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