Mormon 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 that are Mormon. 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
78	Abilene, TX MSA	792	0.7
94	Albany, GA MSA	545	0.5
113	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	2,383	0.3
41	Albuquerque, NM MSA	10,452	1.8
97	Alexandria, LA MSA	589	0.5
121	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	1,202	0.2
111	Altoona, PA MSA	396	0.3
68	Amarillo, TX MSA	1,416	0.8
30	Anchorage, AK MSA	5,611	2.5
88	Anniston, AL MSA	636	0.6
117	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	771	0.2
116	Asheville, NC MSA	489	0.3
111	Athens, GA MSA	385	0.3
94	Atlanta, GA MSA	14,243	0.5
101	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	345	0.4
86	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	2,352	0.6
85	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	4,939	0.6
33	Bakersfield, CA MSA	11,630	2.1
93	Bangor, ME NECMA	725	0.5
114	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	505	0.3
83	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	3,182	0.6
60	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	3,073	0.9
32	Bellingham, WA MSA	2,908	2.3
117	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	382	0.2
16	Billings, MT MSA	3,952	3.5
76	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	2,127	0.7
99	Binghamton, NY MSA	1,136	0.4
106	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,917	0.4
88	Bismarck, ND MSA	461	0.6
58	Bloomington, IN MSA	963	0.9
92	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	643	0.5
4	Boise City, ID MSA	43,938	14.9
120	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	11,806	0.2
71	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,901	0.7
61	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	1,020	0.8
122	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	2,255	0.2
110	Burlington, VT NECMA	543	0.3
117	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	937	0.2
10	Casper, WY MSA	2,967	4.9
88	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	930	0.6
83	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	1,037	0.6
100	Charleston, WV MSA	1,031	0.4
84	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	2,982	0.6
91	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	5,960	0.5
75	Charlottesville, VA MSA	902	0.7
114	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	1,140	0.3
15	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,648	3.6
119	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	18,394	0.2
11	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	7,066	3.9
112	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	5,275	0.3
61	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	1,430	0.8
119	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	6,415	0.2
35	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	8,188	2.1
61	Columbia, MO MSA	943	0.8
76	Columbia, SC MSA	3,091	0.7
82	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	1,583	0.6
101	Columbus, OH MSA	5,438	0.4
71	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	2,565	0.7
23	Corvallis, OR MSA	2,090	3.0
57	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	911	0.9
72	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	28,992	0.7
96	Danville, VA MSA	503	0.5
99	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,493	0.4
97	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,793	0.5
98	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	4,200	0.4
99	Decatur, AL MSA	567	0.4
92	Decatur, IL MSA	581	0.5
39	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	36,867	1.9
103	Des Moines, IA MSA	1,494	0.4
119	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	11,163	0.2
69	Dothan, AL MSA	976	0.8
78	Dover, DE MSA	732	0.7
112	Dubuque, IA MSA	248	0.3
109	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	759	0.3
103	Eau Claire, WI MSA	519	0.4
53	El Paso, TX MSA	5,978	1.0
107	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	536	0.3
88	Elmira, NY MSA	526	0.6
90	Enid, OK MSA	302	0.5
114	Erie, PA MSA	740	0.3
28	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	7,537	2.7
110	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	864	0.3
108	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	506	0.3
73	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,940	0.7
71	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,534	0.7
5	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	14,433	14.2
96	Florence, AL MSA	603	0.5
97	Florence, SC MSA	515	0.5
36	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	3,807	2.1
112	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	984	0.3
109	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	792	0.3
62	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	1,461	0.8
57	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,288	0.9
109	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,461	0.3
31	Fresno, CA MSA	18,494	2.5
95	Gadsden, AL MSA	467	0.5
79	Gainesville, FL MSA	1,168	0.6
110	Glens Falls, NY MSA	363	0.3
51	Goldsboro, NC MSA	1,134	1.1
110	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	318	0.3
9	Grand Junction, CO MSA	4,755	5.1
114	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	2,531	0.3
13	Great Falls, MT MSA	2,987	3.8
112	Green Bay, WI MSA	574	0.3
92	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	5,255	0.5
98	Greenville, NC MSA	480	0.4
104	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	3,108	0.4
106	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	2,068	0.4
123	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,975	0.2
66	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	770	0.8
93	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	1,437	0.5
19	Honolulu, HI MSA	26,754	3.2
125	Houma, LA MSA	296	0.2
83	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	22,506	0.6
103	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	1,178	0.4
67	Huntsville, AL MSA	2,246	0.8
100	Indianapolis, IN MSA	5,601	0.4
81	Iowa City, IA MSA	596	0.6
103	Jackson, MI MSA	576	0.4
108	Jackson, MS MSA	1,289	0.3
98	Jackson, TN MSA	399	0.4
66	Jacksonville, FL MSA	7,115	0.8
72	Jacksonville, NC MSA	1,075	0.7
102	Jamestown, NY MSA	560	0.4
117	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	339	0.2
104	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	1,599	0.4
112	Johnstown, PA MSA	688	0.3
102	Jonesboro, AR MSA	271	0.4
54	Joplin, MO MSA	1,312	1.0
125	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	678	0.2
64	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	12,817	0.8
65	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	2,041	0.8
104	Knoxville, TN MSA	2,151	0.4
98	Kokomo, IN MSA	426	0.4
101	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	460	0.4
75	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,109	0.7
123	Lafayette, LA MSA	620	0.2
