Presbyterian Church (USA) 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 Presbyterian Church (USA). 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
1	Sharon, PA MSA	10,271	8.5
2	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	115,973	4.9
3	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	68,204	4.6
4	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	5,993	3.9
5	Lynchburg, VA MSA	7,224	3.4
6	Springfield, IL MSA	6,637	3.3
7	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	4,250	3.2
8	Sumter, SC MSA	3,325	3.2
9	Wilmington, NC MSA	7,327	3.1
10	Glens Falls, NY MSA	3,736	3.0
11	Roanoke, VA MSA	6,928	2.9
12	Lafayette, IN MSA	5,361	2.9
13	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	5,491	2.9
14	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	27,275	2.8
15	Charleston, WV MSA	6,992	2.8
16	Columbia, SC MSA	14,800	2.8
17	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	14,846	2.7
18	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	3,929	2.6
18	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	3,337	2.6
19	Erie, PA MSA	7,160	2.6
20	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	15,023	2.5
21	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	24,617	2.5
22	Charlottesville, VA MSA	3,839	2.4
22	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	15,143	2.4
23	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	30,016	2.4
24	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	8,459	2.4
25	Asheville, NC MSA	5,279	2.3
25	Rochester, NY MSA	25,733	2.3
26	Lincoln, NE MSA	5,826	2.3
27	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	11,124	2.3
28	Fayetteville, NC MSA	6,914	2.3
29	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	26,353	2.2
30	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	13,041	2.2
31	Iowa City, IA MSA	2,444	2.2
32	Decatur, IL MSA	2,512	2.2
33	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	4,237	2.2
33	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	2,666	2.2
34	Elmira, NY MSA	1,919	2.1
34	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	15,153	2.1
35	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,755	2.0
36	San Angelo, TX MSA	2,048	2.0
37	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,510	2.0
38	Florence, SC MSA	2,399	1.9
39	Spokane, WA MSA	7,955	1.9
40	Athens, GA MSA	2,890	1.9
41	Topeka, KS MSA	3,184	1.9
42	Des Moines, IA MSA	8,497	1.9
43	Williamsport, PA MSA	2,225	1.9
44	Knoxville, TN MSA	12,576	1.8
44	State College, PA MSA	2,491	1.8
45	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	4,267	1.8
46	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	4,481	1.8
47	Binghamton, NY MSA	4,476	1.8
48	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	11,206	1.8
49	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	30,947	1.7
50	Atlanta, GA MSA	70,993	1.7
50	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	3,010	1.7
51	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	5,839	1.7
51	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	105,794	1.7
52	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	2,425	1.7
53	Naples, FL MSA	4,257	1.7
54	Lancaster, PA MSA	7,923	1.7
55	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	8,610	1.7
55	Victoria, TX MSA	1,404	1.7
55	Yakima, WA MSA	3,723	1.7
56	York, PA MSA	6,339	1.7
57	Columbus, OH MSA	25,189	1.6
58	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,897	1.6
59	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,816	1.6
59	Lexington, KY MSA	7,650	1.6
60	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,239	1.6
60	Rockford, IL MSA	5,891	1.6
61	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	6,956	1.6
62	Jacksonville, FL MSA	17,243	1.6
62	Tallahassee, FL MSA	4,465	1.6
63	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	3,811	1.6
64	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	30,660	1.6
65	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	1,572	1.5
65	Dover, DE MSA	1,955	1.5
65	Jamestown, NY MSA	2,146	1.5
65	Orlando, FL MSA	25,364	1.5
65	Wichita, KS MSA	8,375	1.5
66	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	1,487	1.5
67	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	6,119	1.5
68	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	6,127	1.5
69	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	23,542	1.5
70	St. Joseph, MO MSA	1,530	1.5
71	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,403	1.5
71	Dubuque, IA MSA	1,322	1.5
72	Altoona, PA MSA	1,895	1.5
72	Huntsville, AL MSA	5,041	1.5
73	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	9,145	1.5
74	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	16,935	1.5
75	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	2,031	1.4
75	Tulsa, OK MSA	11,512	1.4
76	Indianapolis, IN MSA	22,857	1.4
76	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,200	1.4
76	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	2,448	1.4
77	Amarillo, TX MSA	3,072	1.4
77	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	2,142	1.4
77	Springfield, MO MSA	4,582	1.4
78	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,416	1.4
78	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	6,703	1.4
79	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	4,789	1.4
80	Greenville, NC MSA	1,832	1.4
81	Danville, VA MSA	1,485	1.4
81	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	13,804	1.4
81	Ocala, FL MSA	3,508	1.4
82	Nashville, TN MSA	16,511	1.3
82	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	2,025	1.3
83	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	2,185	1.3
83	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,871	1.3
84	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	1,456	1.3
85	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,056	1.3
86	Enid, OK MSA	752	1.3
86	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	2,690	1.3
87	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	5,844	1.3
87	Syracuse, NY MSA	9,463	1.3
88	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,453	1.3
89	Casper, WY MSA	845	1.3
90	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,259	1.3
90	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	2,282	1.3
91	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	1,556	1.2
91	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	43,793	1.2
92	Abilene, TX MSA	1,533	1.2
92	Rochester, MN MSA	1,508	1.2
93	Cheyenne, WY MSA	982	1.2
93	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	5,908	1.2
94	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	5,648	1.2
94	Mobile, AL MSA	6,433	1.2
95	Jackson, MI MSA	1,872	1.2
95	Joplin, MO MSA	1,858	1.2
95	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	4,723	1.2
95	Savannah, GA MSA	3,446	1.2
96	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,590	1.2
96	Johnstown, PA MSA	2,678	1.2
97	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	5,465	1.1
