.8
178	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	0	0.0
87	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	52,807	1.8
81	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	6,300	2.0
132	Columbia, MO MSA	638	0.6
34	Columbia, SC MSA	25,868	6.3
172	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	434	0.2
57	Columbus, OH MSA	42,010	3.5
111	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	3,433	1.1
77	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,465	2.2
45	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,720	4.4
142	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	15,996	0.5
150	Danville, VA MSA	502	0.5
27	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	31,107	8.1
115	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	2,577	1.0
54	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	34,884	3.7
97	Decatur, IL MSA	1,889	1.4
79	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	36,891	2.1
41	Des Moines, IA MSA	19,749	5.4
92	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	83,713	1.6
178	Dothan, AL MSA	0	0.0
130	Dover, DE MSA	671	0.7
46	Dubuque, IA MSA	3,967	4.2
10	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	40,761	15.3
6	Eau Claire, WI MSA	22,408	17.1
159	El Paso, TX MSA	1,546	0.3
62	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	4,313	3.1
92	Elmira, NY MSA	1,546	1.6
175	Enid, OK MSA	82	0.1
42	Erie, PA MSA	14,667	5.2
86	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	5,022	1.8
127	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	2,019	0.7
1	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	45,315	32.9
154	Fayetteville, NC MSA	977	0.4
143	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	921	0.5
128	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	571	0.7
176	Florence, AL MSA	146	0.1
153	Florence, SC MSA	447	0.4
53	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	5,625	3.8
102	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	2,572	1.3
123	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,235	0.8
165	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	402	0.3
161	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	327	0.3
47	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	18,133	4.1
113	Fresno, CA MSA	5,927	1.0
178	Gainesville, FL MSA	0	0.0
165	Goldsboro, NC MSA	247	0.3
2	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	27,945	27.7
120	Grand Junction, CO MSA	691	0.9
91	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	14,189	1.7
33	Great Falls, MT MSA	5,122	6.4
29	Green Bay, WI MSA	12,118	6.9
99	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	12,622	1.3
162	Greenville, NC MSA	257	0.3
131	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	4,973	0.7
16	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	63,762	11.5
88	Hartford, CT NECMA	18,535	1.8
30	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	18,647	6.9
167	Honolulu, HI MSA	1,733	0.2
124	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	24,853	0.8
146	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,636	0.5
138	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,418	0.6
108	Indianapolis, IN MSA	14,364	1.1
55	Iowa City, IA MSA	2,898	3.6
110	Jackson, MI MSA	1,616	1.1
177	Jackson, MS MSA	356	0.1
178	Jackson, TN MSA	0	0.0
128	Jacksonville, FL MSA	5,233	0.7
159	Jacksonville, NC MSA	359	0.3
43	Jamestown, NY MSA	7,017	4.8
14	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	19,925	14.3
144	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,231	0.5
22	Johnstown, PA MSA	25,192	9.5
178	Jonesboro, AR MSA	0	0.0
174	Joplin, MO MSA	179	0.1
114	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	4,085	1.0
116	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	13,191	0.9
120	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,834	0.9
136	Knoxville, TN MSA	3,271	0.6
130	Kokomo, IN MSA	705	0.7
5	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	19,998	18.3
89	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,624	1.7
176	Lafayette, LA MSA	379	0.1
175	Lake Charles, LA MSA	217	0.1
157	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	1,199	0.4
26	Lancaster, PA MSA	30,336	8.4
102	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	5,243	1.3
149	Las Cruces, NM MSA	444	0.5
127	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	3,860	0.7
73	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,653	2.4
156	Lawton, OK MSA	424	0.4
165	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	251	0.3
163	Lexington, KY MSA	1,004	0.3
52	Lima, OH MSA	5,931	3.8
40	Lincoln, NE MSA	10,535	5.5
177	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	465	0.1
167	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	416	0.2
118	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	102,088	0.9
132	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	6,065	0.6
151	Lubbock, TX MSA	924	0.4
146	Lynchburg, VA MSA	897	0.5
146	Macon, GA MSA	1,341	0.5
13	Madison, WI MSA	46,832	14.5
15	Mansfield, OH MSA	21,003	11.6
154	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,129	0.4
125	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,009	0.8
118	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	2,428	0.9
167	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	2,127	0.2
145	Merced, CA MSA	667	0.5
