Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Metro Areas (1990)

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Using data from the 1990 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.

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	19,763	19.0
2	Wausau, WI MSA	11,061	9.6
3	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	33,268	8.3
4	Eau Claire, WI MSA	10,098	7.3
5	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	33,342	7.3
6	Rochester, MN MSA	7,295	6.9
7	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	9,768	6.1
8	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	6,775	5.9
9	Decatur, IL MSA	6,566	5.6
10	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	7,640	5.5
11	Enid, OK MSA	3,022	5.3
12	Lincoln, NE MSA	11,325	5.3
13	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	74,427	4.6
14	St. Cloud, MN MSA	6,791	4.6
15	Springfield, IL MSA	8,522	4.5
16	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	13,319	4.2
17	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	5,405	4.2
18	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	5,155	4.2
19	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	13,961	4.1
20	Green Bay, WI MSA	7,825	4.0
21	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	98,190	3.9
22	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	6,335	3.8
23	Rapid City, SD MSA	2,918	3.6
24	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	12,379	3.5
25	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	3,590	3.5
26	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	21,236	3.3
27	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	80,211	3.2
28	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	4,775	3.1
29	Topeka, KS MSA	4,716	2.9
30	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	8,344	2.9
30	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	3,971	2.9
31	Billings, MT MSA	3,086	2.7
32	Bismarck, ND MSA	2,257	2.7
33	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,839	2.5
34	Rockford, IL MSA	8,086	2.5
35	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	125,176	2.4
36	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	5,081	2.1
37	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	174,251	2.1
38	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,605	2.1
39	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,983	2.1
40	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	23,649	2.0
41	Des Moines, IA MSA	7,736	2.0
42	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	30,825	2.0
43	Pocatello, ID MSA	1,218	1.8
44	Casper, WY MSA	1,101	1.8
45	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	16,755	1.8
46	Wichita, KS MSA	8,631	1.8
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	3,281	1.8
48	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	6,988	1.6
49	Dubuque, IA MSA	1,398	1.6
50	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	44,002	1.5
51	Jackson, MI MSA	2,282	1.5
51	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,450	1.5
52	Missoula, MT MSA	1,175	1.5
53	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	12,267	1.5
54	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,012	1.4
54	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	28,263	1.4
55	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	3,945	1.4
55	Iowa City, IA MSA	1,358	1.4
55	Waco, TX MSA	2,668	1.4
56	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	6,009	1.4
57	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,053	1.4
57	Joplin, MO MSA	1,834	1.4
58	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,224	1.3
59	Madison, WI MSA	4,714	1.3
60	Columbia, MO MSA	1,360	1.2
61	Springfield, MO MSA	3,176	1.2
62	Yakima, WA MSA	2,208	1.2
63	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	4,561	1.2
63	Grand Junction, CO MSA	1,074	1.2
63	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,667	1.2
64	Spokane, WA MSA	3,995	1.1
64	St. Joseph, MO MSA	1,087	1.1
65	Lawrence, KS MSA	888	1.1
66	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	2,747	1.1
67	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,012	1.0
68	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	38,124	1.0
68	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	18,366	1.0
68	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,530	1.0
68	Rochester, NY MSA	10,839	1.0
68	South Bend, IN MSA	2,523	1.0
69	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,310	1.0
70	New Orleans, LA MSA	12,182	1.0
71	Boise City, ID MSA	2,741	0.9
71	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,643	0.9
72	Indianapolis, IN MSA	12,659	0.9
73	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,568	0.9
73	Yuma, AZ MSA	948	0.9
74	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	2,927	0.9
74	Pensacola, FL MSA	3,001	0.9
75	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	2,129	0.9
75	Toledo, OH MSA	5,190	0.9
76	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	976	0.8
77	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,876	0.8
77	Panama City, FL MSA	1,058	0.8
78	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,887	0.8
78	Mobile, AL MSA	3,793	0.8
78	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	23,747	0.8
79	Bakersfield, CA MSA	4,294	0.8
79	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,439	0.8
79	Orlando, FL MSA	9,643	0.8
80	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,688	0.8
81	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,442	0.8
82	Ocala, FL MSA	1,475	0.8
83	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,179	0.8
83	San Antonio, TX MSA	9,890	0.8
83	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	3,624	0.8
84	Tucson, AZ MSA	4,885	0.7
85	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	3,695	0.7
86	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,473	0.7
86	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,487	0.7
86	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,045	0.7
86	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	2,813	0.7
86	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	15,811	0.7
87	Abilene, TX MSA	824	0.7
87	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	6,594	0.7
87	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,547	0.7
88	Tulsa, OK MSA	4,777	0.7
89	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,492	0.7
90	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	776	0.6
90	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	13,243	0.6
91	Lawton, OK MSA	706	0.6
91	Pueblo, CO MSA	771	0.6
92	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	24,940	0.6
93	Albuquerque, NM MSA	3,604	0.6
93	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	675	0.6
94	Bellingham, WA MSA	762	0.6
