Southern Baptist Metro Areas (1980)

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Using data from the 1980 Churches and Church 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. Most historically African American denominations are not included in the 1980 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
18	Abilene, TX MSA	33,497	30.2
59	Albany, GA MSA	22,198	19.8
225	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	280	0.0
112	Albuquerque, NM MSA	28,481	5.9
22	Alexandria, LA MSA	40,409	29.9
223	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	249	0.1
214	Altoona, PA MSA	214	0.2
19	Amarillo, TX MSA	52,264	30.1
111	Anchorage, AK MSA	10,264	5.9
5	Anniston, AL MSA	42,871	35.8
222	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	185	0.1
9	Asheville, NC MSA	61,130	34.4
51	Athens, GA MSA	21,934	21.0
53	Atlanta, GA MSA	461,718	20.7
57	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	15,567	20.4
31	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	91,691	25.2
85	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	80,738	13.8
119	Bakersfield, CA MSA	19,976	5.0
226	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	0	0.0
73	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	82,938	16.8
32	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	93,914	25.0
209	Bellingham, WA MSA	241	0.2
183	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	1,361	0.8
170	Billings, MT MSA	1,299	1.2
68	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	56,141	18.7
214	Binghamton, NY MSA	415	0.2
21	Birmingham, AL MSA	243,630	29.9
202	Bismarck, ND MSA	274	0.3
192	Bloomington, IN MSA	529	0.5
173	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	1,345	1.1
179	Boise City, ID MSA	2,253	0.9
221	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	3,484	0.1
102	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	17,063	8.1
82	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	14,066	15.0
217	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,486	0.1
221	Burlington, VT NECMA	110	0.1
225	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	133	0.0
129	Casper, WY MSA	2,797	3.9
196	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	798	0.5
152	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	3,132	1.9
180	Charleston, WV MSA	2,316	0.9
81	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	65,400	15.2
47	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	210,047	21.6
79	Charlottesville, VA MSA	17,453	15.4
35	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	100,280	24.0
136	Cheyenne, WY MSA	2,245	3.3
185	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	58,728	0.7
155	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	2,532	1.8
116	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	92,671	5.4
60	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	29,590	19.7
188	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	19,788	0.7
120	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	14,822	4.8
94	Columbia, MO MSA	10,615	10.6
74	Columbia, SC MSA	68,026	16.6
42	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	57,038	22.4
150	Columbus, OH MSA	23,138	1.9
78	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	51,858	15.9
177	Corvallis, OR MSA	664	1.0
125	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	4,389	4.1
58	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	606,628	19.9
44	Danville, VA MSA	24,893	22.3
190	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	2,395	0.6
96	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	27,481	10.2
130	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	35,450	3.8
6	Decatur, AL MSA	42,436	35.3
135	Decatur, IL MSA	4,383	3.3
157	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	29,186	1.7
198	Des Moines, IA MSA	1,672	0.5
183	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	41,676	0.8
11	Dothan, AL MSA	41,415	33.8
162	Dover, DE MSA	1,488	1.5
218	Dubuque, IA MSA	102	0.1
215	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	369	0.1
108	El Paso, TX MSA	30,006	6.3
221	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	90	0.1
206	Elmira, NY MSA	289	0.3
72	Enid, OK MSA	11,048	17.6
217	Erie, PA MSA	344	0.1
170	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	3,289	1.2
90	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	34,255	12.4
212	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	257	0.2
89	Fayetteville, NC MSA	31,657	12.8
67	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	33,447	18.7
132	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	2,859	3.6
35	Florence, AL MSA	32,403	24.0
62	Florence, SC MSA	21,500	19.5
