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

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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