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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Complete List

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