Mormon 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 that are Mormon. 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
74	Abilene, TX MSA	601	0.5
68	Albany, GA MSA	688	0.6
109	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	1,496	0.2
38	Albuquerque, NM MSA	7,892	1.6
89	Alexandria, LA MSA	509	0.4
114	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	715	0.1
102	Altoona, PA MSA	336	0.3
72	Amarillo, TX MSA	975	0.6
20	Anchorage, AK MSA	4,900	2.8
86	Anniston, AL MSA	496	0.4
116	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	285	0.1
99	Asheville, NC MSA	489	0.3
86	Athens, GA MSA	426	0.4
95	Atlanta, GA MSA	7,064	0.3
109	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	135	0.2
88	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	1,429	0.4
88	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	2,307	0.4
29	Bakersfield, CA MSA	8,519	2.1
91	Bangor, ME NECMA	500	0.4
106	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	308	0.2
75	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	2,605	0.5
58	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	2,739	0.7
32	Bellingham, WA MSA	1,993	1.9
115	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	208	0.1
18	Billings, MT MSA	3,168	2.9
76	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	1,573	0.5
101	Binghamton, NY MSA	676	0.3
102	Birmingham, AL MSA	2,076	0.3
120	Bismarck, ND MSA	0	0.0
60	Bloomington, IN MSA	680	0.7
83	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	529	0.4
5	Boise City, ID MSA	33,471	13.0
115	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	6,604	0.1
74	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	1,141	0.5
55	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	751	0.8
115	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,520	0.1
102	Burlington, VT NECMA	384	0.3
107	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	822	0.2
12	Casper, WY MSA	2,677	3.7
83	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	747	0.4
81	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	780	0.5
93	Charleston, WV MSA	904	0.3
79	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	2,070	0.5
99	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	2,684	0.3
70	Charlottesville, VA MSA	659	0.6
113	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	604	0.1
17	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,190	3.2
111	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	13,228	0.2
11	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	5,544	3.9
103	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	4,093	0.2
67	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	937	0.6
112	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	4,342	0.2
41	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	4,752	1.5
70	Columbia, MO MSA	583	0.6
69	Columbia, SC MSA	2,457	0.6
117	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	239	0.1
96	Columbus, OH MSA	3,740	0.3
82	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	1,466	0.5
27	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,568	2.3
69	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	650	0.6
82	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	13,768	0.5
81	Danville, VA MSA	513	0.5
77	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	1,944	0.5
89	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	1,022	0.4
93	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	3,207	0.3
103	Decatur, AL MSA	291	0.2
85	Decatur, IL MSA	553	0.4
42	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	25,653	1.5
100	Des Moines, IA MSA	981	0.3
109	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	9,483	0.2
72	Dothan, AL MSA	685	0.6
80	Dover, DE MSA	458	0.5
94	Dubuque, IA MSA	314	0.3
100	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	733	0.3
99	Eau Claire, WI MSA	361	0.3
52	El Paso, TX MSA	4,606	1.0
93	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	461	0.3
84	Elmira, NY MSA	423	0.4
57	Enid, OK MSA	467	0.7
105	Erie, PA MSA	610	0.2
25	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	6,696	2.4
104	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	622	0.2
87	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	548	0.4
64	Fayetteville, NC MSA	1,617	0.7
71	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	1,013	0.6
4	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	10,882	13.8
95	Florence, AL MSA	436	0.3
94	Florence, SC MSA	368	0.3
34	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,558	1.7
102	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	507	0.3
106	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	318	0.2
71	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	935	0.6
47	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	1,345	1.2
98	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,292	0.3
36	Fresno, CA MSA	9,590	1.7
82	Gadsden, AL MSA	460	0.5
69	Gainesville, FL MSA	906	0.6
102	Glens Falls, NY MSA	275	0.3
53	Goldsboro, NC MSA	914	0.9
89	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	386	0.4
8	Grand Junction, CO MSA	4,139	5.1
110	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	1,400	0.2
16	Great Falls, MT MSA	2,630	3.3
108	Green Bay, WI MSA	337	0.2
96	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	2,981	0.3
96	Greenville, NC MSA	281	0.3
99	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	2,106	0.3
97	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	1,640	0.3
113	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,441	0.1
62	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	599	0.7
94	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	891	0.3
22	Honolulu, HI MSA	19,828	2.6
115	Houma, LA MSA	207	0.1
80	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	14,593	0.5
108	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	638	0.2
88	Huntsville, AL MSA	954	0.4
92	Indianapolis, IN MSA	4,553	0.4
85	Iowa City, IA MSA	340	0.4
95	Jackson, MI MSA	492	0.3
96	Jackson, MS MSA	1,106	0.3
97	Jackson, TN MSA	258	0.3
65	Jacksonville, FL MSA	4,602	0.6
64	Jacksonville, NC MSA	738	0.7
98	Jamestown, NY MSA	433	0.3
101	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	363	0.3
120	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	0	0.0
113	Johnstown, PA MSA	366	0.1
90	Jonesboro, AR MSA	232	0.4
59	Joplin, MO MSA	905	0.7
92	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	1,465	0.4
79	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	6,947	0.5
73	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	1,177	0.6
100	Knoxville, TN MSA	1,486	0.3
94	Kokomo, IN MSA	338	0.3
94	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	356	0.3
77	Lafayette, IN MSA	777	0.5
115	Lafayette, LA MSA	396	0.1
