Evangelical Lutheran Church in America States (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. states 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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Complete List

Ranking	State	Adherents	Percent
44	Alabama	5,346	0.1
14	Alaska	11,343	1.8
20	Arizona	69,393	1.4
42	Arkansas	5,902	0.2
34	California	171,110	0.5
17	Colorado	66,877	1.6
24	Connecticut	31,960	0.9
27	Delaware	6,631	0.9
31	Florida	90,594	0.6
36	Georgia	37,096	0.5
42	Hawaii	2,677	0.2
23	Idaho	13,187	1.0
10	Illinois	279,724	2.3
21	Indiana	72,772	1.2
4	Iowa	268,543	9.2
16	Kansas	42,491	1.6
41	Kentucky	9,485	0.2
43	Louisiana	5,794	0.1
37	Maine	4,531	0.4
13	Maryland	103,644	2.0
36	Massachusetts	28,360	0.5
15	Michigan	160,836	1.6
2	Minnesota	853,448	17.4
45	Mississippi	2,280	0.1
35	Missouri	27,991	0.5
7	Montana	50,287	5.6
6	Nebraska	128,570	7.5
33	Nevada	10,663	0.5
38	New Hampshire	4,062	0.3
24	New Jersey	79,264	0.9
30	New Mexico	10,969	0.6
26	New York	169,329	0.9
22	North Carolina	88,830	1.1
1	North Dakota	174,554	27.2
9	Ohio	301,749	2.7
39	Oklahoma	11,105	0.3
19	Oregon	46,807	1.4
8	Pennsylvania	611,913	5.0
32	Rhode Island	5,914	0.6
18	South Carolina	61,380	1.5
3	South Dakota	121,871	16.2
40	Tennessee	16,239	0.3
29	Texas	155,019	0.7
40	Utah	6,426	0.3
42	Vermont	1,318	0.2
25	Virginia	65,798	0.9
11	Washington	127,854	2.2
28	West Virginia	13,964	0.8
5	Wisconsin	463,432	8.6
12	Wyoming	10,038	2.0

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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