Unitarian-Universalist 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 Unitarian-Universalist. 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
1	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	1,784	0.8
2	Portland, ME NECMA	1,145	0.4
3	Corvallis, OR MSA	328	0.4
4	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	24,819	0.4
4	Madison, WI MSA	1,730	0.4
5	Santa Fe, NM MSA	590	0.4
6	Burlington, VT NECMA	689	0.4
7	Asheville, NC MSA	733	0.3
8	Rochester, MN MSA	380	0.3
9	Bloomington, IN MSA	353	0.3
10	Iowa City, IA MSA	298	0.3
11	Charlottesville, VA MSA	396	0.3
12	Muncie, IN MSA	284	0.2
13	Bellingham, WA MSA	368	0.2
14	Wausau, WI MSA	267	0.2
15	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	303	0.2
15	Columbia, MO MSA	275	0.2
15	State College, PA MSA	276	0.2
15	Tulsa, OK MSA	1,590	0.2
16	Cheyenne, WY MSA	158	0.2
16	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	480	0.2
16	Springfield, MA NECMA	1,183	0.2
17	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	188	0.2
17	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	711	0.2
18	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	299	0.2
18	Lincoln, NE MSA	416	0.2
19	Gainesville, FL MSA	350	0.2
19	Lancaster, PA MSA	775	0.2
19	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	216	0.2
19	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,919	0.2
19	Rockford, IL MSA	582	0.2
20	Athens, GA MSA	234	0.2
20	Bangor, ME NECMA	218	0.2
20	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,752	0.2
21	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	263	0.1
22	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	164	0.1
22	Lawrence, KS MSA	134	0.1
22	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	3,927	0.1
22	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	9,903	0.1
23	Knoxville, TN MSA	834	0.1
23	Spokane, WA MSA	491	0.1
24	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	1,002	0.1
24	Albuquerque, NM MSA	784	0.1
24	Lafayette, IN MSA	194	0.1
24	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	199	0.1
24	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	1,906	0.1
24	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	2,520	0.1
24	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,089	0.1
24	Rochester, NY MSA	1,253	0.1
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	3,869	0.1
24	Syracuse, NY MSA	800	0.1
24	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	143	0.1
25	Anchorage, AK MSA	251	0.1
25	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	369	0.1
25	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	117	0.1
25	Binghamton, NY MSA	243	0.1
25	Jamestown, NY MSA	140	0.1
25	Las Cruces, NM MSA	183	0.1
25	Naples, FL MSA	256	0.1
25	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	146	0.1
25	Roanoke, VA MSA	232	0.1
25	Springfield, IL MSA	200	0.1
26	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,015	0.1
26	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	2,530	0.1
26	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	2,429	0.1
26	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	219	0.1
26	Eau Claire, WI MSA	131	0.1
26	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	157	0.1
26	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	302	0.1
26	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	411	0.1
26	Jackson, MI MSA	137	0.1
26	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	409	0.1
26	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	227	0.1
26	Pocatello, ID MSA	68	0.1
26	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	518	0.1
26	Toledo, OH MSA	530	0.1
26	Topeka, KS MSA	154	0.1
26	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	277	0.1
26	Wilmington, NC MSA	216	0.1
27	Billings, MT MSA	99	0.1
27	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	388	0.1
27	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	131	0.1
27	Grand Junction, CO MSA	91	0.1
27	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	731	0.1
27	Indianapolis, IN MSA	1,238	0.1
27	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	290	0.1
27	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	790	0.1
27	Salinas, CA MSA	322	0.1
27	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	209	0.1
27	Tucson, AZ MSA	692	0.1
28	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	869	0.1
28	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	109	0.1
28	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	245	0.1
28	Des Moines, IA MSA	315	0.1
28	Elmira, NY MSA	64	0.1
28	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	441	0.1
28	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	333	0.1
28	Lexington, KY MSA	340	0.1
28	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	802	0.1
28	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	4,584	0.1
28	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	125	0.1
28	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	909	0.1
28	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	5,086	0.1
28	Tallahassee, FL MSA	189	0.1
28	York, PA MSA	272	0.1
29	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	363	0.1
29	Bismarck, ND MSA	59	0.1
29	Casper, WY MSA	43	0.1
29	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	312	0.1
29	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	867	0.1
29	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	5,142	0.1
29	Columbus, OH MSA	916	0.1
29	Decatur, IL MSA	74	0.1
29	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	196	0.1
29	Glens Falls, NY MSA	80	0.1
29	Greenville, NC MSA	75	0.1
29	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	573	0.1
29	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	12,745	0.1
29	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	429	0.1
29	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	85	0.1
29	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	1,138	0.1
