Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Metro Areas (1980)

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Using data from the 1980 Churches and Church 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. Most historically African American denominations are not included in the 1980 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
101	Abilene, TX MSA	680	0.6
142	Albany, GA MSA	172	0.2
92	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	6,205	0.8
104	Albuquerque, NM MSA	2,832	0.6
128	Alexandria, LA MSA	437	0.3
142	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	807	0.2
81	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,557	0.9
82	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,546	0.9
16	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	12,184	4.2
134	Asheville, NC MSA	468	0.3
139	Athens, GA MSA	193	0.2
140	Atlanta, GA MSA	3,729	0.2
127	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	254	0.3
137	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	712	0.2
53	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	8,625	1.5
108	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,193	0.5
153	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	0	0.0
121	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,953	0.4
90	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,892	0.8
84	Bellingham, WA MSA	913	0.9
8	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	9,483	5.5
33	Billings, MT MSA	2,707	2.5
117	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,335	0.4
122	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,028	0.4
131	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,362	0.3
28	Bismarck, ND MSA	2,435	3.0
132	Bloomington, IN MSA	280	0.3
14	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	5,106	4.3
64	Boise City, ID MSA	3,092	1.2
145	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	6,217	0.1
105	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,198	0.6
86	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	772	0.8
36	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	25,883	2.1
138	Burlington, VT NECMA	301	0.2
123	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	1,556	0.4
44	Casper, WY MSA	1,281	1.8
20	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	6,645	3.9
39	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,260	1.9
148	Charleston, WV MSA	207	0.1
144	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	572	0.1
123	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	3,681	0.4
140	Charlottesville, VA MSA	190	0.2
123	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,603	0.4
31	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,824	2.7
34	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	195,087	2.4
87	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,160	0.8
114	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	8,299	0.5
115	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	710	0.5
49	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	48,473	1.7
67	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	3,451	1.1
67	Columbia, MO MSA	1,127	1.1
138	Columbia, SC MSA	772	0.2
126	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	858	0.3
128	Columbus, OH MSA	3,895	0.3
93	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,419	0.7
57	Corvallis, OR MSA	919	1.4
139	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	193	0.2
103	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	17,961	0.6
139	Danville, VA MSA	198	0.2
27	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	12,031	3.1
113	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,331	0.5
135	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	2,210	0.2
116	Decatur, AL MSA	539	0.5
10	Decatur, IL MSA	7,040	5.4
47	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	29,609	1.7
42	Des Moines, IA MSA	6,686	1.8
33	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	132,703	2.5
129	Dothan, AL MSA	374	0.3
119	Dover, DE MSA	414	0.4
51	Dubuque, IA MSA	1,416	1.5
35	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	5,686	2.1
4	Eau Claire, WI MSA	10,245	7.8
132	El Paso, TX MSA	1,346	0.3
72	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,409	1.0
11	Enid, OK MSA	3,331	5.3
112	Erie, PA MSA	1,405	0.5
71	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,893	1.1
52	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	4,135	1.5
24	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	4,880	3.6
145	Fayetteville, NC MSA	292	0.1
95	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,280	0.7
127	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	264	0.3
140	Florence, AL MSA	234	0.2
149	Florence, SC MSA	80	0.1
37	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	3,065	2.1
78	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	1,928	0.9
89	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,177	0.8
84	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,394	0.9
107	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	609	0.6
4	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	34,785	7.8
124	Fresno, CA MSA	2,118	0.4
125	Gadsden, AL MSA	375	0.4
120	Gainesville, FL MSA	619	0.4
109	Glens Falls, NY MSA	582	0.5
148	Goldsboro, NC MSA	79	0.1
21	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	3,861	3.8
77	Grand Junction, CO MSA	777	1.0
40	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	15,903	1.9
53	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,184	1.5
25	Green Bay, WI MSA	6,175	3.5
136	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,071	0.2
152	Greenville, NC MSA	25	0.0
150	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	425	0.1
153	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	0	0.0
110	Hartford, CT NECMA	5,466	0.5
138	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	171	0.2
29	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	8,011	3.0
134	Honolulu, HI MSA	2,016	0.3
140	Houma, LA MSA	306	0.2
65	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	36,588	1.2
146	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	363	0.1
121	Huntsville, AL MSA	978	0.4
82	Indianapolis, IN MSA	11,641	0.9
57	Iowa City, IA MSA	1,106	1.4
50	Jackson, MI MSA	2,481	1.6
133	Jackson, MS MSA	979	0.3
124	Jackson, TN MSA	320	0.4
130	Jacksonville, FL MSA	2,182	0.3
141	Jacksonville, NC MSA	180	0.2
112	Jamestown, NY MSA	736	0.5
6	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	9,534	6.8
142	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	661	0.2
146	Johnstown, PA MSA	284	0.1
133	Jonesboro, AR MSA	170	0.3
60	Joplin, MO MSA	1,662	1.3
45	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	7,295	1.7
38	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	28,300	2.0
