Assemblies of God 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 Assemblies of God. 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
105	Abilene, TX MSA	1,020	0.8
96	Albany, GA MSA	1,104	0.9
150	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	2,644	0.3
98	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,369	0.9
120	Alexandria, LA MSA	834	0.7
138	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	2,780	0.4
72	Altoona, PA MSA	1,556	1.2
97	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,968	0.9
41	Anchorage, AK MSA	4,620	1.8
90	Anniston, AL MSA	1,087	1.0
103	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	2,981	0.8
129	Asheville, NC MSA	1,190	0.5
154	Athens, GA MSA	400	0.3
133	Atlanta, GA MSA	19,973	0.5
69	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	1,416	1.2
147	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	1,559	0.3
132	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	6,210	0.5
52	Bakersfield, CA MSA	10,515	1.6
130	Bangor, ME NECMA	750	0.5
153	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	600	0.3
148	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,902	0.3
43	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	6,740	1.8
22	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,588	2.2
77	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,842	1.1
94	Billings, MT MSA	1,197	0.9
48	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	6,083	1.7
88	Binghamton, NY MSA	2,495	1.0
59	Birmingham, AL MSA	13,490	1.5
36	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,739	1.8
91	Bloomington, IN MSA	1,159	1.0
89	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	1,476	1.0
63	Boise City, ID MSA	5,825	1.4
144	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	22,591	0.4
74	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	3,934	1.2
125	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	917	0.6
90	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	11,357	1.0
134	Burlington, VT NECMA	946	0.5
131	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	2,084	0.5
68	Casper, WY MSA	824	1.2
55	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	2,899	1.5
19	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	4,075	2.3
135	Charleston, WV MSA	1,194	0.5
137	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	2,456	0.5
129	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	7,883	0.5
155	Charlottesville, VA MSA	388	0.2
150	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,385	0.3
106	Cheyenne, WY MSA	651	0.8
135	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	42,980	0.5
101	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,717	0.9
141	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	8,018	0.4
74	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	2,424	1.2
124	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	17,921	0.6
106	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	4,157	0.8
71	Columbia, MO MSA	1,639	1.2
119	Columbia, SC MSA	3,587	0.7
20	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	6,181	2.3
151	Columbus, OH MSA	4,430	0.3
57	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	5,681	1.5
98	Corvallis, OR MSA	694	0.9
4	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,244	4.2
64	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	68,879	1.3
157	Danville, VA MSA	242	0.2
94	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	3,354	0.9
79	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	5,480	1.1
101	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	8,094	0.9
52	Decatur, AL MSA	2,323	1.6
6	Decatur, IL MSA	3,668	3.2
123	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	16,120	0.6
18	Des Moines, IA MSA	10,455	2.3
109	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	42,129	0.8
13	Dothan, AL MSA	3,464	2.5
67	Dover, DE MSA	1,586	1.3
160	Dubuque, IA MSA	100	0.1
56	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	3,656	1.5
91	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,428	1.0
94	El Paso, TX MSA	6,323	0.9
92	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,740	1.0
38	Elmira, NY MSA	1,640	1.8
24	Enid, OK MSA	1,195	2.1
49	Erie, PA MSA	4,674	1.7
82	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	3,459	1.1
86	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	3,029	1.0
64	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	2,307	1.3
136	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,381	0.5
43	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	5,432	1.8
75	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	1,405	1.2
144	Florence, AL MSA	533	0.4
141	Florence, SC MSA	510	0.4
7	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	7,977	3.2
8	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	13,639	3.1
142	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,266	0.4
3	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	12,153	5.9
21	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	3,811	2.2
100	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	4,334	0.9
10	Fresno, CA MSA	25,989	2.8
104	Gadsden, AL MSA	853	0.8
139	Gainesville, FL MSA	935	0.4
132	Glens Falls, NY MSA	619	0.5
133	Goldsboro, NC MSA	560	0.5
126	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	569	0.6
28	Grand Junction, CO MSA	2,292	2.0
91	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	10,413	1.0
51	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,302	1.6
128	Green Bay, WI MSA	1,234	0.5
121	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	8,192	0.7
156	Greenville, NC MSA	311	0.2
135	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	4,522	0.5
78	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	7,025	1.1
145	Hartford, CT NECMA	4,169	0.4
153	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	301	0.3
119	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	2,304	0.7
71	Honolulu, HI MSA	10,565	1.2
116	Houma, LA MSA	1,354	0.7
98	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	41,674	0.9
151	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	929	0.3
142	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,384	0.4
88	Indianapolis, IN MSA	15,942	1.0
159	Iowa City, IA MSA	172	0.2
136	Jackson, MI MSA	731	0.5
138	Jackson, MS MSA	1,932	0.4
102	Jackson, TN MSA	898	0.8
69	Jacksonville, FL MSA	13,585	1.2
137	Jacksonville, NC MSA	675	0.5
139	Jamestown, NY MSA	595	0.4
120	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	1,009	0.7
131	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,464	0.5
123	Johnstown, PA MSA	1,451	0.6
39	Jonesboro, AR MSA	1,474	1.8
44	Joplin, MO MSA	2,716	1.7
126	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	2,619	0.6
47	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	29,785	1.7
88	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	3,100	1.0
131	Knoxville, TN MSA	3,476	0.5
61	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,457	1.4
152	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	355	0.3
