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