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