Assemblies of God Metro Areas (1990)

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Using data from the 1990 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.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
102	Abilene, TX MSA	933	0.8
97	Albany, GA MSA	950	0.8
151	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	2,058	0.2
71	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,756	1.2
68	Alexandria, LA MSA	1,575	1.2
128	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	3,059	0.5
98	Altoona, PA MSA	1,078	0.8
77	Amarillo, TX MSA	2,039	1.1
45	Anchorage, AK MSA	3,585	1.6
116	Anniston, AL MSA	745	0.6
85	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	3,112	1.0
133	Asheville, NC MSA	881	0.5
154	Athens, GA MSA	229	0.2
142	Atlanta, GA MSA	10,157	0.3
66	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	1,068	1.2
136	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	1,732	0.4
116	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	5,422	0.6
28	Bakersfield, CA MSA	10,734	2.0
130	Bangor, ME NECMA	724	0.5
140	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	686	0.4
129	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	2,628	0.5
29	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	7,087	2.0
15	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,506	2.7
66	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,985	1.2
16	Billings, MT MSA	3,053	2.7
35	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	5,671	1.8
82	Binghamton, NY MSA	2,761	1.0
49	Birmingham, AL MSA	12,595	1.5
46	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,292	1.5
72	Bloomington, IN MSA	1,237	1.1
121	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	749	0.6
48	Boise City, ID MSA	4,464	1.5
144	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	18,082	0.3
63	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	3,323	1.3
102	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	953	0.8
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	12,525	1.1
121	Burlington, VT NECMA	1,033	0.6
127	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	2,031	0.5
83	Casper, WY MSA	629	1.0
93	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	1,480	0.9
115	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	1,123	0.7
143	Charleston, WV MSA	832	0.3
145	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	1,561	0.3
102	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	9,056	0.8
155	Charlottesville, VA MSA	225	0.2
152	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	970	0.2
106	Cheyenne, WY MSA	541	0.7
130	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	40,704	0.5
59	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	2,453	1.4
127	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	9,402	0.5
55	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	2,358	1.4
96	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	24,322	0.9
101	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	3,150	0.8
76	Columbia, MO MSA	1,241	1.1
124	Columbia, SC MSA	2,483	0.6
14	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	7,273	2.8
145	Columbus, OH MSA	4,159	0.3
75	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	3,894	1.1
71	Corvallis, OR MSA	817	1.2
5	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,179	4.1
51	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	59,078	1.5
144	Danville, VA MSA	347	0.3
111	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	2,432	0.7
81	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	4,209	1.1
96	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	8,091	0.9
58	Decatur, AL MSA	1,794	1.4
62	Decatur, IL MSA	1,520	1.3
99	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	15,967	0.8
42	Des Moines, IA MSA	6,488	1.7
127	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	26,844	0.5
10	Dothan, AL MSA	3,817	2.9
74	Dover, DE MSA	1,247	1.1
159	Dubuque, IA MSA	50	0.1
60	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	3,210	1.3
88	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,320	1.0
95	El Paso, TX MSA	5,079	0.9
43	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	2,535	1.6
64	Elmira, NY MSA	1,204	1.3
11	Enid, OK MSA	1,628	2.9
70	Erie, PA MSA	3,254	1.2
39	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	4,842	1.7
77	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	3,054	1.1
46	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	2,367	1.5
131	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,308	0.5
39	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,603	1.7
67	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	1,232	1.2
141	Florence, AL MSA	462	0.4
138	Florence, SC MSA	444	0.4
108	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	1,347	0.7
60	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	4,496	1.3
108	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,815	0.7
3	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	8,441	4.8
28	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,846	2.0
138	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,782	0.4
25	Fresno, CA MSA	16,033	2.1
117	Gadsden, AL MSA	622	0.6
135	Gainesville, FL MSA	798	0.4
97	Glens Falls, NY MSA	990	0.8
109	Goldsboro, NC MSA	740	0.7
116	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	660	0.6
7	Grand Junction, CO MSA	3,352	3.6
63	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	12,042	1.3
95	Great Falls, MT MSA	670	0.9
123	Green Bay, WI MSA	1,095	0.6
119	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	6,292	0.6
150	Greenville, NC MSA	275	0.3
112	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	5,667	0.7
61	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	7,785	1.3
146	Hartford, CT NECMA	3,381	0.3
139	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	380	0.4
140	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	1,078	0.4
83	Honolulu, HI MSA	8,648	1.0
105	Houma, LA MSA	1,369	0.8
85	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	37,009	1.0
153	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	619	0.2
139	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,107	0.4
72	Indianapolis, IN MSA	15,760	1.1
148	Iowa City, IA MSA	264	0.3
149	Jackson, MI MSA	387	0.3
117	Jackson, MS MSA	2,439	0.6
95	Jackson, TN MSA	779	0.9
79	Jacksonville, FL MSA	9,720	1.1
134	Jacksonville, NC MSA	670	0.5
130	Jamestown, NY MSA	695	0.5
108	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	1,003	0.7
129	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,187	0.5
129	Johnstown, PA MSA	1,213	0.5
34	Jonesboro, AR MSA	1,261	1.8
1	Joplin, MO MSA	7,466	5.5
91	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,853	0.9
57	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	21,614	1.4
104	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,936	0.8
138	Knoxville, TN MSA	2,314	0.4
47	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,487	1.5
154	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	210	0.2
24	Lafayette, IN MSA	3,489	2.2
87	Lafayette, LA MSA	3,355	1.0
