Episcopal Church Metro Areas (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 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 Episcopal Church. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. The historically African American denominations are not included in the 2000 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
1	Charlottesville, VA MSA	5,211	3.3
2	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	7,093	3.2
3	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	3,708	2.8
4	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	14,616	2.7
5	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	25,938	2.6
6	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	22,692	2.4
7	Wilmington, NC MSA	5,262	2.3
8	Jacksonville, FL MSA	21,544	2.0
9	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	4,915	1.9
10	Roanoke, VA MSA	4,358	1.9
11	Hartford, CT NECMA	21,039	1.8
12	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	138,328	1.8
13	Savannah, GA MSA	5,309	1.8
14	Casper, WY MSA	1,198	1.8
15	Columbia, SC MSA	9,396	1.8
16	Tallahassee, FL MSA	4,941	1.7
17	Mobile, AL MSA	9,292	1.7
17	Portland, ME NECMA	4,577	1.7
18	Birmingham, AL MSA	15,714	1.7
19	Binghamton, NY MSA	4,179	1.7
20	Jackson, MS MSA	7,262	1.7
21	Elmira, NY MSA	1,464	1.6
22	Lynchburg, VA MSA	3,417	1.6
23	Burlington, VT NECMA	3,143	1.6
24	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	4,868	1.5
25	Asheville, NC MSA	3,410	1.5
26	Monroe, LA MSA	2,212	1.5
27	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	23,129	1.5
28	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	88,459	1.5
28	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,386	1.5
29	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	88,034	1.4
30	Montgomery, AL MSA	4,688	1.4
31	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	6,650	1.4
31	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	8,197	1.4
32	Dover, DE MSA	1,712	1.4
32	Rochester, MN MSA	1,677	1.4
33	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	16,724	1.3
33	Pensacola, FL MSA	5,522	1.3
34	Glens Falls, NY MSA	1,657	1.3
35	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	6,074	1.3
36	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	1,841	1.3
37	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	11,203	1.3
37	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,137	1.3
37	Williamsport, PA MSA	1,534	1.3
38	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	15,049	1.3
39	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,153	1.3
39	Syracuse, NY MSA	9,232	1.3
40	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	2,059	1.3
41	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	6,114	1.2
42	Rochester, NY MSA	13,528	1.2
43	Naples, FL MSA	3,034	1.2
44	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	14,039	1.2
45	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	11,243	1.2
45	Jackson, MI MSA	1,856	1.2
46	Greenville, NC MSA	1,543	1.2
47	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,679	1.1
47	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	4,455	1.1
48	Jamestown, NY MSA	1,551	1.1
48	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	5,267	1.1
48	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	234,317	1.1
49	Athens, GA MSA	1,692	1.1
49	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	1,118	1.1
49	Gainesville, FL MSA	2,389	1.1
50	Lexington, KY MSA	5,171	1.1
50	Missoula, MT MSA	1,037	1.1
51	Green Bay, WI MSA	2,416	1.1
52	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	49,356	1.1
53	Atlanta, GA MSA	43,055	1.1
54	Springfield, MA NECMA	6,268	1.0
54	Tucson, AZ MSA	8,725	1.0
55	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	1,138	1.0
55	Knoxville, TN MSA	7,044	1.0
56	Albany, GA MSA	1,195	1.0
56	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,357	1.0
56	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,227	1.0
56	Tyler, TX MSA	1,721	1.0
57	Alexandria, LA MSA	1,232	1.0
57	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,494	1.0
57	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	3,745	1.0
57	Sumter, SC MSA	1,025	1.0
57	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	11,124	1.0
58	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	50,882	1.0
58	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,435	1.0
58	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,016	1.0
58	Topeka, KS MSA	1,653	1.0
59	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,758	1.0
59	Panama City, FL MSA	1,426	1.0
60	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	5,726	1.0
60	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	14,179	1.0
61	Lawrence, KS MSA	944	0.9
61	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	1,851	0.9
61	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	3,752	0.9
62	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	3,367	0.9
63	Salinas, CA MSA	3,681	0.9
64	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,400	0.9
64	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,295	0.9
64	Waco, TX MSA	1,946	0.9
64	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	1,401	0.9
65	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	5,240	0.9
66	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	11,185	0.9
66	Huntsville, AL MSA	3,032	0.9
66	Orlando, FL MSA	14,679	0.9
67	Abilene, TX MSA	1,111	0.9
67	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	5,627	0.9
68	Charleston, WV MSA	2,180	0.9
68	San Antonio, TX MSA	13,857	0.9
68	Spokane, WA MSA	3,616	0.9
69	Honolulu, HI MSA	7,499	0.9
69	Nashville, TN MSA	10,554	0.9
69	New Orleans, LA MSA	11,533	0.9
70	Bangor, ME NECMA	1,227	0.9
70	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	3,746	0.9
70	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	20,456	0.9
71	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	4,363	0.8
72	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	21,390	0.8
72	Lancaster, PA MSA	3,903	0.8
72	Victoria, TX MSA	694	0.8
73	Corvallis, OR MSA	639	0.8
74	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,356	0.8
74	Billings, MT MSA	1,043	0.8
74	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	1,969	0.8
74	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	19,203	0.8
74	State College, PA MSA	1,095	0.8
75	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,936	0.8
75	Tulsa, OK MSA	6,423	0.8
76	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	2,454	0.8
76	Great Falls, MT MSA	635	0.8
77	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	4,929	0.8
77	Sharon, PA MSA	940	0.8
77	Yuma, AZ MSA	1,243	0.8
78	Grand Junction, CO MSA	892	0.8
78	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,338	0.8
79	Anniston, AL MSA	857	0.8
79	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,935	0.8
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	3,418	0.8
79	Ocala, FL MSA	1,977	0.8
79	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,143	0.8
80	Albuquerque, NM MSA	5,320	0.8
80	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	13,265	0.8
80	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	8,078	0.8