94	Lake Charles, LA MSA	560	0.3
84	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	1,390	0.4
111	Lancaster, PA MSA	596	0.2
86	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	1,711	0.4
61	Laredo, TX MSA	678	0.7
44	Las Cruces, NM MSA	1,250	1.3
6	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	38,223	7.2
70	Lawrence, KS MSA	389	0.6
54	Lawton, OK MSA	998	0.9
120	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	0	0.0
80	Lexington, KY MSA	1,737	0.5
103	Lima, OH MSA	373	0.2
68	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,167	0.6
85	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	1,986	0.4
48	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	2,155	1.2
39	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	186,047	1.6
109	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	1,694	0.2
76	Lubbock, TX MSA	1,107	0.5
94	Lynchburg, VA MSA	596	0.3
79	Macon, GA MSA	1,323	0.5
93	Madison, WI MSA	1,110	0.3
93	Mansfield, OH MSA	622	0.3
63	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	1,870	0.7
23	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	3,426	2.6
77	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	1,386	0.5
101	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	2,425	0.3
43	Merced, CA MSA	1,896	1.4
113	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	1,388	0.1
110	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	2,630	0.2
101	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	5,823	0.3
15	Missoula, MT MSA	2,486	3.3
98	Mobile, AL MSA	1,277	0.3
30	Modesto, CA MSA	5,484	2.1
96	Monroe, LA MSA	435	0.3
89	Montgomery, AL MSA	1,034	0.4
85	Muncie, IN MSA	543	0.4
93	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	347	0.3
99	Naples, FL MSA	243	0.3
107	Nashville, TN MSA	1,743	0.2
87	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	950	0.4
107	New Orleans, LA MSA	2,659	0.2
119	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	13,545	0.1
88	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	4,730	0.4
90	Ocala, FL MSA	456	0.4
61	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	1,343	0.7
80	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	4,085	0.5
66	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	3,792	0.6
76	Orlando, FL MSA	4,154	0.5
115	Owensboro, KY MSA	105	0.1
51	Panama City, FL MSA	1,044	1.1
90	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	584	0.4
77	Pensacola, FL MSA	1,490	0.5
97	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	1,081	0.3
115	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	6,781	0.1
9	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	77,200	4.8
97	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	274	0.3
112	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	3,918	0.2
114	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	183	0.1
3	Pocatello, ID MSA	28,323	43.3
90	Portland, ME NECMA	788	0.4
24	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	40,160	2.5
119	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	586	0.1
1	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	184,282	84.5
49	Pueblo, CO MSA	1,483	1.2
97	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	174	0.3
95	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	2,133	0.3
46	Rapid City, SD MSA	889	1.3
109	Reading, PA MSA	565	0.2
13	Redding, CA MSA	3,997	3.5
14	Reno, NV MSA	6,616	3.4
7	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	9,145	6.3
81	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	3,518	0.5
62	Roanoke, VA MSA	1,484	0.7
80	Rochester, MN MSA	431	0.5
98	Rochester, NY MSA	2,965	0.3
99	Rockford, IL MSA	914	0.3
102	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	313	0.3
21	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	29,560	2.7
103	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,000	0.2
50	Salinas, CA MSA	3,318	1.1
2	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	567,808	62.4
70	San Angelo, TX MSA	492	0.6
78	San Antonio, TX MSA	5,468	0.5
34	San Diego, CA MSA	31,872	1.7
40	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	84,317	1.6
31	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	3,117	2.0
37	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	4,932	1.7
49	Santa Fe, NM MSA	1,100	1.2
107	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	715	0.2
85	Savannah, GA MSA	975	0.4
114	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	829	0.1
28	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	51,433	2.1
120	Sharon, PA MSA	0	0.0
112	Sheboygan, WI MSA	150	0.2
96	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	279	0.3
83	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	1,662	0.4
89	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	443	0.4
92	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	432	0.4
106	South Bend, IN MSA	519	0.2
19	Spokane, WA MSA	9,937	2.9
98	Springfield, IL MSA	541	0.3
110	Springfield, MA NECMA	963	0.2
78	Springfield, MO MSA	1,137	0.5
116	St. Cloud, MN MSA	127	0.1
76	St. Joseph, MO MSA	531	0.5
102	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	6,077	0.3
85	State College, PA MSA	478	0.4
118	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	131	0.1
35	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	5,876	1.7
58	Sumter, SC MSA	641	0.7
107	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,440	0.2
69	Tallahassee, FL MSA	1,137	0.6
98	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	4,729	0.3
91	Terre Haute, IN MSA	555	0.4
88	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	443	0.4
108	Toledo, OH MSA	1,172	0.2
71	Topeka, KS MSA	880	0.6
33	Tucson, AZ MSA	9,515	1.8
88	Tulsa, OK MSA	2,593	0.4
104	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	323	0.2
89	Tyler, TX MSA	493	0.4
112	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	475	0.2
81	Victoria, TX MSA	318	0.5
45	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	3,181	1.3
94	Waco, TX MSA	569	0.3
88	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	22,761	0.4
84	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	599	0.4
110	Wausau, WI MSA	192	0.2
100	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	1,577	0.3
109	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	332	0.2
71	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	726	0.6
81	Wichita, KS MSA	2,054	0.5
98	Williamsport, PA MSA	345	0.3
56	Wilmington, NC MSA	1,051	0.8
26	Yakima, WA MSA	3,992	2.3
105	York, PA MSA	687	0.2
106	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	1,371	0.2
26	Yuba City, CA MSA	2,358	2.3
10	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,031	3.9

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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