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

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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