123	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	8,333	0.8
36	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	98,304	6.3
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	347,888	15.8
44	Missoula, MT MSA	3,445	4.5
171	Mobile, AL MSA	798	0.2
121	Modesto, CA MSA	2,223	0.8
176	Monroe, LA MSA	151	0.1
170	Montgomery, AL MSA	550	0.2
113	Muncie, IN MSA	1,323	1.0
124	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	807	0.8
118	Naples, FL MSA	768	0.9
155	Nashville, TN MSA	3,304	0.4
139	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,351	0.6
163	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,461	0.3
111	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	198,287	1.1
127	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	8,762	0.7
131	Ocala, FL MSA	815	0.7
111	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,086	1.1
146	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	4,227	0.5
35	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	38,008	6.3
119	Orlando, FL MSA	6,885	0.9
168	Owensboro, KY MSA	191	0.2
161	Panama City, FL MSA	293	0.3
100	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	2,069	1.3
171	Pensacola, FL MSA	528	0.2
63	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	11,454	3.1
66	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	169,030	3.0
90	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	27,265	1.7
49	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	103,195	4.0
119	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	1,252	0.9
133	Pocatello, ID MSA	415	0.6
148	Portland, ME NECMA	1,018	0.5
75	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	36,899	2.3
141	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	4,679	0.5
118	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,126	0.9
95	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	877	1.5
130	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	4,508	0.7
28	Rapid City, SD MSA	5,488	7.8
4	Reading, PA MSA	62,789	20.1
152	Redding, CA MSA	496	0.4
128	Reno, NV MSA	1,399	0.7
74	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	3,404	2.4
140	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	4,171	0.6
78	Roanoke, VA MSA	4,697	2.1
12	Rochester, MN MSA	13,869	15.1
91	Rochester, NY MSA	17,410	1.7
24	Rockford, IL MSA	27,476	8.4
157	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	450	0.4
104	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	13,518	1.2
68	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	11,638	2.8
122	Salinas, CA MSA	2,418	0.8
152	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	3,910	0.4
129	San Angelo, TX MSA	604	0.7
82	San Antonio, TX MSA	21,959	2.0
116	San Diego, CA MSA	16,894	0.9
119	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	45,917	0.9
127	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,134	0.7
105	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	3,572	1.2
101	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,199	1.3
85	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	6,469	1.8
82	Savannah, GA MSA	4,653	2.0
61	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	21,413	3.3
59	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	80,015	3.3
67	Sharon, PA MSA	3,817	3.0
51	Sheboygan, WI MSA	3,944	3.9
167	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	208	0.2
169	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	783	0.2
20	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	12,637	10.8
3	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	30,891	25.0
94	South Bend, IN MSA	3,676	1.5
58	Spokane, WA MSA	11,743	3.4
84	Springfield, IL MSA	3,586	1.9
141	Springfield, MA NECMA	3,153	0.5
158	Springfield, MO MSA	778	0.3
31	St. Cloud, MN MSA	8,972	6.7
126	St. Joseph, MO MSA	765	0.8
127	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	17,706	0.7
37	State College, PA MSA	6,921	6.1
129	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	1,162	0.7
117	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	3,138	0.9
134	Sumter, SC MSA	543	0.6
104	Syracuse, NY MSA	8,913	1.2
165	Tallahassee, FL MSA	474	0.3
110	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	17,229	1.1
147	Terre Haute, IN MSA	743	0.5
172	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	190	0.2
25	Toledo, OH MSA	51,878	8.4
106	Topeka, KS MSA	1,845	1.2
102	Tucson, AZ MSA	6,645	1.3
154	Tulsa, OK MSA	2,635	0.4
173	Tyler, TX MSA	195	0.2
99	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,274	1.3
32	Victoria, TX MSA	4,609	6.7
154	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	980	0.4
103	Waco, TX MSA	2,121	1.2
72	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	142,220	2.5
21	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	14,263	10.3
19	Wausau, WI MSA	12,130	10.9
120	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	4,919	0.9
64	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	5,623	3.0
145	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	644	0.5
127	Wichita, KS MSA	3,211	0.7
17	Williamsport, PA MSA	13,304	11.2
96	Wilmington, NC MSA	2,058	1.5
98	Yakima, WA MSA	2,338	1.4
11	York, PA MSA	47,687	15.2
60	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	21,321	3.3
155	Yuba City, CA MSA	399	0.4
145	Yuma, AZ MSA	387	0.5

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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