Episcopal Church 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 Episcopal Church. 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
1	Wilmington, NC MSA	17,085	12.3
2	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	7,279	4.9
3	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	36,639	4.2
4	Charlottesville, VA MSA	4,681	4.1
5	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	5,917	4.1
6	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	29,072	3.8
7	Corvallis, OR MSA	2,378	3.5
8	Glens Falls, NY MSA	3,691	3.4
9	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	14,072	3.3
10	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	9,933	3.1
11	Hartford, CT NECMA	29,438	2.8
12	Portland, ME NECMA	5,940	2.8
13	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	156,561	2.7
14	State College, PA MSA	3,018	2.7
15	Syracuse, NY MSA	19,308	2.7
16	Elmira, NY MSA	2,419	2.5
17	Jacksonville, FL MSA	17,756	2.5
18	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	19,988	2.4
19	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	5,613	2.4
20	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	124,849	2.3
20	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	132,160	2.3
21	Columbia, SC MSA	9,467	2.3
22	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	27,293	2.3
23	Binghamton, NY MSA	5,703	2.2
23	Lynchburg, VA MSA	3,932	2.2
24	Asheville, NC MSA	3,818	2.2
25	Williamsport, PA MSA	2,462	2.1
26	Mobile, AL MSA	9,182	2.1
26	Savannah, GA MSA	4,774	2.1
27	Tallahassee, FL MSA	3,909	2.1
28	Cheyenne, WY MSA	1,396	2.0
29	Rochester, NY MSA	20,790	2.0
30	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	58,482	2.0
31	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	6,913	2.0
32	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	5,346	2.0
32	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	11,291	2.0
33	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,793	1.9
34	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	2,906	1.9
35	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	2,353	1.9
36	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	2,047	1.9
37	Rochester, MN MSA	1,731	1.9
38	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	23,152	1.9
38	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,049	1.9
39	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	345,458	1.8
40	Jamestown, NY MSA	2,669	1.8
41	Dover, DE MSA	1,778	1.8
41	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	3,721	1.8
42	Roanoke, VA MSA	3,915	1.8
43	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	11,709	1.8
44	Topeka, KS MSA	2,697	1.7
45	Burlington, VT NECMA	2,677	1.7
46	Orlando, FL MSA	13,745	1.7
46	Pensacola, FL MSA	4,949	1.7
47	Abilene, TX MSA	1,864	1.7
47	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	6,114	1.7
48	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	9,788	1.7
48	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	6,285	1.7
49	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,165	1.7
50	Bangor, ME NECMA	2,247	1.6
51	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	50,384	1.6
52	Jackson, MI MSA	2,417	1.6
52	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	938	1.6
53	Naples, FL MSA	1,366	1.6
54	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	8,579	1.6
54	Spokane, WA MSA	5,321	1.6
55	Sharon, PA MSA	1,975	1.5
56	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	24,761	1.5
57	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	26,412	1.5
58	Jackson, MS MSA	5,465	1.5
59	Green Bay, WI MSA	2,562	1.5
60	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	4,655	1.5
61	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	2,831	1.4
62	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	3,836	1.4
62	Waco, TX MSA	2,424	1.4
63	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	42,916	1.4
64	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	13,128	1.4
65	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	6,577	1.4
66	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	13,435	1.4
66	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	5,771	1.4
66	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	10,239	1.4
66	Springfield, MA NECMA	8,053	1.4
67	Salinas, CA MSA	3,980	1.4
67	San Antonio, TX MSA	14,956	1.4
68	Monroe, LA MSA	1,887	1.4
69	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	1,367	1.4
70	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	19,404	1.3
71	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	5,001	1.3
71	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	32,025	1.3
72	Alexandria, LA MSA	1,790	1.3
72	Athens, GA MSA	1,384	1.3
72	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	6,520	1.3
72	Casper, WY MSA	952	1.3
73	Lincoln, NE MSA	2,527	1.3
73	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	1,477	1.3
74	Boise City, ID MSA	3,329	1.3
75	Atlanta, GA MSA	28,789	1.3
75	Billings, MT MSA	1,399	1.3
75	Sumter, SC MSA	1,141	1.3
76	Florence, SC MSA	1,415	1.3
76	Lake Charles, LA MSA	2,137	1.3
76	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,229	1.3
77	Albuquerque, NM MSA	6,142	1.3
77	Charleston, WV MSA	3,433	1.3
78	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	3,906	1.3
78	Ocala, FL MSA	1,549	1.3
79	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	19,807	1.3
79	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	5,270	1.3
79	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,465	1.3
80	Amarillo, TX MSA	2,160	1.2
80	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	4,050	1.2
80	Lancaster, PA MSA	4,485	1.2
81	Montgomery, AL MSA	3,349	1.2
82	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	2,266	1.2
83	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	1,739	1.2
84	Gainesville, FL MSA	1,793	1.2
84	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	7,752	1.2
85	Albany, GA MSA	1,303	1.2
85	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	3,481	1.2
85	Birmingham, AL MSA	9,474	1.2
85	Lexington, KY MSA	4,301	1.2
85	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,100	1.2
85	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,838	1.2
86	Lawrence, KS MSA	766	1.1
87	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,357	1.1
87	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	24,569	1.1
88	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	58,745	1.1
88	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	10,549	1.1
88	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	4,660	1.1
88	Victoria, TX MSA	767	1.1
89	Missoula, MT MSA	838	1.1
89	Reno, NV MSA	2,138	1.1
89	Yakima, WA MSA	1,889	1.1
90	Joplin, MO MSA	1,374	1.1
90	San Angelo, TX MSA	912	1.1
90	Tucson, AZ MSA	5,735	1.1
91	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	997	1.1
