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

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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