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