163	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	2,244	1.5
104	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	14,638	7.1
107	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	10,161	6.7
23	Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA	46,904	28.8
55	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	22,508	20.5
203	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	1,473	0.3
138	Fresno, CA MSA	16,485	2.9
1	Gadsden, AL MSA	46,818	45.4
86	Gainesville, FL MSA	20,344	13.4
226	Glens Falls, NY MSA	0	0.0
100	Goldsboro, NC MSA	8,281	8.5
166	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	1,380	1.4
143	Grand Junction, CO MSA	2,087	2.6
216	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	1,102	0.1
156	Great Falls, MT MSA	1,366	1.7
213	Green Bay, WI MSA	290	0.2
75	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	157,487	16.6
110	Greenville, NC MSA	5,326	5.9
3	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	287,940	38.7
202	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	1,884	0.3
220	Hartford, CT NECMA	840	0.1
12	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	30,337	33.8
7	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	94,488	34.9
162	Honolulu, HI MSA	11,482	1.5
115	Houma, LA MSA	9,696	5.5
87	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	415,332	13.3
105	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	23,053	6.9
39	Huntsville, AL MSA	56,585	23.3
171	Indianapolis, IN MSA	15,114	1.2
201	Iowa City, IA MSA	283	0.4
169	Jackson, MI MSA	1,855	1.2
25	Jackson, MS MSA	102,393	28.3
15	Jackson, TN MSA	27,461	31.5
70	Jacksonville, FL MSA	130,487	18.1
93	Jacksonville, NC MSA	12,635	11.2
219	Jamestown, NY MSA	125	0.1
205	Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA	436	0.3
33	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	108,138	24.9
220	Johnstown, PA MSA	204	0.1
20	Jonesboro, AR MSA	18,957	30.0
43	Joplin, MO MSA	28,465	22.3
187	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	2,844	0.7
98	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	136,177	9.4
61	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	42,213	19.7
2	Knoxville, TN MSA	222,783	40.8
159	Kokomo, IN MSA	1,654	1.6
216	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	142	0.1
176	Lafayette, IN MSA	1,591	1.0
113	Lafayette, LA MSA	19,036	5.8
65	Lake Charles, LA MSA	31,867	19.1
71	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	57,071	17.7
197	Lancaster, PA MSA	1,674	0.5
196	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	1,970	0.5
151	Laredo, TX MSA	1,880	1.9
103	Las Cruces, NM MSA	7,476	7.8
147	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	12,532	2.4
141	Lawrence, KS MSA	1,844	2.7
27	Lawton, OK MSA	30,472	27.1
214	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	155	0.2
64	Lexington, KY MSA	70,731	19.1
184	Lima, OH MSA	1,200	0.8
191	Lincoln, NE MSA	1,157	0.6
50	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	101,224	21.3
24	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	51,882	28.8
164	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	168,136	1.5
80	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	146,381	15.4
37	Lubbock, TX MSA	49,985	23.6
63	Lynchburg, VA MSA	35,143	19.3
30	Macon, GA MSA	68,953	25.3
207	Madison, WI MSA	876	0.3
178	Mansfield, OH MSA	1,669	0.9
114	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	16,009	5.7
175	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	1,397	1.1
97	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	26,013	9.5
57	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	191,614	20.4
126	Merced, CA MSA	5,442	4.0
140	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	27,962	2.8
200	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	5,865	0.4
220	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	1,798	0.1
195	Missoula, MT MSA	389	0.5
34	Mobile, AL MSA	107,632	24.3
139	Modesto, CA MSA	7,517	2.8
16	Monroe, LA MSA	43,316	31.1
40	Montgomery, AL MSA	63,300	23.2
160	Muncie, IN MSA	2,019	1.6
26	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	28,204	27.8
122	Naples, FL MSA	3,949	4.6
67	Nashville, TN MSA	159,312	18.7
189	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	1,536	0.6
117	New Orleans, LA MSA	68,388	5.3
219	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	16,063	0.1
92	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	137,613	11.5
88	Ocala, FL MSA	16,069	13.1
38	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	46,353	23.4
36	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	204,997	23.8
174	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	6,768	1.1
