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

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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