Episcopal Church Metro Areas (1990)

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Using data from the 1990 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.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
1	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	8,028	4.3
2	Charlottesville, VA MSA	4,643	3.5
3	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	4,271	3.1
4	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	27,468	3.0
5	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	25,114	2.9
6	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	12,798	2.5
7	Wilmington, NC MSA	3,921	2.3
8	Glens Falls, NY MSA	2,615	2.2
9	Jacksonville, FL MSA	19,391	2.1
10	Hartford, CT NECMA	23,367	2.1
11	Columbia, SC MSA	9,233	2.0
12	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	136,638	2.0
13	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	4,884	1.9
13	Roanoke, VA MSA	4,318	1.9
14	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	107,705	1.9
15	Savannah, GA MSA	4,777	1.9
15	Tallahassee, FL MSA	4,315	1.9
16	Naples, FL MSA	2,738	1.8
16	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	106,193	1.8
16	Portland, ME NECMA	4,388	1.8
17	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	25,875	1.8
18	Lynchburg, VA MSA	3,409	1.8
19	Elmira, NY MSA	1,655	1.7
20	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,478	1.7
20	Mobile, AL MSA	8,211	1.7
20	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	8,437	1.7
21	Dover, DE MSA	1,899	1.7
22	Jackson, MS MSA	6,614	1.7
23	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	1,673	1.7
24	Burlington, VT NECMA	2,881	1.6
25	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	2,153	1.6
26	Binghamton, NY MSA	4,261	1.6
27	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	13,598	1.6
28	Salinas, CA MSA	5,624	1.6
29	Asheville, NC MSA	2,971	1.6
29	Jamestown, NY MSA	2,204	1.6
30	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	13,242	1.5
31	Rochester, NY MSA	16,228	1.5
32	Pensacola, FL MSA	5,241	1.5
33	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,227	1.5
34	Casper, WY MSA	913	1.5
34	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	4,724	1.5
35	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	3,692	1.5
35	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	2,122	1.5
36	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	17,376	1.5
36	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,033	1.5
36	Green Bay, WI MSA	2,848	1.5
37	Rochester, MN MSA	1,546	1.5
37	Topeka, KS MSA	2,332	1.5
38	Birmingham, AL MSA	12,032	1.4
38	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	5,723	1.4
38	Jackson, MI MSA	2,144	1.4
39	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	4,738	1.4
39	Montgomery, AL MSA	4,138	1.4
40	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	11,876	1.4
40	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	5,929	1.4
41	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	5,249	1.4
42	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	11,915	1.4
43	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	5,649	1.4
44	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	263,519	1.4
44	Waco, TX MSA	2,553	1.4
44	Williamsport, PA MSA	1,599	1.4
45	Monroe, LA MSA	1,907	1.3
46	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	5,315	1.3
47	Springfield, MA NECMA	7,967	1.3
48	Syracuse, NY MSA	9,727	1.3
49	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,517	1.3
50	Spokane, WA MSA	4,673	1.3
51	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	4,404	1.3
51	Orlando, FL MSA	15,447	1.3
52	Atlanta, GA MSA	36,594	1.2
52	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	24,580	1.2
53	Lexington, KY MSA	4,993	1.2
54	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	10,088	1.2
55	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,234	1.2
55	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	44,827	1.2
56	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	47,606	1.2
57	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	3,641	1.2
57	Greenville, NC MSA	1,264	1.2
57	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	24,217	1.2
58	Athens, GA MSA	1,460	1.2
58	Lawrence, KS MSA	952	1.2
59	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	13,334	1.2
59	Florence, SC MSA	1,313	1.2
59	Gainesville, FL MSA	2,088	1.2
59	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,585	1.2
60	Knoxville, TN MSA	6,581	1.1
60	Lancaster, PA MSA	4,725	1.1
60	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	1,783	1.1
61	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,494	1.1
61	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,277	1.1
62	Alexandria, LA MSA	1,453	1.1
62	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	6,559	1.1
62	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	11,067	1.1
62	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	1,216	1.1
63	Tyler, TX MSA	1,652	1.1
64	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	1,604	1.1
65	Toledo, OH MSA	6,488	1.1
66	Abilene, TX MSA	1,253	1.1
66	San Antonio, TX MSA	13,958	1.1
67	Billings, MT MSA	1,183	1.0
68	Tucson, AZ MSA	6,872	1.0
68	Victoria, TX MSA	765	1.0
69	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	1,006	1.0
70	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	1,956	1.0
70	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	861	1.0
71	Albany, GA MSA	1,125	1.0
71	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,489	1.0
72	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,191	1.0
72	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	4,223	1.0
72	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	5,054	1.0
72	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	3,930	1.0
72	State College, PA MSA	1,208	1.0
73	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	5,124	1.0
73	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,239	1.0
73	Sharon, PA MSA	1,175	1.0
74	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	2,291	1.0
74	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	9,990	1.0
74	Lubbock, TX MSA	2,115	1.0
74	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	3,500	1.0
74	Sumter, SC MSA	970	1.0
75	Missoula, MT MSA	740	0.9
75	Nashville, TN MSA	9,213	0.9
75	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	16,810	0.9
76	Charleston, WV MSA	2,338	0.9
76	Huntsville, AL MSA	2,721	0.9
76	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	5,921	0.9
76	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	27,627	0.9
77	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,945	0.9
77	Joplin, MO MSA	1,241	0.9
78	Honolulu, HI MSA	7,527	0.9
78	Ocala, FL MSA	1,745	0.9
79	Lake Charles, LA MSA	1,491	0.9
79	Macon, GA MSA	2,588	0.9
80	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	766	0.9
80	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	3,188	0.9
80	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	837	0.9
81	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	3,450	0.9