112	Lake Charles, LA MSA	495	0.3
91	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	2,064	0.5
120	Lancaster, PA MSA	871	0.2
110	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	1,322	0.3
85	Laredo, TX MSA	771	0.6
46	Las Cruces, NM MSA	2,026	1.5
7	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	63,597	7.5
55	Lawrence, KS MSA	756	0.9
59	Lawton, OK MSA	966	0.9
83	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	631	0.6
82	Lexington, KY MSA	2,473	0.6
106	Lima, OH MSA	538	0.4
64	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,727	0.8
89	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	2,793	0.5
49	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,354	1.2
43	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	236,707	1.6
112	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	2,760	0.3
71	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,618	0.7
106	Lynchburg, VA MSA	682	0.4
87	Macon, GA MSA	1,616	0.6
104	Madison, WI MSA	1,373	0.4
109	Mansfield, OH MSA	551	0.3
70	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	2,846	0.7
18	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	4,699	3.2
78	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	2,622	0.7
111	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	2,994	0.3
36	Merced, CA MSA	3,655	2.1
116	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	7,850	0.3
120	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	3,395	0.2
105	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	9,132	0.4
14	Missoula, MT MSA	2,963	3.8
102	Mobile, AL MSA	1,843	0.4
29	Modesto, CA MSA	9,350	2.5
94	Monroe, LA MSA	684	0.5
80	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,854	0.6
87	Muncie, IN MSA	672	0.6
104	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	537	0.4
108	Naples, FL MSA	498	0.3
104	Nashville, TN MSA	3,660	0.4
96	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,172	0.5
111	New Orleans, LA MSA	3,848	0.3
126	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	23,234	0.1
92	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	7,175	0.5
98	Ocala, FL MSA	857	0.4
64	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,834	0.8
75	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	6,659	0.7
52	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	6,515	1.0
80	Orlando, FL MSA	7,703	0.6
120	Owensboro, KY MSA	183	0.2
53	Panama City, FL MSA	1,278	1.0
101	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	600	0.4
84	Pensacola, FL MSA	2,039	0.6
103	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,294	0.4
124	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	9,952	0.2
8	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	120,121	5.4
103	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	326	0.4
124	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	3,982	0.2
121	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	282	0.2
3	Pocatello, ID MSA	31,830	48.2
90	Portland, ME NECMA	1,299	0.5
21	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	55,543	3.1
126	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,106	0.1
1	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	236,893	89.9
48	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,800	1.5
103	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	421	0.4
96	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	3,897	0.5
47	Rapid City, SD MSA	1,214	1.5
121	Reading, PA MSA	675	0.2
20	Redding, CA MSA	4,674	3.2
12	Reno, NV MSA	9,808	3.9
6	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	11,713	7.8
82	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	5,282	0.6
64	Roanoke, VA MSA	1,825	0.8
60	Rochester, MN MSA	910	0.9
99	Rochester, NY MSA	4,587	0.4
109	Rockford, IL MSA	1,060	0.3
110	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	417	0.3
22	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	43,892	3.0
111	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,216	0.3
50	Salinas, CA MSA	3,931	1.1
2	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	708,047	66.0
63	San Angelo, TX MSA	804	0.8
76	San Antonio, TX MSA	9,038	0.7
38	San Diego, CA MSA	46,863	1.9
45	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	96,972	1.6
40	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	3,948	1.8
42	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	6,321	1.7
39	Santa Fe, NM MSA	2,180	1.9
112	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	1,402	0.3
83	Savannah, GA MSA	1,561	0.6
120	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	1,319	0.2
26	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	80,552	2.7
118	Sharon, PA MSA	274	0.2
127	Sheboygan, WI MSA	--	0.0
86	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	546	0.6
96	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,719	0.5
64	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	936	0.8
100	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	566	0.4
115	South Bend, IN MSA	631	0.3
17	Spokane, WA MSA	11,976	3.3
109	Springfield, IL MSA	610	0.3
119	Springfield, MA NECMA	1,326	0.2
72	Springfield, MO MSA	1,905	0.7
122	St. Cloud, MN MSA	288	0.2
74	St. Joseph, MO MSA	687	0.7
105	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	9,035	0.4
104	State College, PA MSA	453	0.4
126	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	166	0.1
37	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	9,615	2.0
68	Sumter, SC MSA	784	0.8
114	Syracuse, NY MSA	2,014	0.3
63	Tallahassee, FL MSA	1,907	0.8
107	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	7,100	0.3
93	Terre Haute, IN MSA	723	0.5
117	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	288	0.2
119	Toledo, OH MSA	1,372	0.2
56	Topeka, KS MSA	1,465	0.9
34	Tucson, AZ MSA	14,064	2.1
81	Tulsa, OK MSA	4,429	0.6
87	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	843	0.6
90	Tyler, TX MSA	807	0.5
121	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	649	0.2
77	Victoria, TX MSA	500	0.7
44	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	5,042	1.6
95	Waco, TX MSA	892	0.5
85	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	39,233	0.6
87	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	692	0.6
124	Wausau, WI MSA	194	0.2
112	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	2,477	0.3
106	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	565	0.4
77	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	879	0.7
75	Wichita, KS MSA	3,325	0.7
112	Williamsport, PA MSA	342	0.3
69	Wilmington, NC MSA	1,292	0.8
27	Yakima, WA MSA	5,035	2.7
104	York, PA MSA	1,262	0.4
122	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,140	0.2
25	Yuba City, CA MSA	3,383	2.8
24	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,093	2.9

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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