95	Orlando, FL MSA	82,688	10.3
10	Owensboro, KY MSA	29,550	34.4
45	Panama City, FL MSA	21,583	22.1
181	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	1,342	0.9
66	Pensacola, FL MSA	54,998	19.0
154	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	6,551	1.8
210	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	12,483	0.2
124	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	67,612	4.2
54	Pine Bluff, AR MSA	18,615	20.5
215	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	3,687	0.1
224	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	52	0.0
172	Pocatello, ID MSA	749	1.1
212	Portland, ME NECMA	413	0.2
186	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	11,219	0.7
221	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	589	0.1
207	Provo-Orem, UT MSA	580	0.3
144	Pueblo, CO MSA	3,179	2.5
123	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	2,645	4.5
56	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	136,010	20.5
137	Rapid City, SD MSA	2,167	3.1
225	Reading, PA MSA	88	0.0
142	Redding, CA MSA	2,974	2.6
179	Reno, NV MSA	1,703	0.9
133	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	5,206	3.6
76	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	123,006	16.2
49	Roanoke, VA MSA	47,296	21.5
211	Rochester, MN MSA	188	0.2
220	Rochester, NY MSA	861	0.1
173	Rockford, IL MSA	3,668	1.1
46	Rocky Mount, NC MSA	26,651	21.6
149	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	24,351	2.2
212	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	813	0.2
146	Salinas, CA MSA	6,993	2.4
190	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	5,649	0.6
41	San Angelo, TX MSA	19,240	22.7
99	San Antonio, TX MSA	100,238	9.2
161	San Diego, CA MSA	28,411	1.5
168	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	68,294	1.3
160	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	2,434	1.6
165	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	4,220	1.4
131	Santa Fe, NM MSA	3,446	3.7
108	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	21,926	6.3
69	Savannah, GA MSA	42,418	18.4
219	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	570	0.1
182	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	20,085	0.8
210	Sharon, PA MSA	279	0.2
221	Sheboygan, WI MSA	72	0.1
4	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	32,759	36.5
29	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	97,300	25.8
209	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	265	0.2
208	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	324	0.3
216	South Bend, IN MSA	321	0.1
167	Spokane, WA MSA	4,640	1.4
148	Springfield, IL MSA	4,420	2.4
224	Springfield, MA NECMA	236	0.0
48	Springfield, MO MSA	49,097	21.5
225	St. Cloud, MN MSA	42	0.0
83	St. Joseph, MO MSA	14,864	14.6
106	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	165,210	6.8
214	State College, PA MSA	183	0.2
194	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA	854	0.5
153	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	6,405	1.8
77	Sumter, SC MSA	14,225	16.1
218	Syracuse, NY MSA	780	0.1
84	Tallahassee, FL MSA	26,843	14.1
101	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	133,054	8.3
195	Terre Haute, IN MSA	796	0.5
13	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA	35,710	31.6
185	Toledo, OH MSA	4,444	0.7
145	Topeka, KS MSA	3,813	2.5
134	Tucson, AZ MSA	18,324	3.5
52	Tulsa, OK MSA	137,215	20.9
28	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	36,582	26.6
17	Tyler, TX MSA	39,546	30.8
207	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	879	0.3
91	Victoria, TX MSA	8,336	12.1
140	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	6,749	2.8
8	Waco, TX MSA	59,521	34.9
128	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	228,059	3.9
193	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	735	0.5
211	Wausau, WI MSA	217	0.2
121	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	26,914	4.7
204	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	587	0.3
14	Wichita Falls, TX MSA	40,442	31.5
109	Wichita, KS MSA	26,321	6.0
220	Williamsport, PA MSA	100	0.1
49	Wilmington, NC MSA	29,882	21.5
158	Yakima, WA MSA	2,784	1.6
199	York, PA MSA	1,352	0.4
192	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	3,477	0.5
127	Yuba City, CA MSA	4,075	4.0
118	Yuma, AZ MSA	3,989	5.1

Source

The data presented in this list were collected by the Glenmary Research Center and include statistics for 111 Judeo-Christian church bodies, including number of churches and adherents. Bernard Quinn, Herman Anderson, Martin Bradley, Paul Goetting and Peggy Shriver supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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