Mormon 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 that are Mormon. 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
83	Abilene, TX MSA	827	0.7
91	Albany, GA MSA	690	0.6
118	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	2,626	0.3
38	Albuquerque, NM MSA	11,774	1.7
94	Alexandria, LA MSA	688	0.5
118	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	1,882	0.3
115	Altoona, PA MSA	423	0.3
69	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,830	0.8
19	Anchorage, AK MSA	8,203	3.2
94	Anniston, AL MSA	605	0.5
120	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	990	0.3
106	Asheville, NC MSA	940	0.4
91	Athens, GA MSA	880	0.6
94	Atlanta, GA MSA	22,229	0.5
106	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	482	0.4
88	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	2,864	0.6
73	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	9,788	0.8
33	Bakersfield, CA MSA	13,821	2.1
94	Bangor, ME NECMA	789	0.5
131	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	258	0.1
100	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	2,866	0.5
61	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	3,727	1.0
32	Bellingham, WA MSA	3,577	2.1
114	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	557	0.3
11	Billings, MT MSA	5,292	4.1
78	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	2,621	0.7
104	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,104	0.4
109	Birmingham, AL MSA	3,608	0.4
48	Bismarck, ND MSA	1,231	1.3
72	Bloomington, IN MSA	951	0.8
92	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	838	0.6
4	Boise City, ID MSA	64,129	14.8
119	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	17,391	0.3
72	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	2,664	0.8
54	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,786	1.2
128	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	2,375	0.2
96	Burlington, VT NECMA	1,027	0.5
127	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	870	0.2
10	Casper, WY MSA	3,141	4.7
83	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	1,242	0.7
94	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	978	0.5
102	Charleston, WV MSA	1,170	0.5
91	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	3,132	0.6
99	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	7,347	0.5
70	Charlottesville, VA MSA	1,330	0.8
118	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,374	0.3
17	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,726	3.3
124	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	21,956	0.2
14	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	7,172	3.5
110	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	7,527	0.4
62	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,993	1.0
124	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	7,161	0.2
29	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	11,489	2.2
65	Columbia, MO MSA	1,257	0.9
96	Columbia, SC MSA	2,809	0.5
85	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,723	0.6
99	Columbus, OH MSA	7,590	0.5
74	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,924	0.8
132	Corvallis, OR MSA	--	0.0
61	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	985	1.0
74	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	40,380	0.8
98	Danville, VA MSA	556	0.5
111	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,331	0.4
97	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	2,515	0.5
95	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	5,081	0.5
115	Decatur, AL MSA	477	0.3
90	Decatur, IL MSA	660	0.6
36	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	46,494	1.8
93	Des Moines, IA MSA	2,524	0.6
122	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	14,143	0.3
76	Dothan, AL MSA	1,030	0.8
98	Dover, DE MSA	628	0.5
98	Dubuque, IA MSA	444	0.5
112	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	881	0.4
115	Eau Claire, WI MSA	487	0.3
70	El Paso, TX MSA	5,662	0.8
103	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	822	0.5
98	Elmira, NY MSA	455	0.5
57	Enid, OK MSA	596	1.0
118	Erie, PA MSA	843	0.3
25	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	8,341	2.6
108	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	1,194	0.4
107	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	710	0.4
73	Fayetteville, NC MSA	2,366	0.8
59	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	3,114	1.0
5	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	14,741	12.1
108	Florence, AL MSA	578	0.4
97	Florence, SC MSA	637	0.5
26	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	6,330	2.5
110	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	1,686	0.4
117	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	993	0.3
67	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,837	0.9
51	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	2,072	1.2
123	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,250	0.3
35	Fresno, CA MSA	16,872	1.8
94	Gadsden, AL MSA	556	0.5
80	Gainesville, FL MSA	1,504	0.7
118	Glens Falls, NY MSA	369	0.3
41	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,730	1.5
86	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	605	0.6
8	Grand Junction, CO MSA	5,890	5.1
112	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	3,909	0.4
13	Great Falls, MT MSA	2,855	3.6
116	Green Bay, WI MSA	721	0.3
100	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	5,987	0.5
99	Greenville, NC MSA	657	0.5
97	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	4,906	0.5
106	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	2,668	0.4
122	Hartford, CT NECMA	3,038	0.3
52	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	1,346	1.2
96	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	1,791	0.5
18	Honolulu, HI MSA	28,802	3.3
120	Houma, LA MSA	535	0.3
75	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	35,301	0.8
106	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,317	0.4
77	Huntsville, AL MSA	2,550	0.7
99	Indianapolis, IN MSA	7,909	0.5
63	Iowa City, IA MSA	1,051	1.0
108	Jackson, MI MSA	640	0.4
104	Jackson, MS MSA	1,923	0.4
109	Jackson, TN MSA	415	0.4
79	Jacksonville, FL MSA	7,734	0.7
72	Jacksonville, NC MSA	1,189	0.8
104	Jamestown, NY MSA	611	0.4
86	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	944	0.6
115	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	1,589	0.3
123	Johnstown, PA MSA	573	0.3
90	Jonesboro, AR MSA	478	0.6
53	Joplin, MO MSA	1,869	1.2
100	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	2,162	0.5
68	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	15,305	0.9
60	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	3,064	1.0
99	Knoxville, TN MSA	3,381	0.5
108	Kokomo, IN MSA	405	0.4
108	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	511	0.4
76	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,380	0.8
126	Lafayette, LA MSA	863	0.2
103	Lake Charles, LA MSA	827	0.5
92	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	2,722	0.6