92	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	1,577	1.1
93	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	4,354	1.0
93	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,365	1.0
93	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	55,541	1.0
94	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	915	1.0
95	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	8,724	1.0
96	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	3,367	1.0
97	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,761	1.0
97	San Diego, CA MSA	18,381	1.0
97	Tyler, TX MSA	1,274	1.0
98	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	1,349	1.0
98	Enid, OK MSA	613	1.0
98	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	2,695	1.0
98	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,522	1.0
98	Tulsa, OK MSA	6,437	1.0
99	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	16,719	1.0
99	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	2,582	1.0
99	Honolulu, HI MSA	7,378	1.0
99	Springfield, IL MSA	1,819	1.0
100	Danville, VA MSA	1,074	1.0
100	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	757	1.0
100	Nashville, TN MSA	8,140	1.0
100	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	1,314	1.0
101	Iowa City, IA MSA	777	1.0
101	Panama City, FL MSA	933	1.0
101	Wichita, KS MSA	4,200	1.0
102	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	9,532	0.9
102	New Orleans, LA MSA	12,192	0.9
102	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,178	0.9
102	Reading, PA MSA	2,949	0.9
103	El Paso, TX MSA	4,462	0.9
103	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	837	0.9
103	Huntsville, AL MSA	2,265	0.9
104	Columbia, MO MSA	922	0.9
104	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,497	0.9
104	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	834	0.9
104	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	1,141	0.9
105	Bellingham, WA MSA	968	0.9
105	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	7,619	0.9
105	Macon, GA MSA	2,488	0.9
106	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	2,628	0.9
106	Grand Junction, CO MSA	735	0.9
107	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	22,957	0.9
108	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,266	0.9
108	Great Falls, MT MSA	709	0.9
108	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	8,387	0.9
108	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,853	0.9
109	Des Moines, IA MSA	3,129	0.9
109	Springfield, MO MSA	1,941	0.9
110	Eau Claire, WI MSA	1,104	0.8
110	Knoxville, TN MSA	4,573	0.8
111	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	5,053	0.8
111	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	13,245	0.8
112	Anchorage, AK MSA	1,431	0.8
112	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	1,379	0.8
112	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	822	0.8
112	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,056	0.8
113	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	4,470	0.8
113	Modesto, CA MSA	2,155	0.8
114	Columbus, OH MSA	9,759	0.8
115	Altoona, PA MSA	1,082	0.8
115	Erie, PA MSA	2,205	0.8
116	Bismarck, ND MSA	617	0.8
117	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	2,928	0.8
117	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	8,353	0.8
117	Yuba City, CA MSA	779	0.8
118	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,286	0.8
118	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	11,806	0.8
119	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	559	0.7
119	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,860	0.7
119	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	6,857	0.7
119	Houma, LA MSA	1,286	0.7
120	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	1,222	0.7
120	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	1,940	0.7
121	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	57,964	0.7
121	Decatur, AL MSA	856	0.7
121	Yuma, AZ MSA	555	0.7
122	Anniston, AL MSA	837	0.7
122	Pocatello, ID MSA	455	0.7
122	York, PA MSA	2,176	0.7
123	Madison, WI MSA	2,245	0.7
123	Redding, CA MSA	798	0.7
124	Florence, AL MSA	912	0.7
124	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,046	0.7
125	Sheboygan, WI MSA	679	0.7
125	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	927	0.7
126	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	2,307	0.7
127	Indianapolis, IN MSA	8,478	0.7
127	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	903	0.7
127	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	74,860	0.7
128	Merced, CA MSA	861	0.6
128	Rockford, IL MSA	2,099	0.6
129	Dothan, AL MSA	765	0.6
129	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	2,691	0.6
130	Lawton, OK MSA	689	0.6
130	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	14,638	0.6
131	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	824	0.6
131	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,297	0.6
132	Bakersfield, CA MSA	2,337	0.6
132	South Bend, IN MSA	1,397	0.6
132	Terre Haute, IN MSA	906	0.6
133	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	2,097	0.6
134	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	1,374	0.6
135	Lafayette, LA MSA	1,821	0.6
136	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	646	0.5
137	Dubuque, IA MSA	500	0.5
138	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	573	0.5
139	St. Joseph, MO MSA	516	0.5
140	Bloomington, IN MSA	491	0.5
140	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	2,246	0.5
140	Fresno, CA MSA	2,868	0.5
141	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	741	0.5
141	Kokomo, IN MSA	505	0.5
142	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	475	0.5
142	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,328	0.5
142	Owensboro, KY MSA	406	0.5
143	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	2,399	0.5
143	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	735	0.5
144	Gadsden, AL MSA	456	0.4
144	Wausau, WI MSA	492	0.4
145	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	1,082	0.4
145	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	3,510	0.4
146	Decatur, IL MSA	460	0.4
147	Johnstown, PA MSA	901	0.3
148	Laredo, TX MSA	276	0.3
149	St. Cloud, MN MSA	362	0.3
150	Muncie, IN MSA	288	0.2
151	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	142	0.1
152	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	0	0.0
152	Fayetteville, NC MSA	0	0.0
152	Goldsboro, NC MSA	0	0.0
152	Greenville, NC MSA	0	0.0
152	Jackson, TN MSA	0	0.0
152	Jacksonville, NC MSA	0	0.0
152	Jonesboro, AR MSA	0	0.0
152	Lima, OH MSA	0	0.0
152	Mansfield, OH MSA	0	0.0
152	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	0	0.0
152	Toledo, OH MSA	0	0.0
152	Youngstown-Warren, OH 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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