Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Metro Areas (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and 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 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. 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	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
1	Sheboygan, WI MSA	18,709	16.6
2	Wausau, WI MSA	10,936	8.7
3	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	33,654	8.4
4	Eau Claire, WI MSA	9,799	6.6
5	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	33,084	6.6
6	Decatur, IL MSA	6,562	5.7
7	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	8,960	5.5
8	Rochester, MN MSA	6,722	5.4
9	Lincoln, NE MSA	12,950	5.2
10	Enid, OK MSA	2,887	5.0
11	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	6,096	4.9
12	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	7,416	4.9
13	Springfield, IL MSA	8,828	4.4
14	St. Cloud, MN MSA	7,285	4.4
15	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	15,428	4.3
16	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	72,569	4.3
17	Rapid City, SD MSA	3,532	4.0
18	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	13,770	4.0
19	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	5,600	3.7
20	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	93,300	3.6
21	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	4,539	3.6
22	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	12,201	3.4
22	Green Bay, WI MSA	7,701	3.4
23	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	23,378	3.3
24	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	6,148	3.2
25	Bismarck, ND MSA	2,836	3.0
26	Topeka, KS MSA	4,919	2.9
27	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	79,324	2.7
28	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	4,580	2.6
29	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	8,844	2.6
30	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	2,503	2.6
30	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	4,425	2.6
31	Rockford, IL MSA	9,282	2.5
32	Billings, MT MSA	3,098	2.4
33	Des Moines, IA MSA	10,015	2.2
34	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,791	2.2
35	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	118,284	2.2
36	Kokomo, IN MSA	2,101	2.1
37	Pocatello, ID MSA	1,435	1.9
38	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,383	1.9
39	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	33,225	1.9
40	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	21,343	1.8
41	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	4,345	1.7
42	Dubuque, IA MSA	1,531	1.7
43	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	156,201	1.7
44	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	4,130	1.7
45	Wichita, KS MSA	8,749	1.6
46	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	7,189	1.6
47	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	16,432	1.5
48	Jackson, MI MSA	2,383	1.5
49	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,720	1.5
49	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	6,675	1.5
50	Iowa City, IA MSA	1,647	1.5
51	Columbia, MO MSA	1,931	1.4
52	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,131	1.4
53	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	41,325	1.4
54	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,057	1.4
55	Casper, WY MSA	893	1.3
56	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	3,727	1.3
57	Waco, TX MSA	2,630	1.2
58	Springfield, MO MSA	3,800	1.2
59	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	14,312	1.2
60	Joplin, MO MSA	1,771	1.1
61	Missoula, MT MSA	1,058	1.1
61	St. Joseph, MO MSA	1,132	1.1
62	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	27,023	1.1
62	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,052	1.1
62	Madison, WI MSA	4,473	1.1
62	Spokane, WA MSA	4,390	1.1
63	Panama City, FL MSA	1,511	1.0
64	Grand Junction, CO MSA	1,152	1.0
64	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,771	1.0
65	Rochester, NY MSA	10,400	1.0
66	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	4,811	0.9
67	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	2,878	0.9
68	Indianapolis, IN MSA	14,548	0.9
69	Lawton, OK MSA	1,016	0.9
69	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,695	0.9
70	South Bend, IN MSA	2,321	0.9
71	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	40,210	0.9
71	Pensacola, FL MSA	3,536	0.9
72	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	2,564	0.9
73	Anchorage, AK MSA	2,107	0.8
74	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	1,015	0.8
75	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,353	0.8
76	Toledo, OH MSA	4,618	0.8
77	San Antonio, TX MSA	11,768	0.7
78	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,782	0.7
78	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,017	0.7
79	Orlando, FL MSA	11,724	0.7
79	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	16,106	0.7
79	San Angelo, TX MSA	738	0.7
80	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,283	0.7
80	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	4,065	0.7
80	Yakima, WA MSA	1,560	0.7
81	Naples, FL MSA	1,726	0.7
81	Tulsa, OK MSA	5,522	0.7
82	New Orleans, LA MSA	9,004	0.7
83	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,432	0.7
83	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	23,569	0.7
83	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	3,715	0.7
84	Boise City, ID MSA	2,795	0.7
85	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	912	0.6
86	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	2,768	0.6
86	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	6,837	0.6
87	Bloomington, IN MSA	749	0.6
87	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,288	0.6
88	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,314	0.6
88	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,112	0.6
88	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,429	0.6
88	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	3,600	0.6
89	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	913	0.6
90	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,191	0.6
90	Victoria, TX MSA	499	0.6
91	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,433	0.6
92	Mobile, AL MSA	3,067	0.6
93	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,744	0.6
94	Bakersfield, CA MSA	3,623	0.6
94	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	2,636	0.6
94	Pueblo, CO MSA	785	0.6
95	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	4,727	0.5
95	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	1,750	0.5
95	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,720	0.5
95	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	17,542	0.5