40	Lake Charles, LA MSA	2,859	1.7
8	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	13,197	3.3
110	Lancaster, PA MSA	2,971	0.7
42	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	7,132	1.7
83	Laredo, TX MSA	1,367	1.0
69	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,616	1.2
118	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	5,185	0.6
101	Lawrence, KS MSA	643	0.8
30	Lawton, OK MSA	2,162	1.9
136	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	445	0.4
86	Lexington, KY MSA	3,987	1.0
127	Lima, OH MSA	797	0.5
89	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,980	0.9
51	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	7,517	1.5
54	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,716	1.4
115	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	94,143	0.7
84	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	9,506	1.0
92	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,984	0.9
147	Lynchburg, VA MSA	537	0.3
116	Macon, GA MSA	1,867	0.6
156	Madison, WI MSA	571	0.2
141	Mansfield, OH MSA	608	0.4
100	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	3,085	0.8
26	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	3,039	2.1
137	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	1,607	0.4
83	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	10,416	1.0
52	Merced, CA MSA	2,535	1.4
139	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	12,250	0.4
108	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	11,622	0.7
91	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	22,805	0.9
35	Missoula, MT MSA	1,431	1.8
50	Mobile, AL MSA	7,125	1.5
21	Modesto, CA MSA	8,988	2.4
19	Monroe, LA MSA	3,522	2.5
57	Montgomery, AL MSA	4,018	1.4
114	Muncie, IN MSA	795	0.7
139	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	551	0.4
110	Naples, FL MSA	1,068	0.7
120	Nashville, TN MSA	5,779	0.6
141	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	886	0.4
76	New Orleans, LA MSA	14,193	1.1
132	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	90,676	0.5
94	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	12,539	0.9
22	Ocala, FL MSA	4,339	2.2
50	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	3,365	1.5
13	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	27,291	2.9
92	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	5,720	0.9
56	Orlando, FL MSA	16,960	1.4
27	Owensboro, KY MSA	1,801	2.1
19	Panama City, FL MSA	3,155	2.5
148	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	397	0.3
9	Pensacola, FL MSA	10,996	3.2
82	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	3,511	1.0
132	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	27,574	0.5
51	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	32,673	1.5
48	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,287	1.5
117	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	14,890	0.6
137	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	561	0.4
144	Pocatello, ID MSA	210	0.3
125	Portland, ME NECMA	1,303	0.5
67	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	21,700	1.2
143	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	3,035	0.3
157	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	341	0.1
17	Pueblo, CO MSA	3,250	2.6
46	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,705	1.5
138	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	3,308	0.4
45	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,285	1.6
121	Reading, PA MSA	1,954	0.6
23	Redding, CA MSA	3,244	2.2
139	Reno, NV MSA	956	0.4
35	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,724	1.8
134	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	3,922	0.5
143	Roanoke, VA MSA	745	0.3
90	Rochester, MN MSA	968	0.9
116	Rochester, NY MSA	6,782	0.6
53	Rockford, IL MSA	4,638	1.4
140	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	499	0.4
39	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	25,267	1.7
73	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	4,521	1.1
98	Salinas, CA MSA	2,935	0.8
132	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	5,075	0.5
44	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,575	1.6
107	San Antonio, TX MSA	9,725	0.7
116	San Diego, CA MSA	15,982	0.6
109	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	44,275	0.7
106	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,611	0.7
121	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,138	0.6
117	Santa Fe, NM MSA	723	0.6
136	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	2,056	0.4
130	Savannah, GA MSA	1,263	0.5
115	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	4,151	0.7
48	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	44,929	1.5
158	Sharon, PA MSA	125	0.1
82	Sheboygan, WI MSA	1,083	1.0
12	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,716	2.9
32	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	7,049	1.9
78	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,243	1.1
82	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	1,448	1.0
113	South Bend, IN MSA	1,666	0.7
73	Spokane, WA MSA	4,089	1.1
4	Springfield, IL MSA	7,967	4.2
121	Springfield, MA NECMA	3,512	0.6
2	Springfield, MO MSA	13,709	5.2
88	St. Cloud, MN MSA	1,433	1.0
97	St. Joseph, MO MSA	824	0.8
103	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	19,240	0.8
102	State College, PA MSA	965	0.8
103	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	1,096	0.8
55	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	6,673	1.4
133	Sumter, SC MSA	476	0.5
131	Syracuse, NY MSA	3,586	0.5
93	Tallahassee, FL MSA	2,062	0.9
82	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	21,418	1.0
33	Terre Haute, IN MSA	2,748	1.9
36	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	2,153	1.8
122	Toledo, OH MSA	3,517	0.6
98	Topeka, KS MSA	1,340	0.8
97	Tucson, AZ MSA	5,580	0.8
20	Tulsa, OK MSA	17,309	2.4
121	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	868	0.6
38	Tyler, TX MSA	2,617	1.7
132	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	1,485	0.5
118	Victoria, TX MSA	453	0.6
41	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	5,278	1.7
37	Waco, TX MSA	3,295	1.7
132	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	31,455	0.5
127	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	644	0.5
97	Wausau, WI MSA	972	0.8
126	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	4,540	0.5
139	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	599	0.4
18	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	3,258	2.5
80	Wichita, KS MSA	5,153	1.1
64	Williamsport, PA MSA	1,491	1.3
150	Wilmington, NC MSA	436	0.3
34	Yakima, WA MSA	3,452	1.8
90	York, PA MSA	3,091	0.9
65	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	7,462	1.2
6	Yuba City, CA MSA	5,007	4.1
31	Yuma, AZ MSA	2,022	1.9

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 132 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Martin B. Bradley, Norman M. Green, Jr., Dale E. Jones, Mac Lynn, and Lou McNeil supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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