Assemblies of God States (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. states 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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Complete List

Ranking	State	Adherents	Percent
1	Oklahoma	88,301	2.6
2	Arkansas	67,187	2.5
3	Alaska	11,638	1.9
4	Montana	16,365	1.8
5	Hawaii	21,754	1.8
6	Washington	105,692	1.8
7	Missouri	95,429	1.7
8	Arizona	82,802	1.6
9	North Dakota	9,994	1.6
10	Idaho	18,745	1.5
11	Oregon	49,357	1.4
12	Alabama	59,970	1.4
13	New Mexico	22,070	1.2
14	Florida	189,387	1.2
15	Minnesota	56,028	1.1
15	Nevada	22,691	1.1
16	Nebraska	18,958	1.1
17	Louisiana	49,041	1.1
18	Texas	228,098	1.1
19	Kansas	27,860	1.0
20	Wyoming	5,067	1.0
21	South Dakota	7,438	1.0
22	Colorado	41,123	1.0
22	Iowa	28,026	1.0
23	Indiana	56,948	0.9
24	California	310,522	0.9
25	Michigan	83,610	0.8
26	Illinois	96,893	0.8
27	West Virginia	13,842	0.8
28	Wisconsin	41,005	0.8
29	Kentucky	30,103	0.7
30	Tennessee	40,430	0.7
31	Pennsylvania	84,153	0.7
32	Mississippi	19,484	0.7
33	Virginia	45,035	0.6
34	New Jersey	52,065	0.6
35	Ohio	67,738	0.6
36	Georgia	44,469	0.5
37	New York	98,209	0.5
38	North Carolina	41,036	0.5
39	Delaware	3,808	0.5
39	Maine	6,253	0.5
40	Maryland	25,214	0.5
41	Vermont	2,848	0.5
42	South Carolina	18,219	0.5
43	Connecticut	14,632	0.4
44	Massachusetts	24,802	0.4
45	Utah	8,176	0.4
46	New Hampshire	4,393	0.4
47	Rhode Island	3,564	0.3

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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