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
67	Abilene, TX MSA	1,111	0.9
56	Albany, GA MSA	1,195	1.0
37	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	11,203	1.3
80	Albuquerque, NM MSA	5,320	0.8
57	Alexandria, LA MSA	1,232	1.0
67	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	5,627	0.9
106	Altoona, PA MSA	611	0.5
85	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,516	0.7
94	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,556	0.6
79	Anniston, AL MSA	857	0.8
94	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	2,142	0.6
25	Asheville, NC MSA	3,410	1.5
49	Athens, GA MSA	1,692	1.1
53	Atlanta, GA MSA	43,055	1.1
92	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	724	0.6
31	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	6,650	1.4
33	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	16,724	1.3
118	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,225	0.3
70	Bangor, ME NECMA	1,227	0.9
2	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	7,093	3.2
60	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	5,726	1.0
79	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,935	0.8
74	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,356	0.8
111	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	667	0.4
74	Billings, MT MSA	1,043	0.8
62	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	3,367	0.9
19	Binghamton, NY MSA	4,179	1.7
18	Birmingham, AL MSA	15,714	1.7
100	Bismarck, ND MSA	504	0.5
91	Bloomington, IN MSA	766	0.6
121	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	470	0.3
92	Boise City, ID MSA	2,736	0.6
28	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	88,459	1.5
105	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,615	0.5
57	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,494	1.0
44	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	14,039	1.2
23	Burlington, VT NECMA	3,143	1.6
100	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	2,169	0.5
14	Casper, WY MSA	1,198	1.8
87	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	1,296	0.7
99	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	970	0.5
68	Charleston, WV MSA	2,180	0.9
4	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	14,616	2.7
60	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	14,179	1.0
1	Charlottesville, VA MSA	5,211	3.3
35	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	6,074	1.3
91	Cheyenne, WY MSA	525	0.6
107	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	42,555	0.5
99	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,105	0.5
92	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	12,463	0.6
111	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	845	0.4
86	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	20,203	0.7
71	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	4,363	0.8
87	Columbia, MO MSA	927	0.7
15	Columbia, SC MSA	9,396	1.8
94	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,653	0.6
103	Columbus, OH MSA	7,650	0.5
57	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	3,745	1.0
73	Corvallis, OR MSA	639	0.8
49	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	1,118	1.1
58	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	50,882	1.0
105	Danville, VA MSA	530	0.5
81	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	2,652	0.7
41	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	6,114	1.2
108	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	4,311	0.5
97	Decatur, AL MSA	812	0.6
123	Decatur, IL MSA	327	0.3
72	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	21,390	0.8
91	Des Moines, IA MSA	2,898	0.6
96	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	31,387	0.6
104	Dothan, AL MSA	671	0.5
32	Dover, DE MSA	1,712	1.4
120	Dubuque, IA MSA	286	0.3
74	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	1,969	0.8
107	Eau Claire, WI MSA	689	0.5
110	El Paso, TX MSA	2,865	0.4
98	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,006	0.6
21	Elmira, NY MSA	1,464	1.6
124	Enid, OK MSA	159	0.3
94	Erie, PA MSA	1,691	0.6
93	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	1,971	0.6
122	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	885	0.3
115	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	642	0.4
93	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,834	0.6
76	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	2,454	0.8
117	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	429	0.4
96	Florence, AL MSA	824	0.6
81	Florence, SC MSA	936	0.7
58	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,435	1.0
70	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	3,746	0.9
24	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	4,868	1.5
109	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	898	0.4
39	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,153	1.3
119	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,642	0.3
125	Fresno, CA MSA	2,447	0.3
97	Gadsden, AL MSA	581	0.6
49	Gainesville, FL MSA	2,389	1.1
34	Glens Falls, NY MSA	1,657	1.3
83	Goldsboro, NC MSA	817	0.7
113	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	382	0.4
78	Grand Junction, CO MSA	892	0.8
102	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	5,497	0.5
76	Great Falls, MT MSA	635	0.8
51	Green Bay, WI MSA	2,416	1.1
66	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	11,185	0.9
46	Greenville, NC MSA	1,543	1.2
45	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	11,243	1.2
77	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	4,929	0.8
11	Hartford, CT NECMA	21,039	1.8
55	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	1,138	1.0
88	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	2,294	0.7
69	Honolulu, HI MSA	7,499	0.9
117	Houma, LA MSA	671	0.4
52	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	49,356	1.1
106	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,477	0.5
66	Huntsville, AL MSA	3,032	0.9
114	Indianapolis, IN MSA	6,174	0.4
96	Iowa City, IA MSA	649	0.6
45	Jackson, MI MSA	1,856	1.2
20	Jackson, MS MSA	7,262	1.7
136	Jackson, TN MSA	--	0.0
8	Jacksonville, FL MSA	21,544	2.0
97	Jacksonville, NC MSA	848	0.6
48	Jamestown, NY MSA	1,551	1.1
120	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	484	0.3
99	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,597	0.5
126	Johnstown, PA MSA	600	0.3
99	Jonesboro, AR MSA	445	0.5
82	Joplin, MO MSA	1,141	0.7
85	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	3,155	0.7
80	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	13,265	0.8
95	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,859	0.6
55	Knoxville, TN MSA	7,044	1.0
118	Kokomo, IN MSA	348	0.3
128	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	303	0.2
125	Lafayette, IN MSA	485	0.3
102	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,967	0.5
