Assemblies of God 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 Assemblies of God. 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
83	Abilene, TX MSA	918	0.8
94	Albany, GA MSA	791	0.7
121	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	3,158	0.4
84	Albuquerque, NM MSA	3,978	0.8
106	Alexandria, LA MSA	736	0.5
128	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	1,646	0.3
84	Altoona, PA MSA	1,116	0.8
65	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,861	1.1
60	Anchorage, AK MSA	2,022	1.2
101	Anniston, AL MSA	718	0.6
106	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	1,564	0.5
130	Asheville, NC MSA	490	0.3
135	Athens, GA MSA	245	0.2
123	Atlanta, GA MSA	7,949	0.4
77	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	691	0.9
142	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	549	0.2
94	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	4,075	0.7
23	Bakersfield, CA MSA	8,364	2.1
125	Bangor, ME NECMA	467	0.3
115	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	650	0.4
126	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,634	0.3
43	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	5,439	1.5
20	Bellingham, WA MSA	2,398	2.3
97	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,096	0.6
82	Billings, MT MSA	917	0.9
37	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	4,963	1.7
105	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,451	0.6
48	Birmingham, AL MSA	10,964	1.3
52	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,019	1.3
32	Bloomington, IN MSA	1,734	1.8
114	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	541	0.5
34	Boise City, ID MSA	4,438	1.7
136	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	11,693	0.2
73	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,001	1.0
85	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	748	0.8
112	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	5,832	0.5
117	Burlington, VT NECMA	656	0.4
112	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	1,913	0.5
89	Casper, WY MSA	547	0.8
131	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	462	0.3
125	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	575	0.3
129	Charleston, WV MSA	781	0.3
130	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	1,194	0.3
94	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	6,815	0.7
147	Charlottesville, VA MSA	112	0.1
128	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,242	0.3
68	Cheyenne, WY MSA	702	1.0
132	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	21,487	0.3
46	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,961	1.4
112	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	8,098	0.5
97	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	961	0.6
112	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	13,744	0.5
79	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	2,751	0.9
71	Columbia, MO MSA	994	1.0
122	Columbia, SC MSA	1,533	0.4
11	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	7,040	2.8
134	Columbus, OH MSA	2,972	0.2
76	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,999	0.9
52	Corvallis, OR MSA	865	1.3
4	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,174	3.9
43	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	44,262	1.5
144	Danville, VA MSA	150	0.1
25	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	7,628	2.0
75	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	2,508	0.9
109	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	4,772	0.5
132	Decatur, AL MSA	319	0.3
86	Decatur, IL MSA	1,044	0.8
89	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	13,325	0.8
67	Des Moines, IA MSA	3,796	1.0
118	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	21,690	0.4
8	Dothan, AL MSA	3,749	3.1
147	Dover, DE MSA	100	0.1
137	Dubuque, IA MSA	200	0.2
73	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	2,522	1.0
99	Eau Claire, WI MSA	815	0.6
116	El Paso, TX MSA	2,062	0.4
66	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,422	1.0
45	Elmira, NY MSA	1,395	1.4
15	Enid, OK MSA	1,538	2.5
120	Erie, PA MSA	1,080	0.4
9	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	8,009	2.9
78	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	2,480	0.9
73	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	1,312	1.0
129	Fayetteville, NC MSA	707	0.3
16	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	4,339	2.4
68	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	805	1.0
143	Florence, AL MSA	188	0.1
133	Florence, SC MSA	276	0.3
76	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	1,378	0.9
51	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	2,654	1.3
140	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	279	0.2
5	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	5,898	3.6
10	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	3,049	2.8
133	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,092	0.3
19	Fresno, CA MSA	13,337	2.3
120	Gadsden, AL MSA	404	0.4
135	Gainesville, FL MSA	343	0.2
74	Glens Falls, NY MSA	1,031	0.9
146	Goldsboro, NC MSA	111	0.1
53	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	1,261	1.3
12	Grand Junction, CO MSA	2,180	2.7
107	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	4,489	0.5
115	Great Falls, MT MSA	358	0.4
111	Green Bay, WI MSA	850	0.5
131	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,586	0.3
148	Greenville, NC MSA	50	0.1
98	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	4,656	0.6
64	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	6,046	1.1
137	Hartford, CT NECMA	2,202	0.2
102	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	529	0.6
129	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	789	0.3
93	Honolulu, HI MSA	5,409	0.7
111	Houma, LA MSA	847	0.5
70	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	31,343	1.0
145	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	400	0.1
122	Huntsville, AL MSA	887	0.4
95	Indianapolis, IN MSA	8,882	0.7
140	Iowa City, IA MSA	150	0.2
127	Jackson, MI MSA	484	0.3
101	Jackson, MS MSA	2,184	0.6
98	Jackson, TN MSA	550	0.6
72	Jacksonville, FL MSA	7,054	1.0
107	Jacksonville, NC MSA	601	0.5
113	Jamestown, NY MSA	678	0.5
120	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	550	0.4
110	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,105	0.5
106	Johnstown, PA MSA	1,437	0.5
36	Jonesboro, AR MSA	1,052	1.7
2	Joplin, MO MSA	7,643	6.0
88	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,223	0.8
49	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	19,213	1.3
101	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,289	0.6
140	Knoxville, TN MSA	1,011	0.2
61	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,184	1.1
131	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	300	0.3
40	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,343	1.5
120	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,281	0.4
