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

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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