94	Naples, FL MSA	916	0.6
94	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	2,945	0.6
95	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	5,046	0.6
95	San Diego, CA MSA	14,789	0.6
96	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	829	0.6
97	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,776	0.6
97	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	4,933	0.6
98	Victoria, TX MSA	420	0.6
98	Yuba City, CA MSA	690	0.6
99	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	36,940	0.6
100	Modesto, CA MSA	1,911	0.5
101	Decatur, AL MSA	666	0.5
102	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,309	0.5
102	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	9,162	0.5
102	Huntsville, AL MSA	1,472	0.5
102	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	5,050	0.5
102	York, PA MSA	1,696	0.5
103	Glens Falls, NY MSA	567	0.5
103	Hartford, CT NECMA	5,416	0.5
103	Lake Charles, LA MSA	809	0.5
103	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	69,764	0.5
103	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	408	0.5
104	Dover, DE MSA	524	0.5
104	Gainesville, FL MSA	857	0.5
104	Reno, NV MSA	1,186	0.5
104	Terre Haute, IN MSA	689	0.5
105	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	4,382	0.5
106	Bloomington, IN MSA	488	0.5
106	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	3,880	0.5
107	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,675	0.4
107	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	27,372	0.4
108	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,830	0.4
108	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,733	0.4
108	Lubbock, TX MSA	963	0.4
109	Merced, CA MSA	757	0.4
109	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	6,212	0.4
110	Jamestown, NY MSA	587	0.4
110	Lima, OH MSA	633	0.4
110	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,041	0.4
110	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	9,780	0.4
110	Tyler, TX MSA	617	0.4
111	Erie, PA MSA	1,100	0.4
112	Alexandria, LA MSA	516	0.4
112	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	3,341	0.4
112	Muncie, IN MSA	472	0.4
112	Redding, CA MSA	580	0.4
112	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	2,506	0.4
113	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	1,492	0.4
113	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	453	0.4
114	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,171	0.4
114	Springfield, MA NECMA	2,246	0.4
115	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	317	0.4
116	Binghamton, NY MSA	913	0.4
116	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	68,707	0.4
117	Columbus, OH MSA	4,592	0.3
118	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,749	0.3
118	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	339	0.3
118	Gadsden, AL MSA	325	0.3
118	Monroe, LA MSA	464	0.3
119	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	3,773	0.3
119	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	3,430	0.3
119	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	302	0.3
119	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,196	0.3
120	Jackson, TN MSA	284	0.3
120	Santa Fe, NM MSA	362	0.3
121	Sharon, PA MSA	364	0.3
121	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	453	0.3
121	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,804	0.3
122	El Paso, TX MSA	1,718	0.3
123	Knoxville, TN MSA	1,642	0.3
123	Tallahassee, FL MSA	647	0.3
124	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,274	0.3
124	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	515	0.3
125	Burlington, VT NECMA	454	0.3
125	Charlottesville, VA MSA	346	0.3
125	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	668	0.3
125	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	256	0.3
125	Jacksonville, FL MSA	2,327	0.3
126	Asheville, NC MSA	486	0.3
126	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	7,882	0.3
126	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	375	0.3
127	Athens, GA MSA	301	0.2
128	Dothan, AL MSA	298	0.2
128	Jackson, MS MSA	920	0.2
128	Lexington, KY MSA	931	0.2
128	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	3,301	0.2
128	Salinas, CA MSA	819	0.2
129	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	380	0.2
129	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	2,131	0.2
129	Florence, AL MSA	284	0.2
129	Montgomery, AL MSA	656	0.2
130	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	882	0.2
130	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	212	0.2
130	Macon, GA MSA	619	0.2
131	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,106	0.2
131	Houma, LA MSA	360	0.2
131	Jacksonville, NC MSA	296	0.2
132	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	277	0.2
133	Fresno, CA MSA	1,325	0.2
133	Honolulu, HI MSA	1,507	0.2
133	Nashville, TN MSA	1,804	0.2
133	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,567	0.2
133	Savannah, GA MSA	468	0.2
134	Danville, VA MSA	188	0.2
134	Lafayette, LA MSA	571	0.2
135	Albany, GA MSA	181	0.2
135	Atlanta, GA MSA	4,880	0.2
135	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	809	0.2
135	Columbia, SC MSA	727	0.2
135	Fayetteville, NC MSA	438	0.2
135	Portland, ME NECMA	386	0.2
136	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	656	0.2
136	Lancaster, PA MSA	639	0.2
136	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,415	0.2
136	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,079	0.2
137	Jonesboro, AR MSA	99	0.1
137	Roanoke, VA MSA	321	0.1
138	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	748	0.1
138	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	401	0.1
138	Owensboro, KY MSA	112	0.1
138	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	7,529	0.1
138	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	181	0.1
139	Florence, SC MSA	122	0.1
139	Johnstown, PA MSA	275	0.1
139	Las Cruces, NM MSA	147	0.1
139	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	292	0.1
140	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	5,891	0.1
141	Laredo, TX MSA	125	0.1
141	Wilmington, NC MSA	151	0.1
142	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	685	0.1
143	Goldsboro, NC MSA	60	0.1
143	Greenville, NC MSA	62	0.1
144	Charleston, WV MSA	116	0.1
144	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	305	0.1
145	Lynchburg, VA MSA	86	0.0
145	Mansfield, OH MSA	78	0.0
145	State College, PA MSA	53	0.0
146	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	48	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 132 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Martin B. Bradley, Norman M. Green, Jr., Dale E. Jones, Mac Lynn, and Lou McNeil supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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