95	Yuma, AZ MSA	858	0.5
96	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	12,744	0.5
97	Abilene, TX MSA	657	0.5
98	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	26,730	0.5
98	Decatur, AL MSA	745	0.5
98	Ocala, FL MSA	1,324	0.5
98	Tucson, AZ MSA	4,281	0.5
99	Dover, DE MSA	631	0.5
100	Gainesville, FL MSA	1,074	0.5
101	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	4,882	0.5
102	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,150	0.5
102	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	4,731	0.5
102	San Diego, CA MSA	13,271	0.5
103	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	8,822	0.5
103	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	5,117	0.5
103	Modesto, CA MSA	2,025	0.5
103	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	34,021	0.5
104	Bellingham, WA MSA	734	0.4
104	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	5,027	0.4
105	Glens Falls, NY MSA	538	0.4
105	Tyler, TX MSA	746	0.4
105	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,582	0.4
106	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,933	0.4
106	Yuba City, CA MSA	578	0.4
107	Lima, OH MSA	629	0.4
108	Hartford, CT NECMA	4,627	0.4
108	Reno, NV MSA	1,357	0.4
108	York, PA MSA	1,541	0.4
109	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,022	0.4
109	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	506	0.4
110	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,263	0.4
110	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	794	0.4
110	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	62,530	0.4
110	Springfield, MA NECMA	2,298	0.4
111	Albuquerque, NM MSA	2,642	0.4
111	Knoxville, TN MSA	2,522	0.4
111	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	8,802	0.4
111	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	2,291	0.4
112	Alexandria, LA MSA	461	0.4
112	Jackson, TN MSA	385	0.4
112	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	25,535	0.4
113	Merced, CA MSA	706	0.3
113	Muncie, IN MSA	399	0.3
114	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,084	0.3
114	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	5,727	0.3
115	Columbus, OH MSA	4,811	0.3
115	Erie, PA MSA	870	0.3
115	Lake Charles, LA MSA	567	0.3
116	Athens, GA MSA	454	0.3
116	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	1,206	0.3
116	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,493	0.3
116	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,693	0.3
116	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	62,484	0.3
117	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	247	0.3
117	Redding, CA MSA	477	0.3
117	Santa Fe, NM MSA	428	0.3
117	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,134	0.3
118	Dothan, AL MSA	381	0.3
118	Gadsden, AL MSA	285	0.3
118	Jamestown, NY MSA	395	0.3
118	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	674	0.3
118	Tallahassee, FL MSA	786	0.3
118	Terre Haute, IN MSA	420	0.3
119	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	2,548	0.3
119	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,616	0.3
120	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	296	0.3
120	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,569	0.3
120	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	950	0.3
120	Jacksonville, FL MSA	2,863	0.3
120	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	4,035	0.3
120	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	3,482	0.3
120	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	286	0.3
121	Binghamton, NY MSA	638	0.3
121	El Paso, TX MSA	1,700	0.3
121	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	281	0.3
121	Macon, GA MSA	797	0.3
121	Sharon, PA MSA	296	0.3
122	Asheville, NC MSA	550	0.2
123	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,087	0.2
123	Nashville, TN MSA	2,814	0.2
123	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	3,600	0.2
123	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	2,764	0.2
124	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,797	0.2
125	Burlington, VT NECMA	408	0.2
125	Jacksonville, NC MSA	323	0.2
125	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	312	0.2
125	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	351	0.2
126	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	205	0.2
126	Florence, AL MSA	289	0.2
126	Lexington, KY MSA	959	0.2
126	Monroe, LA MSA	298	0.2
126	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	391	0.2
127	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	2,812	0.2
127	Las Cruces, NM MSA	331	0.2
127	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	7,549	0.2
128	Jonesboro, AR MSA	146	0.2
128	Montgomery, AL MSA	597	0.2
128	Salinas, CA MSA	707	0.2
128	Savannah, GA MSA	519	0.2
129	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	460	0.2
130	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	195	0.2
130	Jackson, MS MSA	700	0.2
131	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	724	0.2
131	Goldsboro, NC MSA	168	0.2
131	Honolulu, HI MSA	1,343	0.2
132	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	905	0.1
132	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	768	0.1
132	Owensboro, KY MSA	130	0.1
132	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,048	0.1
133	Atlanta, GA MSA	5,506	0.1
133	Danville, VA MSA	148	0.1
133	Johnstown, PA MSA	295	0.1
133	Lafayette, LA MSA	491	0.1
133	Lancaster, PA MSA	606	0.1
133	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	267	0.1
133	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	167	0.1
134	Charlottesville, VA MSA	192	0.1
135	Columbia, SC MSA	580	0.1
135	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	1,027	0.1
135	Houma, LA MSA	219	0.1
135	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	361	0.1
135	Portland, ME NECMA	304	0.1
135	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,017	0.1
135	Roanoke, VA MSA	260	0.1
136	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	6,315	0.1
136	Fresno, CA MSA	913	0.1
136	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	494	0.1
136	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	6,131	0.1
137	Wilmington, NC MSA	210	0.1
138	Albany, GA MSA	99	0.1
139	Fayetteville, NC MSA	218	0.1
139	State College, PA MSA	100	0.1
140	Charleston, WV MSA	151	0.1
140	Florence, SC MSA	75	0.1
141	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	312	0.1
141	Mansfield, OH MSA	83	0.1
141	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	171	0.1
142	Laredo, TX MSA	80	0.0
143	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	69	0.0
143	Lynchburg, VA MSA	61	0.0
144	Greenville, NC MSA	--	0.0

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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