81	New Orleans, LA MSA	11,201	0.9
81	Panama City, FL MSA	1,102	0.9
81	Sheboygan, WI MSA	908	0.9
82	Bangor, ME NECMA	1,265	0.9
83	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,322	0.9
83	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	20,239	0.9
84	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	4,920	0.8
84	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,092	0.8
85	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	13,079	0.8
85	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	872	0.8
86	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,759	0.8
87	Anniston, AL MSA	942	0.8
87	Boise City, ID MSA	2,407	0.8
87	Grand Junction, CO MSA	753	0.8
87	Wichita, KS MSA	3,923	0.8
88	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,495	0.8
88	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	22,964	0.8
88	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	20,258	0.8
88	Reno, NV MSA	2,028	0.8
88	San Angelo, TX MSA	792	0.8
88	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,738	0.8
88	Tulsa, OK MSA	5,695	0.8
89	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	7,497	0.8
89	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,163	0.8
89	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	25,332	0.8
90	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,759	0.8
90	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	40,630	0.8
91	Columbia, MO MSA	855	0.8
91	Jacksonville, NC MSA	1,141	0.8
91	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	7,314	0.8
92	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	2,376	0.8
92	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	46,667	0.8
92	Yuma, AZ MSA	805	0.8
93	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	4,741	0.7
94	Erie, PA MSA	2,015	0.7
94	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,993	0.7
94	Great Falls, MT MSA	566	0.7
95	Goldsboro, NC MSA	757	0.7
95	Las Cruces, NM MSA	975	0.7
96	Albuquerque, NM MSA	4,181	0.7
96	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	12,899	0.7
96	Danville, VA MSA	772	0.7
96	Reading, PA MSA	2,401	0.7
96	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,060	0.7
96	San Diego, CA MSA	17,742	0.7
97	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,266	0.7
97	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,785	0.7
97	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	15,590	0.7
98	Cheyenne, WY MSA	502	0.7
98	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	2,023	0.7
99	Des Moines, IA MSA	2,682	0.7
100	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	2,100	0.7
100	Jonesboro, AR MSA	463	0.7
100	Springfield, MO MSA	1,774	0.7
100	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	810	0.7
101	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	6,149	0.7
101	Iowa City, IA MSA	634	0.7
101	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	921	0.7
102	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	1,832	0.7
102	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,145	0.7
103	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	2,518	0.6
104	Columbus, OH MSA	8,411	0.6
104	Florence, AL MSA	826	0.6
105	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	1,074	0.6
105	Mansfield, OH MSA	1,077	0.6
105	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	878	0.6
106	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,673	0.6
106	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	9,817	0.6
107	El Paso, TX MSA	3,540	0.6
107	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,588	0.6
107	Pueblo, CO MSA	735	0.6
108	Decatur, AL MSA	776	0.6
108	Dothan, AL MSA	769	0.6
108	Lafayette, LA MSA	2,018	0.6
108	Modesto, CA MSA	2,176	0.6
108	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	14,788	0.6
109	Bismarck, ND MSA	487	0.6
109	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	893	0.6
109	Madison, WI MSA	2,146	0.6
110	Bloomington, IN MSA	616	0.6
110	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,484	0.6
110	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	700	0.6
111	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	942	0.6
111	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	46,295	0.6
112	Indianapolis, IN MSA	7,576	0.6
112	Springfield, IL MSA	1,046	0.6
113	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,409	0.5
113	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	5,159	0.5
113	Gadsden, AL MSA	543	0.5
113	Houma, LA MSA	996	0.5
113	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	623	0.5
114	Enid, OK MSA	301	0.5
114	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	77,660	0.5
115	Decatur, IL MSA	607	0.5
115	Lawton, OK MSA	579	0.5
115	Owensboro, KY MSA	455	0.5
115	Rockford, IL MSA	1,717	0.5
115	Yakima, WA MSA	980	0.5
116	Eau Claire, WI MSA	699	0.5
116	Yuba City, CA MSA	622	0.5
117	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	506	0.5
117	Terre Haute, IN MSA	733	0.5
117	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,565	0.5
117	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	2,996	0.5
118	Pocatello, ID MSA	325	0.5
119	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,624	0.5
119	Jackson, TN MSA	414	0.5
119	Lafayette, IN MSA	737	0.5
120	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	6,657	0.5
121	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	562	0.4
121	South Bend, IN MSA	1,097	0.4
122	Altoona, PA MSA	567	0.4
122	Dubuque, IA MSA	370	0.4
123	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	583	0.4
123	Wausau, WI MSA	490	0.4
124	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	654	0.4
124	York, PA MSA	1,390	0.4
125	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,133	0.4
125	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	655	0.4
125	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,798	0.4
125	Kokomo, IN MSA	376	0.4
125	Redding, CA MSA	575	0.4
126	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,444	0.4
126	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	4,067	0.4
127	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	377	0.4
128	St. Joseph, MO MSA	346	0.4
129	Fresno, CA MSA	2,602	0.3
130	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	884	0.3
131	Merced, CA MSA	559	0.3
132	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	1,453	0.3
133	Johnstown, PA MSA	705	0.3
134	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,308	0.3
135	St. Cloud, MN MSA	377	0.3
136	Lima, OH MSA	325	0.2
137	Laredo, TX MSA	186	0.1
138	Muncie, IN MSA	156	0.1
138	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	430	0.1
139	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	137	0.1

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 132 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Martin B. Bradley, Norman M. Green, Jr., Dale E. Jones, Mac Lynn, and Lou McNeil supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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