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
133	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	242,287	1.3
2	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	188,659	7.3
57	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	146,357	2.6
150	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	120,601	1.1
138	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	99,915	1.2
104	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	95,272	1.8
116	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	91,008	1.6
3	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	67,480	7.0
142	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	63,168	1.2
103	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	55,070	1.8
64	Atlanta, GA MSA	55,040	2.5
94	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	47,155	2.0
50	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	47,132	2.7
35	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	44,641	3.1
129	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	41,953	1.3
125	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	40,467	1.4
19	Rochester, NY MSA	39,982	3.9
113	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	38,807	1.6
114	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	34,851	1.6
46	Columbus, OH MSA	34,271	2.8
97	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	33,319	1.9
25	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	32,470	3.4
67	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	30,172	2.4
105	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	28,904	1.8
78	Indianapolis, IN MSA	28,595	2.2
12	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	28,594	4.4
106	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	27,847	1.8
92	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	24,167	2.0
140	San Diego, CA MSA	22,615	1.2
41	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	22,307	2.9
44	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	21,364	2.9
24	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	20,825	3.4
134	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	20,533	1.3
82	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	20,364	2.1
83	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	20,014	2.1
83	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	19,910	2.1
42	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	19,409	2.9
72	Orlando, FL MSA	18,882	2.4
34	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	17,461	3.2
148	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	16,851	1.1
99	Nashville, TN MSA	15,866	1.9
80	Syracuse, NY MSA	15,543	2.2
45	Knoxville, TN MSA	15,538	2.8
72	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	15,465	2.4
1	Sharon, PA MSA	15,222	11.9
73	Tulsa, OK MSA	15,170	2.3
28	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	14,336	3.3
136	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	13,743	1.3
110	Birmingham, AL MSA	13,700	1.7
111	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	13,639	1.7
102	Jacksonville, FL MSA	13,178	1.8
119	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	12,754	1.5
29	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	12,638	3.3
37	Columbia, SC MSA	12,259	3.0
40	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	11,926	3.0
26	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	11,853	3.4
33	Des Moines, IA MSA	11,750	3.2
144	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	11,655	1.1
85	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	11,589	2.1
16	Erie, PA MSA	11,181	4.0
39	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	10,876	3.0
15	Charleston, WV MSA	10,835	4.0
60	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	10,820	2.5
61	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	10,536	2.5
163	New Orleans, LA MSA	10,524	0.8
4	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	10,442	5.6
72	Wichita, KS MSA	10,362	2.4
158	San Antonio, TX MSA	10,086	0.9
49	Lancaster, PA MSA	9,974	2.8
81	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	9,533	2.1
5	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	9,104	5.6
46	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	9,025	2.8
120	Toledo, OH MSA	8,929	1.5
149	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	8,886	1.1
10	Lincoln, NE MSA	8,775	4.6
6	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	8,573	5.1
56	Rockford, IL MSA	8,497	2.6
120	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	8,485	1.5
63	Spokane, WA MSA	8,455	2.5
76	Lexington, KY MSA	8,224	2.2
95	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	8,166	1.9
95	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	8,122	1.9
21	Roanoke, VA MSA	8,087	3.7
38	Binghamton, NY MSA	7,853	3.0
128	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	7,816	1.4
122	Tucson, AZ MSA	7,571	1.4
17	Springfield, IL MSA	7,480	4.0
185	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	7,469	0.1
70	York, PA MSA	7,425	2.4
47	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	7,418	2.8
18	Asheville, NC MSA	6,934	3.9
117	Mobile, AL MSA	6,812	1.5
13	Lafayette, IN MSA	6,744	4.4
22	Lynchburg, VA MSA	6,641	3.6
126	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,635	1.4
8	Wilmington, NC MSA	6,583	4.7
54	Fayetteville, NC MSA	6,556	2.7
125	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	6,526	1.4
108	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	6,308	1.7
95	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	6,256	1.9
149	Fresno, CA MSA	6,104	1.1
74	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	6,049	2.2
121	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	6,036	1.4
96	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	5,963	1.9
141	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	5,932	1.2
107	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	5,903	1.8
79	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	5,855	2.2
14	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	5,621	4.1
119	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	5,594	1.5
23	Topeka, KS MSA	5,578	3.6
9	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	5,432	4.6
75	South Bend, IN MSA	5,397	2.2
169	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	5,389	0.6
104	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	5,382	1.8
124	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	5,205	1.4
84	Huntsville, AL MSA	5,120	2.1
62	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	5,103	2.5
11	Glens Falls, NY MSA	4,948	4.5
79	Springfield, MO MSA	4,936	2.2
45	Amarillo, TX MSA	4,926	2.8
30	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	4,887	3.3
101	Johnstown, PA MSA	4,875	1.8
107	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	4,773	1.8
69	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	4,727	2.4
109	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	4,707	1.7
