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