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

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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