Southern Baptist 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 Southern Baptist. 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
12	Abilene, TX MSA	43,439	36.3
60	Albany, GA MSA	23,611	21.0
235	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	435	0.1
113	Albuquerque, NM MSA	36,889	6.3
18	Alexandria, LA MSA	44,229	33.6
236	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	241	0.0
234	Altoona, PA MSA	79	0.1
17	Amarillo, TX MSA	64,353	34.3
102	Anchorage, AK MSA	17,492	7.7
2	Anniston, AL MSA	49,297	42.5
231	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	335	0.1
19	Asheville, NC MSA	64,180	33.5
54	Athens, GA MSA	27,565	21.8
67	Atlanta, GA MSA	568,767	19.2
57	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	18,477	21.2
36	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	105,385	25.4
89	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	114,517	13.5
124	Bakersfield, CA MSA	25,425	4.7
238	Bangor, ME NECMA	--	0.0
231	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	213	0.1
66	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	102,192	19.3
27	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	107,531	29.8
215	Bellingham, WA MSA	405	0.3
204	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	924	0.6
150	Billings, MT MSA	2,640	2.3
53	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	68,388	21.9
222	Binghamton, NY MSA	597	0.2
24	Birmingham, AL MSA	264,318	31.5
199	Bismarck, ND MSA	585	0.7
202	Bloomington, IN MSA	653	0.6
182	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	1,348	1.0
177	Boise City, ID MSA	3,506	1.2
224	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	11,794	0.2
111	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	16,503	6.3
88	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	17,071	14.0
228	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,881	0.2
235	Burlington, VT NECMA	90	0.1
225	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	747	0.2
107	Casper, WY MSA	4,316	7.1
203	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	996	0.6
173	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	2,323	1.3
170	Charleston, WV MSA	3,571	1.4
83	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	76,003	15.0
63	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	234,629	20.2
86	Charlottesville, VA MSA	18,672	14.2
40	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	104,299	24.6
134	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,760	3.8
190	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	71,993	0.9
174	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	2,407	1.3
114	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	110,401	6.1
48	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	38,843	22.9
198	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	20,411	0.7
123	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	19,528	4.9
92	Columbia, MO MSA	13,102	11.7
71	Columbia, SC MSA	83,239	18.4
35	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	66,334	25.4
151	Columbus, OH MSA	31,009	2.3
76	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	58,255	16.7
167	Corvallis, OR MSA	1,055	1.5
125	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,580	4.5
69	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	768,487	19.0
50	Danville, VA MSA	24,806	22.8
184	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	3,472	1.0
106	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	28,316	7.1
128	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	40,892	4.3
5	Decatur, AL MSA	49,869	37.9
133	Decatur, IL MSA	4,522	3.9
159	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	34,369	1.7
210	Des Moines, IA MSA	1,885	0.5
192	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	44,065	0.9
8	Dothan, AL MSA	48,545	37.1
168	Dover, DE MSA	1,640	1.5
230	Dubuque, IA MSA	103	0.1
226	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	425	0.2
238	Eau Claire, WI MSA	--	0.0
121	El Paso, TX MSA	30,119	5.1
227	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	261	0.2
209	Elmira, NY MSA	478	0.5
74	Enid, OK MSA	10,173	17.9
228	Erie, PA MSA	428	0.2
166	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	4,333	1.5
85	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	39,877	14.3
230	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	185	0.1
91	Fayetteville, NC MSA	33,407	12.2
47	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	48,428	23.0
143	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	3,024	3.0
28	Florence, AL MSA	38,068	29.0
64	Florence, SC MSA	23,061	20.2
179	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,073	1.1
112	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	21,004	6.3
119	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	13,562	5.4
23	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	57,227	32.5
58	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	30,460	21.2
207	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	2,355	0.5
148	Fresno, CA MSA	17,993	2.4
1	Gadsden, AL MSA	50,681	50.8
90	Gainesville, FL MSA	24,538	13.5
237	Glens Falls, NY MSA	33	0.0
100	Goldsboro, NC MSA	9,293	8.9
163	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	1,633	1.6
142	Grand Junction, CO MSA	2,828	3.0
221	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	2,235	0.2
165	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,194	1.5
219	Green Bay, WI MSA	498	0.3
80	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	167,164	15.9
118	Greenville, NC MSA	5,834	5.4
6	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	313,490	37.7
209	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	2,959	0.5
224	Hartford, CT NECMA	2,390	0.2
7	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	36,960	37.4
10	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	106,807	36.5
155	Honolulu, HI MSA	16,447	2.0
103	Houma, LA MSA	13,997	7.7
84	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	555,402	14.9
98	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	29,577	9.5
49	Huntsville, AL MSA	67,024	22.9
171	Indianapolis, IN MSA	19,585	1.4
208	Iowa City, IA MSA	495	0.5
175	Jackson, MI MSA	1,925	1.3
26	Jackson, MS MSA	122,230	30.9
16	Jackson, TN MSA	31,171	34.3
68	Jacksonville, FL MSA	173,246	19.1
96	Jacksonville, NC MSA	15,490	10.3
223	Jamestown, NY MSA	313	0.2
216	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	430	0.3
33	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	113,616	26.1
229	Johnstown, PA MSA	320	0.1
21	Jonesboro, AR MSA	22,609	32.8
37	Joplin, MO MSA	33,985	25.2
200	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	2,870	0.7
97	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	159,545	10.1
59	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	54,054	21.2
3	Knoxville, TN MSA	240,121	41.0
160	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,680	1.7
234	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	71	0.1
