Presbyterian Church (USA) Metro Areas (1980)

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Using data from the 1980 Churches and Church 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. Most historically African American denominations are not included in the 1980 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
141	Abilene, TX MSA	1,333	1.2
119	Albany, GA MSA	1,667	1.5
111	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	13,639	1.7
126	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,635	1.4
176	Alexandria, LA MSA	561	0.4
85	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	11,589	2.1
71	Altoona, PA MSA	3,225	2.4
45	Amarillo, TX MSA	4,926	2.8
166	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,280	0.7
121	Anniston, AL MSA	1,724	1.4
135	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	3,689	1.3
18	Asheville, NC MSA	6,934	3.9
79	Athens, GA MSA	2,266	2.2
64	Atlanta, GA MSA	55,040	2.5
129	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	1,025	1.3
108	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	6,308	1.7
120	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	8,485	1.5
164	Bakersfield, CA MSA	3,082	0.8
141	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	5,932	1.2
124	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	5,205	1.4
143	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,253	1.2
112	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	2,777	1.6
140	Billings, MT MSA	1,306	1.2
146	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	3,362	1.1
38	Binghamton, NY MSA	7,853	3.0
110	Birmingham, AL MSA	13,700	1.7
55	Bismarck, ND MSA	2,096	2.6
165	Bloomington, IN MSA	744	0.8
9	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	5,432	4.6
115	Boise City, ID MSA	4,045	1.6
185	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	7,469	0.1
145	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,373	1.1
132	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,226	1.3
67	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	30,172	2.4
188	Burlington, VT NECMA	80	0.1
40	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	11,926	3.0
91	Casper, WY MSA	1,452	2.0
6	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	8,573	5.1
87	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,506	2.1
15	Charleston, WV MSA	10,835	4.0
60	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	10,820	2.5
3	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	67,480	7.0
31	Charlottesville, VA MSA	3,699	3.3
95	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	8,122	1.9
65	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,683	2.5
138	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	99,915	1.2
163	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,170	0.8
50	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	47,132	2.7
147	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,639	1.1
125	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	40,467	1.4
96	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	5,963	1.9
137	Columbia, MO MSA	1,242	1.2
37	Columbia, SC MSA	12,259	3.0
151	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	2,645	1.0
46	Columbus, OH MSA	34,271	2.8
123	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	4,551	1.4
103	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,232	1.8
76	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	2,391	2.2
103	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	55,070	1.8
80	Danville, VA MSA	2,408	2.2
29	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	12,638	3.3
74	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	6,049	2.2
83	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	20,014	2.1
129	Decatur, AL MSA	1,617	1.3
32	Decatur, IL MSA	4,225	3.2
97	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	33,319	1.9
33	Des Moines, IA MSA	11,750	3.2
104	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	95,272	1.8
154	Dothan, AL MSA	1,219	1.0
167	Dover, DE MSA	711	0.7
80	Dubuque, IA MSA	2,020	2.2
47	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	7,418	2.8
154	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,306	1.0
164	El Paso, TX MSA	3,647	0.8
108	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	2,392	1.7
25	Elmira, NY MSA	3,334	3.4
82	Enid, OK MSA	1,338	2.1
16	Erie, PA MSA	11,181	4.0
162	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,244	0.8
109	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	4,707	1.7
53	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	3,660	2.7
54	Fayetteville, NC MSA	6,556	2.7
103	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,228	1.8
170	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	456	0.6
148	Florence, AL MSA	1,444	1.1
33	Florence, SC MSA	3,521	3.2
30	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	4,887	3.3
62	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	5,103	2.5
103	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	2,738	1.8
108	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	2,834	1.7
155	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,061	1.0
81	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	9,533	2.1
149	Fresno, CA MSA	6,104	1.1
186	Gadsden, AL MSA	112	0.1
89	Gainesville, FL MSA	3,093	2.0
11	Glens Falls, NY MSA	4,948	4.5
93	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,905	2.0
51	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	2,725	2.7
150	Grand Junction, CO MSA	857	1.1
149	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	8,886	1.1
88	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,671	2.1
134	Green Bay, WI MSA	2,250	1.3
25	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	32,470	3.4
94	Greenville, NC MSA	1,759	2.0
44	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	21,364	2.9
34	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	17,461	3.2
182	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,992	0.2
175	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	408	0.5
79	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	5,855	2.2
184	Honolulu, HI MSA	1,174	0.2
181	Houma, LA MSA	449	0.3
129	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	41,953	1.3
107	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	5,903	1.8
84	Huntsville, AL MSA	5,120	2.1
78	Indianapolis, IN MSA	28,595	2.2
51	Iowa City, IA MSA	2,207	2.7
93	Jackson, MI MSA	2,963	2.0
152	Jackson, MS MSA	3,728	1.0
151	Jackson, TN MSA	904	1.0
102	Jacksonville, FL MSA	13,178	1.8
174	Jacksonville, NC MSA	542	0.5
77	Jamestown, NY MSA	3,250	2.2
109	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	2,372	1.7
28	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	14,336	3.3
101	Johnstown, PA MSA	4,875	1.8
161	Jonesboro, AR MSA	551	0.9
82	Joplin, MO MSA	2,715	2.1
95	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	8,166	1.9
35	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	44,641	3.1
153	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	2,185	1.0
45	Knoxville, TN MSA	15,538	2.8
90	Kokomo, IN MSA	2,105	2.0
