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