59	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,758	1.0
64	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,400	0.9
72	Lancaster, PA MSA	3,903	0.8
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	3,418	0.8
134	Laredo, TX MSA	167	0.1
78	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,338	0.8
132	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,784	0.2
61	Lawrence, KS MSA	944	0.9
120	Lawton, OK MSA	366	0.3
108	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	471	0.5
50	Lexington, KY MSA	5,171	1.1
134	Lima, OH MSA	143	0.1
89	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,657	0.7
65	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	5,240	0.9
58	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,016	1.0
108	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	73,424	0.5
84	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	7,234	0.7
75	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,936	0.8
22	Lynchburg, VA MSA	3,417	1.6
90	Macon, GA MSA	2,092	0.7
109	Madison, WI MSA	1,849	0.4
97	Mansfield, OH MSA	981	0.6
129	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,298	0.2
91	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,164	0.6
48	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	5,267	1.1
110	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	4,779	0.4
133	Merced, CA MSA	332	0.2
101	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	19,993	0.5
99	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	9,071	0.5
90	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	19,444	0.7
50	Missoula, MT MSA	1,037	1.1
17	Mobile, AL MSA	9,292	1.7
112	Modesto, CA MSA	1,810	0.4
26	Monroe, LA MSA	2,212	1.5
30	Montgomery, AL MSA	4,688	1.4
131	Muncie, IN MSA	231	0.2
61	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	1,851	0.9
43	Naples, FL MSA	3,034	1.2
69	Nashville, TN MSA	10,554	0.9
9	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	4,915	1.9
69	New Orleans, LA MSA	11,533	0.9
48	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	234,317	1.1
27	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	23,129	1.5
79	Ocala, FL MSA	1,977	0.8
56	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,357	1.0
80	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	8,078	0.8
96	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	4,194	0.6
66	Orlando, FL MSA	14,679	0.9
117	Owensboro, KY MSA	316	0.4
59	Panama City, FL MSA	1,426	1.0
79	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,143	0.8
33	Pensacola, FL MSA	5,522	1.3
113	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,366	0.4
29	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	88,034	1.4
100	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	17,211	0.5
107	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	390	0.5
74	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	19,203	0.8
3	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	3,708	2.8
107	Pocatello, ID MSA	348	0.5
17	Portland, ME NECMA	4,577	1.7
86	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	15,659	0.7
6	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	22,692	2.4
135	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	169	0.1
101	Pueblo, CO MSA	735	0.5
64	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,295	0.9
38	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	15,049	1.3
37	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,137	1.3
106	Reading, PA MSA	1,751	0.5
115	Redding, CA MSA	597	0.4
100	Reno, NV MSA	1,816	0.5
101	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,005	0.5
5	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	25,938	2.6
10	Roanoke, VA MSA	4,358	1.9
32	Rochester, MN MSA	1,677	1.4
42	Rochester, NY MSA	13,528	1.2
119	Rockford, IL MSA	1,216	0.3
36	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	1,841	1.3
108	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	8,040	0.5
94	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	2,436	0.6
63	Salinas, CA MSA	3,681	0.9
115	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	4,921	0.4
88	San Angelo, TX MSA	692	0.7
68	San Antonio, TX MSA	13,857	0.9
96	San Diego, CA MSA	16,284	0.6
91	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	44,953	0.6
87	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,673	0.7
61	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	3,752	0.9
47	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,679	1.1
31	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	8,197	1.4
13	Savannah, GA MSA	5,309	1.8
80	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	4,709	0.8
80	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	26,817	0.8
77	Sharon, PA MSA	940	0.8
108	Sheboygan, WI MSA	510	0.5
98	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	611	0.6
47	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	4,455	1.1
56	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,227	1.0
94	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	1,037	0.6
112	South Bend, IN MSA	1,049	0.4
68	Spokane, WA MSA	3,616	0.9
87	Springfield, IL MSA	1,365	0.7
54	Springfield, MA NECMA	6,268	1.0
94	Springfield, MO MSA	1,943	0.6
130	St. Cloud, MN MSA	356	0.2
135	St. Joseph, MO MSA	49	0.1
103	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	12,933	0.5
74	State College, PA MSA	1,095	0.8
97	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	744	0.6
125	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	1,530	0.3
57	Sumter, SC MSA	1,025	1.0
39	Syracuse, NY MSA	9,232	1.3
16	Tallahassee, FL MSA	4,941	1.7
70	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	20,456	0.9
127	Terre Haute, IN MSA	379	0.3
84	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	925	0.7
88	Toledo, OH MSA	4,114	0.7
58	Topeka, KS MSA	1,653	1.0
54	Tucson, AZ MSA	8,725	1.0
75	Tulsa, OK MSA	6,423	0.8
40	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	2,059	1.3
56	Tyler, TX MSA	1,721	1.0
28	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,386	1.5
72	Victoria, TX MSA	694	0.8
116	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,320	0.4
64	Waco, TX MSA	1,946	0.9
12	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	138,328	1.8
111	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	519	0.4
128	Wausau, WI MSA	301	0.2
57	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	11,124	1.0
64	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	1,401	0.9
106	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	657	0.5
96	Wichita, KS MSA	3,154	0.6
37	Williamsport, PA MSA	1,534	1.3
7	Wilmington, NC MSA	5,262	2.3
114	Yakima, WA MSA	845	0.4
117	York, PA MSA	1,319	0.4
112	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	2,377	0.4
111	Yuba City, CA MSA	572	0.4
77	Yuma, AZ MSA	1,243	0.8

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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