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