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

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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