Evangelical Protestant States (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. states on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in Evangelical Protestant denominations. 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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Complete List

Ranking	State	Adherents	Percent
3	Alabama	1,804,961	40.6
21	Alaska	78,070	12.5
34	Arizona	486,247	9.5
1	Arkansas	1,153,527	43.2
38	California	2,450,003	7.2
29	Colorado	457,658	10.6
47	Connecticut	81,958	2.4
41	Delaware	40,408	5.2
18	Florida	2,245,241	14.1
8	Georgia	2,273,901	27.8
36	Hawaii	98,554	8.1
35	Idaho	116,186	9.0
31	Illinois	1,279,050	10.3
14	Indiana	972,885	16.0
22	Iowa	346,243	11.8
15	Kansas	421,135	15.7
6	Kentucky	1,361,067	33.7
12	Louisiana	962,475	21.5
42	Maine	42,391	3.3
37	Maryland	409,460	7.7
48	Massachusetts	150,505	2.4
28	Michigan	1,079,117	10.9
26	Minnesota	549,482	11.2
4	Mississippi	1,130,113	39.7
10	Missouri	1,384,748	24.8
25	Montana	100,992	11.2
16	Nebraska	250,329	14.6
40	Nevada	107,681	5.4
44	New Hampshire	30,131	2.4
45	New Jersey	204,101	2.4
19	New Mexico	237,767	13.1
43	New York	560,678	3.0
9	North Carolina	2,058,919	25.6
30	North Dakota	67,892	10.6
32	Ohio	1,132,162	10.0
2	Oklahoma	1,432,064	41.5
23	Oregon	390,973	11.4
39	Pennsylvania	706,904	5.8
50	Rhode Island	16,974	1.6
7	South Carolina	1,179,544	29.4
17	South Dakota	108,838	14.4
5	Tennessee	2,102,490	37.0
11	Texas	5,084,656	24.4
49	Utah	42,420	1.9
46	Vermont	14,759	2.4
13	Virginia	1,211,065	17.1
33	Washington	582,697	9.9
27	West Virginia	200,083	11.1
20	Wisconsin	682,968	12.7
24	Wyoming	56,063	11.4

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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