Unitarian-Universalist Metro Areas (1990)

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Using data from the 1990 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.

Congregational "adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services.

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Ranking	Metro Area	Adherents	Percent
36	Abilene, TX MSA	10	0.0
23	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	1,208	0.1
25	Albuquerque, NM MSA	679	0.1
36	Alexandria, LA MSA	11	0.0
31	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	378	0.1
33	Amarillo, TX MSA	80	0.0
30	Anchorage, AK MSA	166	0.1
30	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA	229	0.1
13	Asheville, NC MSA	526	0.3
16	Athens, GA MSA	264	0.2
31	Atlanta, GA MSA	1,918	0.1
26	Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	96	0.1
33	Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA	183	0.0
30	Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA	578	0.1
35	Bakersfield, CA MSA	85	0.0
9	Bangor, ME NECMA	463	0.3
1	Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA	2,157	1.2
30	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	347	0.1
34	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	104	0.0
18	Bellingham, WA MSA	249	0.2
34	Benton Harbor, MI MSA	48	0.0
30	Billings, MT MSA	85	0.1
36	Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA	20	0.0
26	Binghamton, NY MSA	280	0.1
35	Birmingham, AL MSA	167	0.0
30	Bismarck, ND MSA	59	0.1
7	Bloomington, IN MSA	402	0.4
37	Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	--	0.0
28	Boise City, ID MSA	275	0.1
3	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA	33,766	0.6
37	Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	9	0.0
27	Bryan-College Station, TX MSA	126	0.1
27	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA	1,132	0.1
6	Burlington, VT NECMA	694	0.4
37	Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	--	0.0
35	Casper, WY MSA	12	0.0
16	Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	361	0.2
18	Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA	333	0.2
33	Charleston, WV MSA	112	0.0
33	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	226	0.0
30	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA	861	0.1
8	Charlottesville, VA MSA	441	0.3
32	Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	220	0.1
29	Cheyenne, WY MSA	60	0.1
29	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA	6,338	0.1
34	Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	58	0.0
31	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	1,095	0.1
36	Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA	13	0.0
27	Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA	2,771	0.1
30	Colorado Springs, CO MSA	297	0.1
15	Columbia, MO MSA	244	0.2
28	Columbia, SC MSA	426	0.1
35	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	48	0.0
30	Columbus, OH MSA	892	0.1
35	Corpus Christi, TX MSA	87	0.0
2	Corvallis, OR MSA	589	0.8
34	Cumberland, MD-WV MSA	34	0.0
32	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	2,016	0.1
29	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	274	0.1
31	Daytona Beach, FL MSA	254	0.1
31	Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA	587	0.1
28	Decatur, IL MSA	109	0.1
27	Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA	1,911	0.1
28	Des Moines, IA MSA	360	0.1
32	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	2,717	0.1
36	Dothan, AL MSA	19	0.0
33	Dubuque, IA MSA	35	0.0
28	Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA	222	0.1
27	Eau Claire, WI MSA	141	0.1
35	El Paso, TX MSA	111	0.0
26	Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	178	0.1
31	Elmira, NY MSA	59	0.1
32	Erie, PA MSA	144	0.1
27	Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA	279	0.1
33	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA	103	0.0
32	Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA	76	0.1
36	Fayetteville, NC MSA	27	0.0
32	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA	104	0.1
33	Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA	37	0.0
35	Florence, AL MSA	22	0.0
8	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA	634	0.3
25	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA	413	0.1
37	Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA	--	0.0
32	Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	74	0.1
31	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	271	0.1
33	Fresno, CA MSA	268	0.0
22	Gainesville, FL MSA	269	0.2
26	Glens Falls, NY MSA	125	0.1
33	Goldsboro, NC MSA	44	0.0
37	Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA	--	0.0
35	Grand Junction, CO MSA	20	0.0
36	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	54	0.0
35	Great Falls, MT MSA	15	0.0
37	Green Bay, WI MSA	--	0.0
32	Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	474	0.1
34	Greenville, NC MSA	35	0.0
31	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA	478	0.1
31	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA	365	0.1
22	Hartford, CT NECMA	1,738	0.2
37	Hattiesburg, MS MSA	--	0.0
36	Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA	32	0.0
35	Honolulu, HI MSA	204	0.0
32	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	1,743	0.1
