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
34	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	195,087	2.4
33	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	132,703	2.5
18	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	99,254	4.1
117	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	82,417	0.4
12	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	79,966	5.1
23	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	78,436	3.6
101	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	70,681	0.6
49	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	48,473	1.7
65	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	36,588	1.2
100	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	36,071	0.6
4	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	34,785	7.8
3	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	34,752	8.2
100	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	33,127	0.6
47	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	29,609	1.7
38	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	28,300	2.0
69	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	25,909	1.1
36	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	25,883	2.1
1	Sheboygan, WI MSA	21,285	21.1
26	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	20,197	3.3
62	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	19,717	1.3
103	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	17,961	0.6
40	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	15,903	1.9
70	New Orleans, LA MSA	13,760	1.1
95	San Diego, CA MSA	13,486	0.7
22	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	13,270	3.6
91	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	12,219	0.8
16	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	12,184	4.2
27	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	12,031	3.1
82	Indianapolis, IN MSA	11,641	0.9
117	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	11,327	0.4
97	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	11,155	0.7
72	Rochester, NY MSA	10,571	1.0
2	Wausau, WI MSA	10,559	9.5
9	Lincoln, NE MSA	10,507	5.5
4	Eau Claire, WI MSA	10,245	7.8
6	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	9,534	6.8
8	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	9,483	5.5
141	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	8,907	0.2
30	Rockford, IL MSA	8,753	2.7
53	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	8,625	1.5
88	San Antonio, TX MSA	8,573	0.8
114	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	8,299	0.5
29	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	8,011	3.0
15	Springfield, IL MSA	7,969	4.2
43	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	7,594	1.8
79	Orlando, FL MSA	7,429	0.9
48	Wichita, KS MSA	7,329	1.7
7	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	7,315	6.2
45	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	7,295	1.7
99	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	7,114	0.7
10	Decatur, IL MSA	7,040	5.4
42	Des Moines, IA MSA	6,686	1.8
20	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	6,645	3.9
5	Rochester, MN MSA	6,632	7.2
13	St. Cloud, MN MSA	6,582	4.9
145	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	6,217	0.1
92	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	6,205	0.8
25	Green Bay, WI MSA	6,175	3.5
76	Toledo, OH MSA	6,071	1.0
105	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	5,799	0.6
35	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	5,686	2.1
98	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	5,681	0.7
19	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	5,581	4.1
110	Hartford, CT NECMA	5,466	0.5
14	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	5,106	4.3
24	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	4,880	3.6
54	Madison, WI MSA	4,710	1.5
87	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	4,651	0.8
117	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	4,213	0.4
52	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	4,135	1.5
61	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,080	1.3
32	Topeka, KS MSA	4,062	2.6
62	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,017	1.3
82	Mobile, AL MSA	3,969	0.9
119	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	3,962	0.4
102	Tulsa, OK MSA	3,954	0.6
128	Columbus, OH MSA	3,895	0.3
27	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	3,863	3.1
21	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	3,861	3.8
67	Spokane, WA MSA	3,823	1.1
97	Tucson, AZ MSA	3,730	0.7
140	Atlanta, GA MSA	3,729	0.2
123	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	3,681	0.4
122	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	3,579	0.4
67	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	3,451	1.1
94	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	3,443	0.7
11	Enid, OK MSA	3,331	5.3
118	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	3,296	0.4
39	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,260	1.9
58	South Bend, IN MSA	3,224	1.3
79	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	3,212	0.9
134	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	3,136	0.3
64	Boise City, ID MSA	3,092	1.2
37	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	3,065	2.1
17	Rapid City, SD MSA	2,909	4.1
71	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,893	1.1
90	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,892	0.8
104	Albuquerque, NM MSA	2,832	0.6
75	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	2,735	1.0
33	Billings, MT MSA	2,707	2.5
111	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,673	0.5
80	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,630	0.9
83	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	2,613	0.9
122	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	2,602	0.4
68	Springfield, MO MSA	2,484	1.1
50	Jackson, MI MSA	2,481	1.6
119	Springfield, MA NECMA	2,472	0.4
28	Bismarck, ND MSA	2,435	3.0
123	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	2,420	0.4
93	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,419	0.7
131	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,362	0.3
55	Waco, TX MSA	2,352	1.4
59	Yakima, WA MSA	2,261	1.3
85	Modesto, CA MSA	2,239	0.8
135	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	2,210	0.2
108	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,193	0.5
130	Jacksonville, FL MSA	2,182	0.3
100	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	2,173	0.6
55	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,121	1.4
124	Fresno, CA MSA	2,118	0.4