29	San Diego, CA MSA	1,802	0.1
29	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	78	0.1
29	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	1,498	0.1
29	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	104	0.1
29	Yakima, WA MSA	138	0.1
30	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	290	0.1
30	Amarillo, TX MSA	101	0.1
30	Boise City, ID MSA	227	0.1
30	Charleston, WV MSA	136	0.1
30	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	1,068	0.1
30	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	271	0.1
30	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	2,998	0.1
30	Erie, PA MSA	153	0.1
30	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	227	0.1
30	Huntsville, AL MSA	179	0.1
30	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	60	0.1
30	Nashville, TN MSA	574	0.1
30	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	527	0.1
30	Owensboro, KY MSA	45	0.1
30	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	1,093	0.1
30	Reno, NV MSA	164	0.1
30	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	210	0.1
30	South Bend, IN MSA	135	0.1
30	Springfield, MO MSA	167	0.1
30	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	511	0.1
31	Atlanta, GA MSA	1,575	0.0
31	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	187	0.0
31	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	87	0.0
31	Columbia, SC MSA	237	0.0
31	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	41	0.0
31	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	2,126	0.0
31	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	415	0.0
31	Dubuque, IA MSA	34	0.0
31	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	75	0.0
31	Fresno, CA MSA	372	0.0
31	Goldsboro, NC MSA	43	0.0
31	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	562	0.0
31	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	42	0.0
31	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	2,083	0.0
31	Jacksonville, FL MSA	404	0.0
31	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	173	0.0
31	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	764	0.0
31	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	239	0.0
31	Lubbock, TX MSA	92	0.0
31	Lynchburg, VA MSA	95	0.0
31	Macon, GA MSA	144	0.0
31	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	191	0.0
31	Missoula, MT MSA	42	0.0
31	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	653	0.0
31	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	104	0.0
31	Pueblo, CO MSA	52	0.0
31	Rapid City, SD MSA	38	0.0
31	Reading, PA MSA	148	0.0
31	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	171	0.0
31	San Antonio, TX MSA	582	0.0
31	Savannah, GA MSA	126	0.0
31	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	47	0.0
31	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	61	0.0
31	St. Cloud, MN MSA	74	0.0
31	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	249	0.0
31	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	933	0.0
31	Terre Haute, IN MSA	56	0.0
31	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	61	0.0
32	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	103	0.0
32	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	42	0.0
32	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	145	0.0
32	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	71	0.0
32	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	119	0.0
32	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	88	0.0
32	Jonesboro, AR MSA	27	0.0
32	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	153	0.0
32	Lawton, OK MSA	32	0.0
32	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	4,477	0.0
32	Modesto, CA MSA	149	0.0
32	Montgomery, AL MSA	109	0.0
32	New Orleans, LA MSA	389	0.0
32	Orlando, FL MSA	483	0.0
32	Pensacola, FL MSA	115	0.0
32	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	1,120	0.0
32	Victoria, TX MSA	23	0.0
32	Waco, TX MSA	70	0.0
32	Wichita, KS MSA	173	0.0
33	Abilene, TX MSA	20	0.0
33	Birmingham, AL MSA	228	0.0
33	El Paso, TX MSA	136	0.0
33	Florence, AL MSA	25	0.0
33	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	71	0.0
33	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	24	0.0
33	Green Bay, WI MSA	45	0.0
33	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	52	0.0
33	Honolulu, HI MSA	194	0.0
33	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	52	0.0
33	Kokomo, IN MSA	24	0.0
33	Lima, OH MSA	31	0.0
33	Mansfield, OH MSA	36	0.0
33	Mobile, AL MSA	106	0.0
33	Ocala, FL MSA	57	0.0
33	Tyler, TX MSA	39	0.0
33	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	66	0.0
33	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	133	0.0
34	Alexandria, LA MSA	13	0.0
34	Bakersfield, CA MSA	75	0.0
34	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	34	0.0
34	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	47	0.0
34	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	40	0.0
34	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	103	0.0
34	Jackson, MS MSA	66	0.0
34	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	125	0.0
34	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	15	0.0
34	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	31	0.0
34	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	566	0.0
34	Panama City, FL MSA	13	0.0
34	Redding, CA MSA	12	0.0
34	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	50	0.0
34	Yuma, AZ MSA	12	0.0
35	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	14	0.0
35	Dothan, AL MSA	--	0.0
35	Fayetteville, NC MSA	--	0.0
35	Great Falls, MT MSA	--	0.0
35	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	12	0.0
35	Lafayette, LA MSA	15	0.0
35	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	--	0.0
35	Sheboygan, 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 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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