79	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,983	0.9
136	Knoxville, TN MSA	1,187	0.2
46	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,781	1.7
118	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	474	0.4
55	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,121	1.4
145	Lafayette, LA MSA	386	0.1
111	Lake Charles, LA MSA	857	0.5
62	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,017	1.3
142	Lancaster, PA MSA	541	0.2
43	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	7,594	1.8
153	Laredo, TX MSA	0	0.0
153	Las Cruces, NM MSA	0	0.0
111	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,673	0.5
79	Lawrence, KS MSA	625	0.9
113	Lawton, OK MSA	548	0.5
137	Lexington, KY MSA	747	0.2
123	Lima, OH MSA	593	0.4
9	Lincoln, NE MSA	10,507	5.5
94	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	3,443	0.7
139	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	316	0.2
101	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	70,681	0.6
117	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	4,213	0.4
108	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,139	0.5
147	Lynchburg, VA MSA	174	0.1
151	Macon, GA MSA	134	0.1
54	Madison, WI MSA	4,710	1.5
147	Mansfield, OH MSA	186	0.1
103	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,682	0.6
86	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,091	0.8
75	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	2,735	1.0
119	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	3,962	0.4
115	Merced, CA MSA	628	0.5
105	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	5,799	0.6
12	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	79,966	5.1
23	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	78,436	3.6
41	Missoula, MT MSA	1,391	1.8
82	Mobile, AL MSA	3,969	0.9
85	Modesto, CA MSA	2,239	0.8
137	Monroe, LA MSA	273	0.2
130	Montgomery, AL MSA	820	0.3
114	Muncie, IN MSA	618	0.5
144	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	132	0.1
96	Naples, FL MSA	611	0.7
143	Nashville, TN MSA	1,165	0.1
109	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,271	0.5
70	New Orleans, LA MSA	13,760	1.1
117	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	82,417	0.4
134	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	3,136	0.3
73	Ocala, FL MSA	1,248	1.0
99	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,291	0.7
98	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	5,681	0.7
26	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	20,197	3.3
79	Orlando, FL MSA	7,429	0.9
132	Owensboro, KY MSA	237	0.3
78	Panama City, FL MSA	921	0.9
135	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	363	0.2
80	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,630	0.9
22	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	13,270	3.6
141	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	8,907	0.2
97	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	11,155	0.7
123	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	343	0.4
117	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	11,327	0.4
67	Pocatello, ID MSA	733	1.1
145	Portland, ME NECMA	264	0.1
62	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	19,717	1.3
143	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,215	0.1
141	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	344	0.2
104	Pueblo, CO MSA	734	0.6
72	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	605	1.0
142	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,006	0.2
17	Rapid City, SD MSA	2,909	4.1
106	Redding, CA MSA	643	0.6
107	Reno, NV MSA	1,061	0.6
66	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,647	1.1
118	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	3,296	0.4
148	Roanoke, VA MSA	187	0.1
5	Rochester, MN MSA	6,632	7.2
72	Rochester, NY MSA	10,571	1.0
30	Rockford, IL MSA	8,753	2.7
99	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	7,114	0.7
3	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	34,752	8.2
132	Salinas, CA MSA	818	0.3
122	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	3,579	0.4
74	San Angelo, TX MSA	857	1.0
88	San Antonio, TX MSA	8,573	0.8
95	San Diego, CA MSA	13,486	0.7
100	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	33,127	0.6
75	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,548	1.0
83	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,613	0.9
133	Santa Fe, NM MSA	247	0.3
100	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	2,173	0.6
143	Savannah, GA MSA	314	0.1
122	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	2,602	0.4
69	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	25,909	1.1
126	Sharon, PA MSA	435	0.3
1	Sheboygan, WI MSA	21,285	21.1
131	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	260	0.3
127	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,234	0.3
7	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	7,315	6.2
27	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	3,863	3.1
58	South Bend, IN MSA	3,224	1.3
67	Spokane, WA MSA	3,823	1.1
15	Springfield, IL MSA	7,969	4.2
119	Springfield, MA NECMA	2,472	0.4
68	Springfield, MO MSA	2,484	1.1
13	St. Cloud, MN MSA	6,582	4.9
62	St. Joseph, MO MSA	1,270	1.3
18	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	99,254	4.1
153	State College, PA MSA	0	0.0
142	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	249	0.2
79	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	3,212	0.9
141	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,168	0.2
133	Tallahassee, FL MSA	520	0.3
91	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	12,219	0.8
117	Terre Haute, IN MSA	689	0.4
129	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	350	0.3
76	Toledo, OH MSA	6,071	1.0
32	Topeka, KS MSA	4,062	2.6
97	Tucson, AZ MSA	3,730	0.7
102	Tulsa, OK MSA	3,954	0.6
126	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	462	0.3
118	Tyler, TX MSA	552	0.4
61	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,080	1.3
113	Victoria, TX MSA	340	0.5
103	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,460	0.6
55	Waco, TX MSA	2,352	1.4
100	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	36,071	0.6
19	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	5,581	4.1
2	Wausau, WI MSA	10,559	9.5
87	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	4,651	0.8
63	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,551	1.2
48	Wichita, KS MSA	7,329	1.7
147	Wilmington, NC MSA	134	0.1
59	Yakima, WA MSA	2,261	1.3
108	York, PA MSA	1,699	0.5
123	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	2,420	0.4
111	Yuba City, CA MSA	517	0.5
56	Yuma, AZ MSA	1,065	1.4

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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