123	Lancaster, PA MSA	1,154	0.3
102	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,040	0.5
71	Laredo, TX MSA	1,542	0.8
40	Las Cruces, NM MSA	2,725	1.6
7	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	88,824	5.7
50	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,231	1.2
58	Lawton, OK MSA	1,171	1.0
92	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	584	0.6
75	Lexington, KY MSA	3,628	0.8
108	Lima, OH MSA	617	0.4
66	Lincoln, NE MSA	2,292	0.9
90	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	3,392	0.6
46	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,921	1.4
45	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	233,280	1.4
112	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	3,647	0.4
75	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,856	0.8
104	Lynchburg, VA MSA	950	0.4
90	Macon, GA MSA	1,878	0.6
122	Madison, WI MSA	1,129	0.3
118	Mansfield, OH MSA	524	0.3
62	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	5,466	1.0
18	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	5,963	3.3
80	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	3,302	0.7
111	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	4,182	0.4
43	Merced, CA MSA	3,032	1.4
117	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	12,129	0.3
120	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	4,747	0.3
106	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	12,473	0.4
12	Missoula, MT MSA	3,620	3.8
109	Mobile, AL MSA	2,118	0.4
28	Modesto, CA MSA	10,444	2.3
89	Monroe, LA MSA	867	0.6
94	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,805	0.5
116	Muncie, IN MSA	377	0.3
107	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	801	0.4
130	Naples, FL MSA	421	0.2
101	Nashville, TN MSA	5,801	0.5
100	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,236	0.5
120	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,698	0.3
127	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	44,354	0.2
98	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	7,774	0.5
98	Ocala, FL MSA	1,305	0.5
82	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,575	0.7
78	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	7,801	0.7
56	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	7,502	1.1
82	Orlando, FL MSA	10,929	0.7
121	Owensboro, KY MSA	248	0.3
61	Panama City, FL MSA	1,445	1.0
90	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	875	0.6
88	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,470	0.6
102	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,599	0.5
127	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	12,986	0.2
9	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	160,023	4.9
109	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	329	0.4
126	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	5,152	0.2
121	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	369	0.3
3	Pocatello, ID MSA	35,659	47.2
114	Portland, ME NECMA	891	0.3
21	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	66,334	2.9
128	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,929	0.2
1	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	324,790	88.1
37	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,347	1.7
114	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	476	0.3
95	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	6,348	0.5
42	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,341	1.5
129	Reading, PA MSA	726	0.2
20	Redding, CA MSA	4,838	3.0
15	Reno, NV MSA	11,712	3.5
6	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	13,274	6.9
83	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	6,522	0.7
73	Roanoke, VA MSA	1,851	0.8
64	Rochester, MN MSA	1,168	0.9
104	Rochester, NY MSA	4,790	0.4
122	Rockford, IL MSA	980	0.3
118	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	428	0.3
22	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	49,046	2.7
113	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,429	0.4
77	Salinas, CA MSA	2,974	0.7
2	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	790,754	59.3
58	San Angelo, TX MSA	1,064	1.0
75	San Antonio, TX MSA	12,084	0.8
39	San Diego, CA MSA	46,268	1.6
49	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	87,993	1.3
31	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	5,418	2.2
46	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	5,607	1.4
44	Santa Fe, NM MSA	2,106	1.4
118	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	1,771	0.3
100	Savannah, GA MSA	1,416	0.5
125	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	1,427	0.2
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	92,214	2.6
130	Sharon, PA MSA	207	0.2
117	Sheboygan, WI MSA	350	0.3
85	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	694	0.6
101	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,852	0.5
112	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	446	0.4
94	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	923	0.5
106	South Bend, IN MSA	1,106	0.4
16	Spokane, WA MSA	14,225	3.4
105	Springfield, IL MSA	863	0.4
123	Springfield, MA NECMA	1,506	0.3
62	Springfield, MO MSA	3,137	1.0
119	St. Cloud, MN MSA	488	0.3
67	St. Joseph, MO MSA	914	0.9
104	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	11,576	0.4
100	State College, PA MSA	647	0.5
121	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	360	0.3
35	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	10,299	1.8
92	Sumter, SC MSA	588	0.6
121	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,941	0.3
76	Tallahassee, FL MSA	2,128	0.8
114	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	8,091	0.3
75	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,140	0.8
96	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	680	0.5
119	Toledo, OH MSA	1,778	0.3
55	Topeka, KS MSA	1,849	1.1
34	Tucson, AZ MSA	17,077	2.0
81	Tulsa, OK MSA	5,407	0.7
98	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	818	0.5
83	Tyler, TX MSA	1,139	0.7
119	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	859	0.3
72	Victoria, TX MSA	663	0.8
47	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	5,001	1.4
97	Waco, TX MSA	1,093	0.5
84	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	48,830	0.6
87	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	779	0.6
113	Wausau, WI MSA	435	0.4
120	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	3,160	0.3
120	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	431	0.3
72	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	1,113	0.8
77	Wichita, KS MSA	4,046	0.7
111	Williamsport, PA MSA	450	0.4
108	Wilmington, NC MSA	945	0.4
27	Yakima, WA MSA	5,356	2.4
100	York, PA MSA	1,816	0.5
120	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,672	0.3
23	Yuba City, CA MSA	3,728	2.7
30	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,537	2.2

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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