Southern Baptist States (2000)

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Using data from the 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study, this list ranks U.S. states 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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Complete List

Ranking	State	Adherents	Percent
2	Alabama	1,380,121	31.0
17	Alaska	22,959	3.7
19	Arizona	138,516	2.7
4	Arkansas	665,307	24.9
29	California	471,119	1.4
25	Colorado	85,083	2.0
46	Connecticut	5,681	0.2
35	Delaware	6,310	0.8
14	Florida	1,292,097	8.1
8	Georgia	1,719,484	21.0
26	Hawaii	20,901	1.7
30	Idaho	15,456	1.2
21	Illinois	305,838	2.5
23	Indiana	124,452	2.1
39	Iowa	13,322	0.5
16	Kansas	101,696	3.8
6	Kentucky	979,994	24.3
10	Louisiana	768,587	17.2
44	Maine	2,373	0.2
20	Maryland	142,401	2.7
46	Massachusetts	10,867	0.2
37	Michigan	56,004	0.6
48	Minnesota	5,458	0.1
1	Mississippi	916,440	32.2
12	Missouri	797,732	14.3
27	Montana	15,318	1.7
32	Nebraska	17,109	1.0
24	Nevada	40,233	2.0
41	New Hampshire	3,402	0.3
43	New Jersey	18,035	0.2
15	New Mexico	132,675	7.3
47	New York	24,364	0.1
9	North Carolina	1,512,058	18.8
38	North Dakota	3,150	0.5
28	Ohio	187,227	1.7
3	Oklahoma	967,223	28.0
33	Oregon	32,433	1.0
40	Pennsylvania	44,432	0.4
45	Rhode Island	1,903	0.2
7	South Carolina	928,341	23.1
34	South Dakota	6,608	0.9
5	Tennessee	1,414,199	24.9
11	Texas	3,519,459	16.9
36	Utah	13,258	0.6
46	Vermont	1,008	0.2
13	Virginia	774,637	10.9
31	Washington	62,309	1.1
22	West Virginia	43,606	2.4
42	Wisconsin	14,329	0.3
18	Wyoming	17,101	3.5

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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