Southern Baptist 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 Southern Baptist. 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
1	Gadsden, AL MSA	48,700	47.1
2	Anniston, AL MSA	50,799	45.3
3	Dothan, AL MSA	54,142	39.3
4	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	42,311	37.9
5	Knoxville, TN MSA	242,946	35.4
6	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	38,751	35.0
7	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	119,248	34.9
8	Alexandria, LA MSA	43,866	34.7
9	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	72,265	34.6
10	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	44,785	34.5
11	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	331,554	34.5
12	Owensboro, KY MSA	31,187	34.1
13	Abilene, TX MSA	42,878	33.9
14	Decatur, AL MSA	49,307	33.8
15	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	47,326	33.7
16	Monroe, LA MSA	49,215	33.4
17	Tyler, TX MSA	56,627	32.4
18	Lawton, OK MSA	36,457	31.7
19	Jackson, TN MSA	33,717	31.4
20	Amarillo, TX MSA	68,163	31.3
21	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	119,676	30.5
22	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	50,165	30.4
23	Jonesboro, AR MSA	24,786	30.2
24	Waco, TX MSA	64,143	30.0
25	Birmingham, AL MSA	275,361	29.9
26	Lynchburg, VA MSA	63,602	29.6
27	Jackson, MS MSA	128,507	29.2
28	Asheville, NC MSA	65,853	29.1
29	Florence, AL MSA	41,223	28.8
30	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	58,938	28.4
31	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	105,520	27.4
32	San Angelo, TX MSA	27,706	26.6
33	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	69,684	25.4
34	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	273,358	25.2
35	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	51,836	25.0
36	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	120,055	25.0
37	Montgomery, AL MSA	81,380	24.4
38	Macon, GA MSA	77,942	24.2
39	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	56,287	23.7
40	Huntsville, AL MSA	81,074	23.7
41	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	109,092	23.5
42	Mobile, AL MSA	126,354	23.4
43	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	19,494	23.1
44	Roanoke, VA MSA	54,210	23.0
45	Danville, VA MSA	24,706	22.4
46	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	106,274	22.3
47	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	129,583	22.2
48	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	68,767	22.0
49	Lubbock, TX MSA	53,025	21.9
50	Springfield, MO MSA	69,866	21.5
51	Joplin, MO MSA	33,639	21.4
52	Tulsa, OK MSA	166,550	20.7
53	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	63,597	20.4
54	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	34,477	20.2
54	Lake Charles, LA MSA	37,125	20.2
55	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	39,255	20.0
56	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	223,789	19.7
57	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	71,622	19.7
58	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	28,068	19.6
59	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	22,470	19.5
60	Pensacola, FL MSA	79,381	19.3
61	Panama City, FL MSA	27,934	18.9
62	Nashville, TN MSA	223,561	18.2
63	Albany, GA MSA	21,578	17.9
64	Jacksonville, FL MSA	196,476	17.9
65	Enid, OK MSA	10,161	17.6
66	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	261,719	17.5
67	Sumter, SC MSA	18,202	17.4
68	Florence, SC MSA	21,446	17.1
69	Wilmington, NC MSA	39,665	17.0
70	Columbia, SC MSA	91,039	17.0
71	Athens, GA MSA	25,906	16.9
72	Savannah, GA MSA	48,650	16.6
73	Lexington, KY MSA	78,749	16.4
74	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	855,680	16.4
75	Atlanta, GA MSA	666,577	16.2
76	St. Joseph, MO MSA	16,520	16.1
77	Victoria, TX MSA	13,405	15.9
78	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	94,919	15.7
79	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	155,741	15.2
80	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	692,355	14.8
81	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	145,014	14.6
82	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	67,799	14.0
83	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	52,429	13.8
84	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	170,599	13.6
85	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	39,593	13.4
86	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	156,148	13.1
87	Tallahassee, FL MSA	36,578	12.9
88	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	66,317	12.1
89	Fayetteville, NC MSA	35,499	11.7
90	Columbia, MO MSA	15,602	11.5
91	Gainesville, FL MSA	24,366	11.2
92	Jacksonville, NC MSA	16,358	10.9
93	Charlottesville, VA MSA	17,330	10.9
94	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	127,903	10.2
95	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	15,480	10.2
96	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	147,338	9.4
97	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	29,547	9.4
98	Ocala, FL MSA	24,183	9.3
99	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	159,858	9.0
100	San Antonio, TX MSA	139,368	8.8
101	Goldsboro, NC MSA	9,101	8.0
102	Orlando, FL MSA	128,009	7.8
103	Houma, LA MSA	13,738	7.1
104	New Orleans, LA MSA	92,931	7.0
105	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	175,994	6.8
106	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	160,425	6.7
107	Wichita, KS MSA	36,350	6.7
108	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	32,625	6.6
109	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	30,647	6.4
110	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	36,846	6.3
111	Lafayette, LA MSA	23,584	6.1
112	Las Cruces, NM MSA	10,312	5.9
113	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	110,904	5.6
114	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	17,347	5.2
115	Casper, WY MSA	3,326	5.0
116	Decatur, IL MSA	5,543	4.8
117	Greenville, NC MSA	6,380	4.8
118	Anchorage, AK MSA	12,069	4.6
119	Bakersfield, CA MSA	28,843	4.4
120	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	18,165	4.1
121	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	23,110	4.1
122	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	20,687	4.0
123	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	37,675	4.0
124	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	12,331	3.9
125	Naples, FL MSA	9,652	3.8
126	Albuquerque, NM MSA	26,652	3.7
127	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	42,099	3.7
128	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	3,765	3.7
129	El Paso, TX MSA	24,609	3.6
130	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	139,469	3.6
131	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	269,434	3.5
132	Santa Fe, NM MSA	5,158	3.5
133	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,723	3.3
134	Rapid City, SD MSA	2,935	3.3
135	Springfield, IL MSA	6,008	3.0
136	Merced, CA MSA	6,263	3.0
137	Topeka, KS MSA	4,886	2.9
138	Billings, MT MSA	3,685	2.9
139	Tucson, AZ MSA	22,875	2.7
140	Fresno, CA MSA	24,036	2.6