98	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	12,831	1.1
98	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	29,424	1.1
99	Salinas, CA MSA	4,483	1.1
99	South Bend, IN MSA	2,984	1.1
100	Birmingham, AL MSA	10,236	1.1
100	Mansfield, OH MSA	1,949	1.1
100	Wausau, WI MSA	1,401	1.1
101	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	5,403	1.1
101	Gainesville, FL MSA	2,349	1.1
101	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	3,422	1.1
102	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	58,233	1.1
102	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,239	1.1
102	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,507	1.1
102	Tucson, AZ MSA	9,036	1.1
103	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	10,036	1.1
103	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	25,411	1.1
104	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	23,698	1.1
105	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	13,056	1.0
105	Missoula, MT MSA	1,001	1.0
105	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	11,304	1.0
105	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	78,754	1.0
106	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	3,190	1.0
107	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	2,683	1.0
107	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	4,410	1.0
107	Madison, WI MSA	4,190	1.0
108	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	8,526	1.0
109	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	44,709	1.0
109	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	28,457	1.0
110	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	49,707	1.0
110	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,424	1.0
111	Owensboro, KY MSA	865	0.9
112	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,503	0.9
112	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	5,443	0.9
112	Muncie, IN MSA	1,110	0.9
113	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	4,257	0.9
114	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	23,325	0.9
115	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	26,176	0.9
115	St. Cloud, MN MSA	1,494	0.9
116	Columbia, MO MSA	1,195	0.9
117	Decatur, AL MSA	1,273	0.9
117	Pensacola, FL MSA	3,577	0.9
118	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,787	0.9
119	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,078	0.9
119	Panama City, FL MSA	1,260	0.9
119	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	15,249	0.9
119	San Diego, CA MSA	24,008	0.9
120	Anniston, AL MSA	939	0.8
120	Lima, OH MSA	1,310	0.8
121	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	2,967	0.8
122	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	75,122	0.8
122	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	2,435	0.8
122	Jackson, TN MSA	884	0.8
122	Monroe, LA MSA	1,207	0.8
123	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	8,847	0.8
123	San Antonio, TX MSA	12,895	0.8
123	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	57,061	0.8
123	Toledo, OH MSA	5,030	0.8
123	Tyler, TX MSA	1,408	0.8
124	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,471	0.8
124	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	169,053	0.8
125	Anchorage, AK MSA	2,012	0.8
125	Boise City, ID MSA	3,327	0.8
125	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	3,021	0.8
125	Yuba City, CA MSA	1,076	0.8
126	Grand Junction, CO MSA	889	0.8
127	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	4,501	0.8
127	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,867	0.8
128	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,800	0.7
129	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,770	0.7
129	Sheboygan, WI MSA	808	0.7
130	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,185	0.7
130	Florence, AL MSA	1,019	0.7
131	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,063	0.7
131	Green Bay, WI MSA	1,585	0.7
132	Albany, GA MSA	831	0.7
132	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,685	0.7
132	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	896	0.7
133	Santa Fe, NM MSA	999	0.7
134	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	2,368	0.7
134	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	10,940	0.7
134	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	2,404	0.7
135	Fresno, CA MSA	5,900	0.6
136	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	720	0.6
136	Eau Claire, WI MSA	938	0.6
136	Jonesboro, AR MSA	515	0.6
136	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	7,120	0.6
137	Billings, MT MSA	803	0.6
138	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,234	0.6
138	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	19,849	0.6
139	Jackson, MS MSA	2,643	0.6
140	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	96,228	0.6
141	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,942	0.6
141	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	992	0.6
142	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,003	0.6
142	Lawton, OK MSA	654	0.6
142	Waco, TX MSA	1,210	0.6
143	Modesto, CA MSA	2,363	0.5
143	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,774	0.5
144	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	1,679	0.5
144	Merced, CA MSA	1,086	0.5
145	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,562	0.5
145	Reno, NV MSA	1,704	0.5
146	New Orleans, LA MSA	6,598	0.5
147	Bloomington, IN MSA	557	0.5
148	Jacksonville, NC MSA	683	0.5
149	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	2,436	0.4
150	Pocatello, ID MSA	309	0.4
151	Lake Charles, LA MSA	728	0.4
151	Macon, GA MSA	1,293	0.4
151	Reading, PA MSA	1,510	0.4
152	El Paso, TX MSA	2,565	0.4
153	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,288	0.4
153	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	395	0.4
154	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	4,457	0.3
155	Yuma, AZ MSA	517	0.3
156	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	366	0.3
156	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	312	0.3
156	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,718	0.3
157	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	4,560	0.3
157	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	11,384	0.3
158	Dothan, AL MSA	378	0.3
159	Lafayette, LA MSA	995	0.3
160	Houma, LA MSA	426	0.2
160	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	2,078	0.2
161	Redding, CA MSA	340	0.2
162	Alexandria, LA MSA	257	0.2
163	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	409	0.2
164	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	7,389	0.1
164	Gadsden, AL MSA	123	0.1
165	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,318	0.1
166	Laredo, TX MSA	196	0.1
167	Springfield, MA NECMA	428	0.1
168	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	234	0.1
169	Burlington, VT NECMA	88	0.0
170	Honolulu, HI MSA	178	0.0

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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