83	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	2,319	2.1
13	Lafayette, IN MSA	6,744	4.4
179	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,157	0.4
165	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,259	0.8
95	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	6,256	1.9
49	Lancaster, PA MSA	9,974	2.8
121	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	6,036	1.4
183	Laredo, TX MSA	172	0.2
149	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,021	1.1
173	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,649	0.5
101	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,244	1.8
158	Lawton, OK MSA	1,043	0.9
177	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	387	0.4
76	Lexington, KY MSA	8,224	2.2
131	Lima, OH MSA	2,042	1.3
10	Lincoln, NE MSA	8,775	4.6
125	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	6,526	1.4
126	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,462	1.4
150	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	120,601	1.1
82	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	20,364	2.1
137	Lubbock, TX MSA	2,619	1.2
22	Lynchburg, VA MSA	6,641	3.6
168	Macon, GA MSA	1,799	0.7
127	Madison, WI MSA	4,413	1.4
86	Mansfield, OH MSA	3,783	2.1
163	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	2,280	0.8
105	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	2,374	1.8
107	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	4,773	1.8
83	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	19,910	2.1
159	Merced, CA MSA	1,228	0.9
144	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	11,655	1.1
148	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	16,851	1.1
114	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	34,851	1.6
149	Missoula, MT MSA	803	1.1
117	Mobile, AL MSA	6,812	1.5
158	Modesto, CA MSA	2,473	0.9
130	Monroe, LA MSA	1,845	1.3
171	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,507	0.6
136	Muncie, IN MSA	1,610	1.3
100	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	1,883	1.9
27	Naples, FL MSA	2,891	3.4
99	Nashville, TN MSA	15,866	1.9
183	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	403	0.2
163	New Orleans, LA MSA	10,524	0.8
133	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	242,287	1.3
92	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	24,167	2.0
79	Ocala, FL MSA	2,649	2.2
69	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	4,727	2.4
119	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	12,754	1.5
24	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	20,825	3.4
72	Orlando, FL MSA	18,882	2.4
125	Owensboro, KY MSA	1,186	1.4
93	Panama City, FL MSA	1,911	2.0
61	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	3,951	2.5
157	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,724	0.9
39	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	10,876	3.0
57	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	146,357	2.6
134	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	20,533	1.3
81	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,940	2.1
2	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	188,659	7.3
162	Pocatello, ID MSA	535	0.8
106	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	27,847	1.8
180	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	2,553	0.3
186	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	240	0.1
111	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,084	1.7
36	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,772	3.0
42	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	19,409	2.9
64	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,728	2.5
178	Reading, PA MSA	1,195	0.4
171	Redding, CA MSA	632	0.6
172	Reno, NV MSA	1,014	0.5
99	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,702	1.9
41	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	22,307	2.9
21	Roanoke, VA MSA	8,087	3.7
67	Rochester, MN MSA	2,233	2.4
19	Rochester, NY MSA	39,982	3.9
56	Rockford, IL MSA	8,497	2.6
58	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	3,143	2.6
136	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	13,743	1.3
61	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	10,536	2.5
121	Salinas, CA MSA	4,194	1.4
169	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	5,389	0.6
59	San Angelo, TX MSA	2,150	2.5
158	San Antonio, TX MSA	10,086	0.9
140	San Diego, CA MSA	22,615	1.2
142	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	63,168	1.2
121	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	2,241	1.4
104	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	5,382	1.8
89	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,897	2.0
26	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	11,853	3.4
160	Savannah, GA MSA	2,070	0.9
72	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	15,465	2.4
113	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	38,807	1.6
1	Sharon, PA MSA	15,222	11.9
156	Sheboygan, WI MSA	969	1.0
66	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,194	2.4
119	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	5,594	1.5
20	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	4,479	3.8
68	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	2,982	2.4
75	South Bend, IN MSA	5,397	2.2
63	Spokane, WA MSA	8,455	2.5
17	Springfield, IL MSA	7,480	4.0
187	Springfield, MA NECMA	573	0.1
79	Springfield, MO MSA	4,936	2.2
125	St. Cloud, MN MSA	1,840	1.4
48	St. Joseph, MO MSA	2,814	2.8
94	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	47,155	2.0
43	State College, PA MSA	3,262	2.9
5	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	9,104	5.6
165	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	2,606	0.8
7	Sumter, SC MSA	4,363	4.9
80	Syracuse, NY MSA	15,543	2.2
98	Tallahassee, FL MSA	3,601	1.9
105	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	28,904	1.8
139	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,902	1.2
118	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	1,704	1.5
120	Toledo, OH MSA	8,929	1.5
23	Topeka, KS MSA	5,578	3.6
122	Tucson, AZ MSA	7,571	1.4
73	Tulsa, OK MSA	15,170	2.3
126	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	1,878	1.4
137	Tyler, TX MSA	1,595	1.2
46	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	9,025	2.8
96	Victoria, TX MSA	1,331	1.9
114	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	3,912	1.6
156	Waco, TX MSA	1,636	1.0
116	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	91,008	1.6
14	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	5,621	4.1
88	Wausau, WI MSA	2,307	2.1
128	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	7,816	1.4
4	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	10,442	5.6
85	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	2,696	2.1
72	Wichita, KS MSA	10,362	2.4
52	Williamsport, PA MSA	3,190	2.7
8	Wilmington, NC MSA	6,583	4.7
62	Yakima, WA MSA	4,302	2.5
70	York, PA MSA	7,425	2.4
12	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	28,594	4.4
165	Yuba City, CA MSA	767	0.8
145	Yuma, AZ MSA	878	1.1

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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