141	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	83,729	2.6
142	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	3,418	2.4
143	Grand Junction, CO MSA	2,724	2.3
143	Modesto, CA MSA	10,465	2.3
143	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	8,627	2.3
144	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	7,724	2.2
144	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,555	2.2
145	Columbus, OH MSA	32,799	2.1
146	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	32,761	2.1
147	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	3,133	2.1
148	Spokane, WA MSA	8,621	2.1
149	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	2,440	2.0
150	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	3,703	1.9
151	Honolulu, HI MSA	16,788	1.9
152	Pueblo, CO MSA	2,697	1.9
153	Yuba City, CA MSA	2,649	1.9
154	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,777	1.8
155	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	12,117	1.7
156	Muncie, IN MSA	1,992	1.7
157	Yakima, WA MSA	3,462	1.6
158	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,765	1.5
158	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	27,201	1.5
159	Indianapolis, IN MSA	24,156	1.5
160	Charleston, WV MSA	3,612	1.4
160	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	37,103	1.4
161	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,390	1.4
161	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	223,947	1.4
162	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	7,641	1.4
163	Pocatello, ID MSA	1,018	1.4
164	Jackson, MI MSA	2,129	1.3
164	Laredo, TX MSA	2,585	1.3
164	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	1,770	1.3
165	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	4,299	1.3
165	Salinas, CA MSA	5,350	1.3
166	Missoula, MT MSA	1,261	1.3
167	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,955	1.3
168	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,003	1.3
169	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	1,724	1.2
170	Reno, NV MSA	3,788	1.1
171	Redding, CA MSA	1,775	1.1
172	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	93,245	1.0
172	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	71,597	1.0
173	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	1,982	1.0
174	San Diego, CA MSA	27,228	1.0
175	Bismarck, ND MSA	886	0.9
175	Boise City, ID MSA	4,069	0.9
176	Lima, OH MSA	1,443	0.9
177	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	1,393	0.9
178	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,202	0.9
179	Lincoln, NE MSA	2,159	0.9
179	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	1,067	0.9
180	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,387	0.9
181	York, PA MSA	3,179	0.8
182	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	1,472	0.8
182	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	4,887	0.8
183	Rochester, MN MSA	1,007	0.8
184	Dover, DE MSA	998	0.8
185	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	3,900	0.8
186	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	27,199	0.8
187	Mansfield, OH MSA	1,335	0.8
187	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,375	0.8
188	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	40,162	0.7
188	Toledo, OH MSA	4,555	0.7
189	Corvallis, OR MSA	572	0.7
190	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	2,575	0.7
191	Rockford, IL MSA	2,616	0.7
192	Iowa City, IA MSA	740	0.7
192	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	15,157	0.7
192	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	1,651	0.7
193	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	19,557	0.7
194	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	8,695	0.7
195	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	39,815	0.6
196	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	1,192	0.6
197	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	3,840	0.6
198	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	10,217	0.6
199	Bloomington, IN MSA	645	0.5
199	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,361	0.5
200	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	1,979	0.5
201	Lancaster, PA MSA	2,221	0.5
202	Portland, ME NECMA	1,192	0.5
203	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	1,940	0.4
203	South Bend, IN MSA	1,153	0.4
204	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	541	0.4
205	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	420	0.4
206	Williamsport, PA MSA	466	0.4
207	Binghamton, NY MSA	913	0.4
208	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	575	0.3
209	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,252	0.3
210	Des Moines, IA MSA	1,325	0.3
210	Sharon, PA MSA	354	0.3
211	Altoona, PA MSA	349	0.3
211	Bellingham, WA MSA	446	0.3
211	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	266	0.3
212	Green Bay, WI MSA	556	0.3
213	Dubuque, IA MSA	208	0.2
213	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	5,351	0.2
214	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	13,161	0.2
214	Jamestown, NY MSA	311	0.2
215	Hartford, CT NECMA	2,388	0.2
216	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	310	0.2
217	Elmira, NY MSA	177	0.2
217	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	504	0.2
218	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,733	0.2
219	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	296	0.2
219	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	508	0.2
220	Erie, PA MSA	455	0.2
221	Johnstown, PA MSA	349	0.2
221	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	925	0.2
222	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,637	0.1
222	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	251	0.1
222	Sheboygan, WI MSA	162	0.1
222	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,030	0.1
223	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	459	0.1
223	Wausau, WI MSA	159	0.1
224	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	25,415	0.1
224	Reading, PA MSA	461	0.1
225	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	3,155	0.1
225	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	420	0.1
226	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	389	0.1
226	Glens Falls, NY MSA	127	0.1
226	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	1,038	0.1
227	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	805	0.1
227	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	229	0.1
227	Rochester, NY MSA	995	0.1
228	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	110	0.1
229	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	136	0.1
229	Madison, WI MSA	251	0.1
229	Springfield, MA NECMA	390	0.1
229	St. Cloud, MN MSA	103	0.1
230	Eau Claire, WI MSA	67	0.1
231	Burlington, VT NECMA	56	0.0
231	State College, PA MSA	35	0.0
232	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	129	0.0
232	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	24	0.0
233	Bangor, ME NECMA	14	0.0

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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