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