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