77	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,521	0.9
6	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	10,670	3.3
79	Lancaster, PA MSA	3,224	0.9
107	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,211	0.5
79	Laredo, TX MSA	888	0.9
70	Las Cruces, NM MSA	964	1.0
63	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	5,866	1.1
105	Lawrence, KS MSA	370	0.6
44	Lawton, OK MSA	1,621	1.4
138	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	200	0.2
101	Lexington, KY MSA	2,232	0.6
108	Lima, OH MSA	801	0.5
99	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,194	0.6
40	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	7,265	1.5
59	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,104	1.2
103	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	66,317	0.6
92	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	6,991	0.7
81	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,845	0.9
141	Lynchburg, VA MSA	299	0.2
105	Macon, GA MSA	1,506	0.6
140	Madison, WI MSA	570	0.2
119	Mansfield, OH MSA	726	0.4
101	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,704	0.6
14	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	3,353	2.5
96	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	1,823	0.7
77	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	8,532	0.9
62	Merced, CA MSA	1,515	1.1
135	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	2,386	0.2
121	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	5,921	0.4
107	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	11,597	0.5
39	Missoula, MT MSA	1,186	1.6
29	Mobile, AL MSA	8,274	1.9
17	Modesto, CA MSA	6,419	2.4
22	Monroe, LA MSA	2,998	2.2
55	Montgomery, AL MSA	3,336	1.2
90	Muncie, IN MSA	962	0.8
133	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	254	0.3
91	Naples, FL MSA	632	0.7
117	Nashville, TN MSA	3,540	0.4
123	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	862	0.4
87	New Orleans, LA MSA	10,207	0.8
131	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	50,468	0.3
117	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	4,999	0.4
118	Ocala, FL MSA	507	0.4
50	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,612	1.3
35	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	14,382	1.7
110	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	2,939	0.5
63	Orlando, FL MSA	8,906	1.1
75	Owensboro, KY MSA	800	0.9
7	Panama City, FL MSA	3,121	3.2
124	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	554	0.4
18	Pensacola, FL MSA	6,845	2.4
87	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	2,865	0.8
129	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	16,661	0.3
95	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	10,915	0.7
33	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	1,581	1.7
120	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	10,150	0.4
102	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	850	0.6
80	Pocatello, ID MSA	578	0.9
122	Portland, ME NECMA	806	0.4
58	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	18,745	1.2
144	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,103	0.1
143	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	296	0.1
27	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,447	1.9
132	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	150	0.3
139	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,244	0.2
79	Rapid City, SD MSA	626	0.9
110	Reading, PA MSA	1,524	0.5
26	Redding, CA MSA	2,282	2.0
125	Reno, NV MSA	662	0.3
44	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	2,084	1.4
130	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	2,146	0.3
126	Roanoke, VA MSA	735	0.3
116	Rochester, MN MSA	400	0.4
117	Rochester, NY MSA	4,337	0.4
47	Rockford, IL MSA	4,397	1.4
139	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	230	0.2
53	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	13,712	1.3
81	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	3,649	0.9
86	Salinas, CA MSA	2,286	0.8
138	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	1,800	0.2
48	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,136	1.3
101	San Antonio, TX MSA	6,491	0.6
102	San Diego, CA MSA	10,920	0.6
96	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	35,885	0.7
59	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,819	1.2
107	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	1,595	0.5
87	Santa Fe, NM MSA	725	0.8
115	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	1,548	0.4
109	Savannah, GA MSA	1,174	0.5
96	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	4,403	0.7
54	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	29,767	1.2
149	Sharon, PA MSA	0	0.0
138	Sheboygan, WI MSA	200	0.2
13	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	2,367	2.6
76	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	3,451	0.9
62	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,325	1.1
94	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	859	0.7
69	South Bend, IN MSA	2,443	1.0
68	Spokane, WA MSA	3,487	1.0
1	Springfield, IL MSA	11,424	6.1
123	Springfield, MA NECMA	2,112	0.4
3	Springfield, MO MSA	10,757	4.7
121	St. Cloud, MN MSA	502	0.4
42	St. Joseph, MO MSA	1,492	1.5
81	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	20,968	0.9
102	State College, PA MSA	665	0.6
105	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	894	0.6
42	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	5,057	1.5
119	Sumter, SC MSA	354	0.4
109	Syracuse, NY MSA	3,700	0.5
71	Tallahassee, FL MSA	1,876	1.0
86	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	12,826	0.8
56	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,869	1.2
41	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	1,675	1.5
134	Toledo, OH MSA	1,466	0.2
90	Topeka, KS MSA	1,169	0.8
104	Tucson, AZ MSA	3,002	0.6
17	Tulsa, OK MSA	15,828	2.4
125	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	463	0.3
17	Tyler, TX MSA	3,100	2.4
134	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	780	0.2
99	Victoria, TX MSA	424	0.6
31	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	4,451	1.8
38	Waco, TX MSA	2,768	1.6
123	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	20,778	0.4
113	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	629	0.5
100	Wausau, WI MSA	678	0.6
127	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	1,818	0.3
119	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	743	0.4
24	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	2,580	2.0
78	Wichita, KS MSA	3,976	0.9
30	Williamsport, PA MSA	2,186	1.9
132	Wilmington, NC MSA	360	0.3
21	Yakima, WA MSA	3,835	2.2
57	York, PA MSA	3,720	1.2
72	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	6,326	1.0
28	Yuba City, CA MSA	1,955	1.9
66	Yuma, AZ MSA	815	1.0

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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