169	Lafayette, IN MSA	2,377	1.5
108	Lafayette, LA MSA	24,270	7.0
55	Lake Charles, LA MSA	36,250	21.6
77	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	67,167	16.6
205	Lancaster, PA MSA	2,356	0.6
202	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	2,611	0.6
158	Laredo, TX MSA	2,450	1.8
110	Las Cruces, NM MSA	9,286	6.9
146	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	22,984	2.7
145	Lawrence, KS MSA	2,308	2.8
9	Lawton, OK MSA	41,138	36.9
213	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	410	0.4
73	Lexington, KY MSA	73,811	18.2
194	Lima, OH MSA	1,216	0.8
206	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,161	0.5
41	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	125,785	24.5
20	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	64,675	33.4
163	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	229,145	1.6
78	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	155,242	16.4
42	Lubbock, TX MSA	54,514	24.5
70	Lynchburg, VA MSA	36,663	18.9
31	Macon, GA MSA	77,808	26.8
227	Madison, WI MSA	614	0.2
178	Mansfield, OH MSA	2,044	1.2
127	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	16,866	4.4
176	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,771	1.2
101	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	33,512	8.4
52	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	221,904	22.0
132	Merced, CA MSA	7,062	4.0
139	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	106,307	3.3
212	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	6,542	0.4
230	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	3,030	0.1
185	Missoula, MT MSA	741	0.9
32	Mobile, AL MSA	125,523	26.3
152	Modesto, CA MSA	8,400	2.3
16	Monroe, LA MSA	48,810	34.3
38	Montgomery, AL MSA	72,337	24.7
156	Muncie, IN MSA	2,348	2.0
51	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	32,515	22.6
135	Naples, FL MSA	5,700	3.8
64	Nashville, TN MSA	198,724	20.2
181	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	2,717	1.1
115	New Orleans, LA MSA	76,528	6.0
230	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	23,376	0.1
94	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	150,714	10.4
93	Ocala, FL MSA	21,820	11.2
34	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	57,946	25.7
30	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	261,130	27.2
172	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	8,874	1.4
99	Orlando, FL MSA	114,739	9.4
11	Owensboro, KY MSA	31,729	36.4
61	Panama City, FL MSA	26,618	21.0
161	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	2,477	1.7
62	Pensacola, FL MSA	71,102	20.6
149	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	8,021	2.4
218	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	17,053	0.3
126	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	100,597	4.5
44	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	19,829	23.2
228	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	3,905	0.2
237	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	41	0.0
164	Pocatello, ID MSA	1,022	1.6
214	Portland, ME NECMA	796	0.3
197	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	13,402	0.8
230	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,113	0.1
223	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	569	0.2
147	Pueblo, CO MSA	3,313	2.7
140	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	3,592	3.2
75	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	147,135	17.2
120	Rapid City, SD MSA	4,177	5.1
234	Reading, PA MSA	192	0.1
157	Redding, CA MSA	2,757	1.9
181	Reno, NV MSA	2,727	1.1
136	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	5,541	3.7
82	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	136,069	15.7
45	Roanoke, VA MSA	51,808	23.1
205	Rochester, MN MSA	593	0.6
232	Rochester, NY MSA	880	0.1
183	Rockford, IL MSA	3,386	1.0
65	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	26,320	19.8
154	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	31,828	2.2
214	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	1,326	0.3
148	Salinas, CA MSA	8,463	2.4
196	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	8,169	0.8
39	San Angelo, TX MSA	24,243	24.6
95	San Antonio, TX MSA	137,660	10.4
176	San Diego, CA MSA	30,304	1.2
170	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	89,228	1.4
180	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	2,376	1.1
187	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	3,364	0.9
122	Santa Fe, NM MSA	5,860	5.0
117	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	27,770	5.7
72	Savannah, GA MSA	47,344	18.4
227	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	1,110	0.2
188	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	26,515	0.9
224	Sharon, PA MSA	260	0.2
231	Sheboygan, WI MSA	118	0.1
4	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	38,382	40.4
25	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	117,123	31.1
211	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	546	0.5
220	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	345	0.3
217	South Bend, IN MSA	753	0.3
162	Spokane, WA MSA	5,758	1.6
144	Springfield, IL MSA	5,493	2.9
232	Springfield, MA NECMA	491	0.1
46	Springfield, MO MSA	60,896	23.0
233	St. Cloud, MN MSA	111	0.1
79	St. Joseph, MO MSA	15,792	16.2
105	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	180,914	7.3
234	State College, PA MSA	70	0.1
201	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	933	0.7
158	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	8,839	1.8
76	Sumter, SC MSA	17,084	16.7
225	Syracuse, NY MSA	1,404	0.2
87	Tallahassee, FL MSA	32,788	14.0
104	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	154,165	7.5
186	Terre Haute, IN MSA	1,353	0.9
15	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	41,339	34.4
189	Toledo, OH MSA	5,407	0.9
129	Topeka, KS MSA	6,875	4.3
131	Tucson, AZ MSA	27,428	4.1
43	Tulsa, OK MSA	169,129	23.9
29	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	43,288	28.8
22	Tyler, TX MSA	49,604	32.8
216	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	993	0.3
81	Victoria, TX MSA	11,742	15.8
141	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	9,587	3.1
14	Waco, TX MSA	65,620	34.7
137	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	238,169	3.5
191	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	1,059	0.9
230	Wausau, WI MSA	134	0.1
130	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	36,667	4.3
201	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	1,030	0.7
13	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	46,123	35.4
109	Wichita, KS MSA	33,885	7.0
214	Williamsport, PA MSA	392	0.3
56	Wilmington, NC MSA	36,662	21.4
153	Yakima, WA MSA	4,146	2.2
195	York, PA MSA	2,606	0.8
193	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	4,989	0.8
138	Yuba City, CA MSA	4,245	3.5
116	Yuma, AZ MSA	6,309	5.9

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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