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