136	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,071	0.2
134	Honolulu, HI MSA	2,016	0.3
79	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,983	0.9
121	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,953	0.4
78	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	1,928	0.9
31	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,824	2.7
46	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,781	1.7
108	York, PA MSA	1,699	0.5
103	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,682	0.6
60	Joplin, MO MSA	1,662	1.3
66	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,647	1.1
123	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,603	0.4
81	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,557	0.9
123	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	1,556	0.4
63	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,551	1.2
75	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,548	1.0
82	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,546	0.9
103	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,460	0.6
51	Dubuque, IA MSA	1,416	1.5
72	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,409	1.0
112	Erie, PA MSA	1,405	0.5
84	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,394	0.9
41	Missoula, MT MSA	1,391	1.8
132	El Paso, TX MSA	1,346	0.3
117	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,335	0.4
113	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,331	0.5
99	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,291	0.7
44	Casper, WY MSA	1,281	1.8
95	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,280	0.7
109	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,271	0.5
62	St. Joseph, MO MSA	1,270	1.3
73	Ocala, FL MSA	1,248	1.0
127	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,234	0.3
143	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,215	0.1
105	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,198	0.6
136	Knoxville, TN MSA	1,187	0.2
53	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,184	1.5
89	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	1,177	0.8
141	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,168	0.2
143	Nashville, TN MSA	1,165	0.1
87	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,160	0.8
108	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,139	0.5
67	Columbia, MO MSA	1,127	1.1
57	Iowa City, IA MSA	1,106	1.4
86	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,091	0.8
56	Yuma, AZ MSA	1,065	1.4
107	Reno, NV MSA	1,061	0.6
122	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,028	0.4
142	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,006	0.2
133	Jackson, MS MSA	979	0.3
121	Huntsville, AL MSA	978	0.4
78	Panama City, FL MSA	921	0.9
57	Corvallis, OR MSA	919	1.4
84	Bellingham, WA MSA	913	0.9
126	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	858	0.3
111	Lake Charles, LA MSA	857	0.5
74	San Angelo, TX MSA	857	1.0
130	Montgomery, AL MSA	820	0.3
132	Salinas, CA MSA	818	0.3
142	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	807	0.2
77	Grand Junction, CO MSA	777	1.0
86	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	772	0.8
138	Columbia, SC MSA	772	0.2
137	Lexington, KY MSA	747	0.2
112	Jamestown, NY MSA	736	0.5
104	Pueblo, CO MSA	734	0.6
67	Pocatello, ID MSA	733	1.1
137	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	712	0.2
115	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	710	0.5
117	Terre Haute, IN MSA	689	0.4
101	Abilene, TX MSA	680	0.6
142	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	661	0.2
106	Redding, CA MSA	643	0.6
115	Merced, CA MSA	628	0.5
79	Lawrence, KS MSA	625	0.9
120	Gainesville, FL MSA	619	0.4
114	Muncie, IN MSA	618	0.5
96	Naples, FL MSA	611	0.7
107	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	609	0.6
72	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	605	1.0
123	Lima, OH MSA	593	0.4
109	Glens Falls, NY MSA	582	0.5
144	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	572	0.1
118	Tyler, TX MSA	552	0.4
113	Lawton, OK MSA	548	0.5
142	Lancaster, PA MSA	541	0.2
116	Decatur, AL MSA	539	0.5
133	Tallahassee, FL MSA	520	0.3
111	Yuba City, CA MSA	517	0.5
118	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	474	0.4
134	Asheville, NC MSA	468	0.3
126	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	462	0.3
128	Alexandria, LA MSA	437	0.3
126	Sharon, PA MSA	435	0.3
150	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	425	0.1
119	Dover, DE MSA	414	0.4
145	Lafayette, LA MSA	386	0.1
125	Gadsden, AL MSA	375	0.4
129	Dothan, AL MSA	374	0.3
146	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	363	0.1
135	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	363	0.2
129	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	350	0.3
141	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	344	0.2
123	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	343	0.4
113	Victoria, TX MSA	340	0.5
124	Jackson, TN MSA	320	0.4
139	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	316	0.2
143	Savannah, GA MSA	314	0.1
140	Houma, LA MSA	306	0.2
138	Burlington, VT NECMA	301	0.2
145	Fayetteville, NC MSA	292	0.1
146	Johnstown, PA MSA	284	0.1
132	Bloomington, IN MSA	280	0.3
137	Monroe, LA MSA	273	0.2
127	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	264	0.3
145	Portland, ME NECMA	264	0.1
131	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	260	0.3
127	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	254	0.3
142	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	249	0.2
133	Santa Fe, NM MSA	247	0.3
132	Owensboro, KY MSA	237	0.3
140	Florence, AL MSA	234	0.2
148	Charleston, WV MSA	207	0.1
139	Danville, VA MSA	198	0.2
139	Athens, GA MSA	193	0.2
139	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	193	0.2
140	Charlottesville, VA MSA	190	0.2
148	Roanoke, VA MSA	187	0.1
147	Mansfield, OH MSA	186	0.1
141	Jacksonville, NC MSA	180	0.2
147	Lynchburg, VA MSA	174	0.1
142	Albany, GA MSA	172	0.2
138	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	171	0.2
133	Jonesboro, AR MSA	170	0.3
151	Macon, GA MSA	134	0.1
147	Wilmington, NC MSA	134	0.1
144	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	132	0.1
149	Florence, SC MSA	80	0.1
148	Goldsboro, NC MSA	79	0.1
152	Greenville, NC MSA	25	0.0
153	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	0	0.0
153	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	0	0.0
153	Laredo, TX MSA	0	0.0
153	Las Cruces, NM MSA	0	0.0
153	State College, PA MSA	0	0.0

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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