123	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	4,551	1.4
20	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	4,479	3.8
127	Madison, WI MSA	4,413	1.4
7	Sumter, SC MSA	4,363	4.9
62	Yakima, WA MSA	4,302	2.5
32	Decatur, IL MSA	4,225	3.2
121	Salinas, CA MSA	4,194	1.4
115	Boise City, ID MSA	4,045	1.6
61	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	3,951	2.5
114	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	3,912	1.6
86	Mansfield, OH MSA	3,783	2.1
152	Jackson, MS MSA	3,728	1.0
31	Charlottesville, VA MSA	3,699	3.3
135	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	3,689	1.3
53	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	3,660	2.7
164	El Paso, TX MSA	3,647	0.8
98	Tallahassee, FL MSA	3,601	1.9
33	Florence, SC MSA	3,521	3.2
87	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,506	2.1
146	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	3,362	1.1
25	Elmira, NY MSA	3,334	3.4
43	State College, PA MSA	3,262	2.9
77	Jamestown, NY MSA	3,250	2.2
103	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,228	1.8
71	Altoona, PA MSA	3,225	2.4
52	Williamsport, PA MSA	3,190	2.7
58	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	3,143	2.6
89	Gainesville, FL MSA	3,093	2.0
164	Bakersfield, CA MSA	3,082	0.8
68	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	2,982	2.4
93	Jackson, MI MSA	2,963	2.0
27	Naples, FL MSA	2,891	3.4
108	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	2,834	1.7
48	St. Joseph, MO MSA	2,814	2.8
112	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	2,777	1.6
103	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	2,738	1.8
51	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	2,725	2.7
157	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,724	0.9
82	Joplin, MO MSA	2,715	2.1
99	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,702	1.9
85	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	2,696	2.1
173	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,649	0.5
79	Ocala, FL MSA	2,649	2.2
151	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	2,645	1.0
137	Lubbock, TX MSA	2,619	1.2
165	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	2,606	0.8
180	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	2,553	0.3
158	Modesto, CA MSA	2,473	0.9
126	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,462	1.4
80	Danville, VA MSA	2,408	2.2
108	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	2,392	1.7
76	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	2,391	2.2
105	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	2,374	1.8
145	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,373	1.1
109	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	2,372	1.7
83	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	2,319	2.1
88	Wausau, WI MSA	2,307	2.1
163	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	2,280	0.8
79	Athens, GA MSA	2,266	2.2
134	Green Bay, WI MSA	2,250	1.3
162	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,244	0.8
121	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	2,241	1.4
67	Rochester, MN MSA	2,233	2.4
51	Iowa City, IA MSA	2,207	2.7
66	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,194	2.4
153	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	2,185	1.0
59	San Angelo, TX MSA	2,150	2.5
90	Kokomo, IN MSA	2,105	2.0
55	Bismarck, ND MSA	2,096	2.6
111	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,084	1.7
160	Savannah, GA MSA	2,070	0.9
131	Lima, OH MSA	2,042	1.3
80	Dubuque, IA MSA	2,020	2.2
182	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,992	0.2
81	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,940	2.1
93	Panama City, FL MSA	1,911	2.0
93	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,905	2.0
139	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,902	1.2
89	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,897	2.0
100	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	1,883	1.9
126	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	1,878	1.4
130	Monroe, LA MSA	1,845	1.3
125	St. Cloud, MN MSA	1,840	1.4
168	Macon, GA MSA	1,799	0.7
36	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,772	3.0
94	Greenville, NC MSA	1,759	2.0
64	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,728	2.5
121	Anniston, AL MSA	1,724	1.4
118	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	1,704	1.5
65	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,683	2.5
88	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,671	2.1
119	Albany, GA MSA	1,667	1.5
147	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,639	1.1
156	Waco, TX MSA	1,636	1.0
129	Decatur, AL MSA	1,617	1.3
136	Muncie, IN MSA	1,610	1.3
137	Tyler, TX MSA	1,595	1.2
171	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,507	0.6
91	Casper, WY MSA	1,452	2.0
148	Florence, AL MSA	1,444	1.1
82	Enid, OK MSA	1,338	2.1
141	Abilene, TX MSA	1,333	1.2
96	Victoria, TX MSA	1,331	1.9
140	Billings, MT MSA	1,306	1.2
154	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,306	1.0
166	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,280	0.7
165	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,259	0.8
143	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,253	1.2
101	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,244	1.8
137	Columbia, MO MSA	1,242	1.2
103	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,232	1.8
159	Merced, CA MSA	1,228	0.9
132	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,226	1.3
154	Dothan, AL MSA	1,219	1.0
178	Reading, PA MSA	1,195	0.4
125	Owensboro, KY MSA	1,186	1.4
184	Honolulu, HI MSA	1,174	0.2
163	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,170	0.8
179	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,157	0.4
155	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,061	1.0
158	Lawton, OK MSA	1,043	0.9
129	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	1,025	1.3
149	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,021	1.1
172	Reno, NV MSA	1,014	0.5
156	Sheboygan, WI MSA	969	1.0
151	Jackson, TN MSA	904	1.0
145	Yuma, AZ MSA	878	1.1
150	Grand Junction, CO MSA	857	1.1
149	Missoula, MT MSA	803	1.1
165	Yuba City, CA MSA	767	0.8
165	Bloomington, IN MSA	744	0.8
167	Dover, DE MSA	711	0.7
171	Redding, CA MSA	632	0.6
187	Springfield, MA NECMA	573	0.1
176	Alexandria, LA MSA	561	0.4
161	Jonesboro, AR MSA	551	0.9
174	Jacksonville, NC MSA	542	0.5
162	Pocatello, ID MSA	535	0.8
170	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	456	0.6
181	Houma, LA MSA	449	0.3
175	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	408	0.5
183	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	403	0.2
177	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	387	0.4
186	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	240	0.1
183	Laredo, TX MSA	172	0.2
186	Gadsden, AL MSA	112	0.1
188	Burlington, VT NECMA	80	0.1

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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