80	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	4,709	0.8
80	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	26,817	0.8
81	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	2,652	0.7
81	Florence, SC MSA	936	0.7
82	Joplin, MO MSA	1,141	0.7
83	Goldsboro, NC MSA	817	0.7
84	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	7,234	0.7
84	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	925	0.7
85	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,516	0.7
85	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,155	0.7
86	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	20,203	0.7
86	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	15,659	0.7
87	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	1,296	0.7
87	Columbia, MO MSA	927	0.7
87	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,673	0.7
87	Springfield, IL MSA	1,365	0.7
88	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	2,294	0.7
88	San Angelo, TX MSA	692	0.7
88	Toledo, OH MSA	4,114	0.7
89	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,657	0.7
90	Macon, GA MSA	2,092	0.7
90	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	19,444	0.7
91	Bloomington, IN MSA	766	0.6
91	Cheyenne, WY MSA	525	0.6
91	Des Moines, IA MSA	2,898	0.6
91	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,164	0.6
91	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	44,953	0.6
92	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	724	0.6
92	Boise City, ID MSA	2,736	0.6
92	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	12,463	0.6
93	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	1,971	0.6
93	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,834	0.6
94	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,556	0.6
94	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	2,142	0.6
94	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,653	0.6
94	Erie, PA MSA	1,691	0.6
94	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	2,436	0.6
94	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	1,037	0.6
94	Springfield, MO MSA	1,943	0.6
95	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,859	0.6
96	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	31,387	0.6
96	Florence, AL MSA	824	0.6
96	Iowa City, IA MSA	649	0.6
96	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	4,194	0.6
96	San Diego, CA MSA	16,284	0.6
96	Wichita, KS MSA	3,154	0.6
97	Decatur, AL MSA	812	0.6
97	Gadsden, AL MSA	581	0.6
97	Jacksonville, NC MSA	848	0.6
97	Mansfield, OH MSA	981	0.6
97	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	744	0.6
98	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,006	0.6
98	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	611	0.6
99	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	970	0.5
99	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,105	0.5
99	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,597	0.5
99	Jonesboro, AR MSA	445	0.5
99	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	9,071	0.5
100	Bismarck, ND MSA	504	0.5
100	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	2,169	0.5
100	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	17,211	0.5
100	Reno, NV MSA	1,816	0.5
101	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	19,993	0.5
101	Pueblo, CO MSA	735	0.5
101	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,005	0.5
102	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	5,497	0.5
102	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,967	0.5
103	Columbus, OH MSA	7,650	0.5
103	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	12,933	0.5
104	Dothan, AL MSA	671	0.5
105	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,615	0.5
105	Danville, VA MSA	530	0.5
106	Altoona, PA MSA	611	0.5
106	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,477	0.5
106	Reading, PA MSA	1,751	0.5
106	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	657	0.5
107	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	42,555	0.5
107	Eau Claire, WI MSA	689	0.5
107	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	390	0.5
107	Pocatello, ID MSA	348	0.5
108	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	4,311	0.5
108	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	471	0.5
108	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	73,424	0.5
108	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	8,040	0.5
108	Sheboygan, WI MSA	510	0.5
109	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	898	0.4
109	Madison, WI MSA	1,849	0.4
110	El Paso, TX MSA	2,865	0.4
110	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	4,779	0.4
111	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	667	0.4
111	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	845	0.4
111	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	519	0.4
111	Yuba City, CA MSA	572	0.4
112	Modesto, CA MSA	1,810	0.4
112	South Bend, IN MSA	1,049	0.4
112	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	2,377	0.4
113	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	382	0.4
113	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,366	0.4
114	Indianapolis, IN MSA	6,174	0.4
114	Yakima, WA MSA	845	0.4
115	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	642	0.4
115	Redding, CA MSA	597	0.4
115	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	4,921	0.4
116	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,320	0.4
117	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	429	0.4
117	Houma, LA MSA	671	0.4
117	Owensboro, KY MSA	316	0.4
117	York, PA MSA	1,319	0.4
118	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,225	0.3
118	Kokomo, IN MSA	348	0.3
119	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,642	0.3
119	Rockford, IL MSA	1,216	0.3
120	Dubuque, IA MSA	286	0.3
120	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	484	0.3
120	Lawton, OK MSA	366	0.3
121	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	470	0.3
122	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	885	0.3
123	Decatur, IL MSA	327	0.3
124	Enid, OK MSA	159	0.3
125	Fresno, CA MSA	2,447	0.3
125	Lafayette, IN MSA	485	0.3
125	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	1,530	0.3
126	Johnstown, PA MSA	600	0.3
127	Terre Haute, IN MSA	379	0.3
128	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	303	0.2
128	Wausau, WI MSA	301	0.2
129	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,298	0.2
130	St. Cloud, MN MSA	356	0.2
131	Muncie, IN MSA	231	0.2
132	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,784	0.2
133	Merced, CA MSA	332	0.2
134	Laredo, TX MSA	167	0.1
134	Lima, OH MSA	143	0.1
135	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	169	0.1
135	St. Joseph, MO MSA	49	0.1
136	Jackson, TN MSA	--	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 149 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Dale E. Jones, Sherri Doty, Clifford Grammich, James E. Horsch, Richard Houseal, Mac Lynn, John P. Marcum, Kenneth M. Sanchagrin and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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