82	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,953	1.1
89	Lafayette, LA MSA	3,786	1.0
29	Lake Charles, LA MSA	3,593	2.0
9	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	13,786	2.9
108	Lancaster, PA MSA	3,651	0.8
16	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	10,522	2.4
60	Laredo, TX MSA	2,779	1.4
35	Las Cruces, NM MSA	3,226	1.9
69	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	19,248	1.2
109	Lawrence, KS MSA	765	0.8
25	Lawton, OK MSA	2,341	2.0
139	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	446	0.4
120	Lexington, KY MSA	3,157	0.7
129	Lima, OH MSA	825	0.5
70	Lincoln, NE MSA	3,060	1.2
50	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	9,618	1.7
84	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,196	1.1
118	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	111,815	0.7
82	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	10,969	1.1
124	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,468	0.6
150	Lynchburg, VA MSA	646	0.3
117	Macon, GA MSA	2,240	0.7
147	Madison, WI MSA	1,393	0.3
56	Mansfield, OH MSA	2,632	1.5
87	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	5,761	1.0
55	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	2,732	1.5
149	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	1,484	0.3
96	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	10,336	0.9
81	Merced, CA MSA	2,267	1.1
122	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	24,897	0.6
108	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	13,107	0.8
73	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	35,176	1.2
46	Missoula, MT MSA	1,615	1.7
36	Mobile, AL MSA	9,932	1.8
11	Modesto, CA MSA	11,538	2.6
33	Monroe, LA MSA	2,755	1.9
65	Montgomery, AL MSA	4,367	1.3
125	Muncie, IN MSA	709	0.6
150	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	592	0.3
92	Naples, FL MSA	2,391	1.0
100	Nashville, TN MSA	10,575	0.9
138	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,142	0.4
91	New Orleans, LA MSA	12,848	1.0
132	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	104,542	0.5
124	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	9,518	0.6
122	Ocala, FL MSA	1,665	0.6
96	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,154	0.9
15	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	26,318	2.4
107	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	5,699	0.8
42	Orlando, FL MSA	28,957	1.8
110	Owensboro, KY MSA	698	0.8
12	Panama City, FL MSA	3,808	2.6
142	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	612	0.4
5	Pensacola, FL MSA	16,320	4.0
102	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	2,930	0.8
128	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	33,223	0.5
34	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	60,354	1.9
36	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,553	1.8
112	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	17,520	0.7
127	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	758	0.6
121	Pocatello, ID MSA	488	0.7
142	Portland, ME NECMA	1,063	0.4
66	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	28,585	1.3
146	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	3,374	0.4
158	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	746	0.2
26	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,854	2.0
82	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,516	1.1
143	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	4,549	0.4
32	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,671	1.9
111	Reading, PA MSA	2,798	0.8
87	Redding, CA MSA	1,645	1.0
101	Reno, NV MSA	2,873	0.9
53	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	3,018	1.6
99	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	8,656	0.9
147	Roanoke, VA MSA	776	0.3
83	Rochester, MN MSA	1,315	1.1
132	Rochester, NY MSA	5,507	0.5
27	Rockford, IL MSA	7,411	2.0
110	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	1,081	0.8
28	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	35,353	2.0
91	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	3,855	1.0
108	Salinas, CA MSA	3,148	0.8
136	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	6,164	0.5
35	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,920	1.9
115	San Antonio, TX MSA	11,376	0.7
125	San Diego, CA MSA	16,770	0.6
118	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	47,859	0.7
112	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,834	0.7
104	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	3,267	0.8
137	Santa Fe, NM MSA	668	0.5
133	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	2,888	0.5
140	Savannah, GA MSA	1,216	0.4
108	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	4,873	0.8
45	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	61,042	1.7
95	Sharon, PA MSA	1,110	0.9
60	Sheboygan, WI MSA	1,626	1.4
23	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,295	2.1
14	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	9,695	2.5
48	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	2,074	1.7
92	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	1,646	1.0
79	South Bend, IN MSA	2,946	1.1
85	Spokane, WA MSA	4,363	1.0
1	Springfield, IL MSA	15,110	7.5
128	Springfield, MA NECMA	3,266	0.5
2	Springfield, MO MSA	20,714	6.4
85	St. Cloud, MN MSA	1,737	1.0
15	St. Joseph, MO MSA	2,490	2.4
121	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	16,794	0.7
75	State College, PA MSA	1,565	1.2
152	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	368	0.3
66	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	7,098	1.3
80	Sumter, SC MSA	1,149	1.1
140	Syracuse, NY MSA	3,054	0.4
93	Tallahassee, FL MSA	2,685	0.9
87	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	24,112	1.0
58	Terre Haute, IN MSA	2,199	1.5
49	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	2,159	1.7
94	Toledo, OH MSA	5,726	0.9
91	Topeka, KS MSA	1,630	1.0
99	Tucson, AZ MSA	7,319	0.9
17	Tulsa, OK MSA	18,831	2.3
62	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	2,292	1.4
40	Tyler, TX MSA	3,106	1.8
143	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	1,142	0.4
122	Victoria, TX MSA	541	0.6
9	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	10,497	2.9
54	Waco, TX MSA	3,259	1.5
133	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	37,017	0.5
114	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	920	0.7
71	Wausau, WI MSA	1,518	1.2
113	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	8,259	0.7
139	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	664	0.4
30	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	2,695	1.9
76	Wichita, KS MSA	6,211	1.1
108	Williamsport, PA MSA	935	0.8
151	Wilmington, NC MSA	671	0.3
25	Yakima, WA MSA	4,543	2.0
104	York, PA MSA	3,127	0.8
37	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	10,751	1.8
31	Yuba City, CA MSA	2,642	1.9
45	Yuma, AZ MSA	2,759	1.7

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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