37	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA	10	0.0
30	Huntsville, AL MSA	219	0.1
29	Indianapolis, IN MSA	1,151	0.1
5	Iowa City, IA MSA	380	0.4
30	Jackson, MI MSA	109	0.1
36	Jackson, MS MSA	53	0.0
33	Jacksonville, FL MSA	329	0.0
27	Jamestown, NY MSA	135	0.1
33	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	174	0.0
35	Jonesboro, AR MSA	16	0.0
27	Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA	442	0.1
32	Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	824	0.1
36	Killeen-Temple, TX MSA	36	0.0
21	Knoxville, TN MSA	957	0.2
34	Kokomo, IN MSA	33	0.0
34	La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	36	0.0
27	Lafayette, IN MSA	164	0.1
36	Lafayette, LA MSA	25	0.0
35	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA	94	0.0
21	Lancaster, PA MSA	674	0.2
26	Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA	479	0.1
30	Las Cruces, NM MSA	97	0.1
36	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	76	0.0
19	Lawrence, KS MSA	150	0.2
37	Lawton, OK MSA	--	0.0
16	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA	218	0.2
30	Lexington, KY MSA	290	0.1
35	Lima, OH MSA	30	0.0
13	Lincoln, NE MSA	575	0.3
30	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	365	0.1
35	Longview-Marshall, TX MSA	33	0.0
34	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA	4,381	0.0
30	Louisville, KY-IN MSA	624	0.1
32	Lubbock, TX MSA	102	0.1
32	Lynchburg, VA MSA	105	0.1
31	Macon, GA MSA	161	0.1
7	Madison, WI MSA	1,350	0.4
36	Mansfield, OH MSA	26	0.0
37	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA	11	0.0
17	Medford-Ashland, OR MSA	291	0.2
31	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA	222	0.1
30	Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA	694	0.1
35	Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	706	0.0
26	Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA	1,805	0.1
19	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA	4,664	0.2
32	Missoula, MT MSA	39	0.1
35	Mobile, AL MSA	109	0.0
33	Modesto, CA MSA	152	0.0
35	Montgomery, AL MSA	67	0.0
14	Muncie, IN MSA	304	0.3
36	Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	15	0.0
30	Naples, FL MSA	106	0.1
32	Nashville, TN MSA	482	0.1
27	New London-Norwich, CT NECMA	266	0.1
33	New Orleans, LA MSA	548	0.0
30	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA	12,983	0.1
33	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	530	0.0
35	Ocala, FL MSA	38	0.0
29	Odessa-Midland, TX MSA	176	0.1
31	Oklahoma City, OK MSA	538	0.1
30	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	429	0.1
33	Orlando, FL MSA	440	0.0
33	Owensboro, KY MSA	33	0.0
35	Panama City, FL MSA	28	0.0
33	Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA	65	0.0
34	Pensacola, FL MSA	118	0.0
30	Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA	237	0.1
29	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA	4,442	0.1
31	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA	1,282	0.1
32	Pittsburgh, PA MSA	1,279	0.1
22	Pittsfield, MA NECMA	203	0.2
20	Pocatello, ID MSA	110	0.2
4	Portland, ME NECMA	1,413	0.6
25	Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA	2,125	0.1
20	Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA	1,514	0.2
35	Pueblo, CO MSA	28	0.0
30	Punta Gorda, FL MSA	79	0.1
24	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA	1,125	0.1
34	Rapid City, SD MSA	21	0.0
30	Reading, PA MSA	230	0.1
35	Redding, CA MSA	33	0.0
32	Reno, NV MSA	135	0.1
28	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA	133	0.1
28	Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA	757	0.1
20	Roanoke, VA MSA	379	0.2
11	Rochester, MN MSA	311	0.3
25	Rochester, NY MSA	1,311	0.1
16	Rockford, IL MSA	680	0.2
31	Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA	936	0.1
33	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	175	0.0
27	Salinas, CA MSA	348	0.1
30	Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA	718	0.1
34	San Antonio, TX MSA	390	0.0
29	San Diego, CA MSA	1,913	0.1
29	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	5,034	0.1
29	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA	183	0.1
15	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA	795	0.2
5	Santa Fe, NM MSA	464	0.4
26	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA	561	0.1
32	Savannah, GA MSA	127	0.1
37	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA	--	0.0
26	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA	3,394	0.1
35	Sheboygan, WI MSA	25	0.0
37	Sherman-Denison, TX MSA	--	0.0
30	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	251	0.1
27	Sioux City, IA-NE MSA	111	0.1
33	Sioux Falls, SD MSA	57	0.0
32	South Bend, IN MSA	117	0.1
23	Spokane, WA MSA	495	0.1
28	Springfield, IL MSA	163	0.1
20	Springfield, MA NECMA	1,023	0.2
28	Springfield, MO MSA	237	0.1
28	St. Cloud, MN MSA	130	0.1
31	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	1,518	0.1
17	State College, PA MSA	244	0.2
30	Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA	333	0.1
24	Syracuse, NY MSA	942	0.1
31	Tallahassee, FL MSA	140	0.1
32	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	944	0.1
33	Terre Haute, IN MSA	58	0.0
26	Toledo, OH MSA	648	0.1
28	Topeka, KS MSA	143	0.1
29	Tucson, AZ MSA	554	0.1
10	Tulsa, OK MSA	2,095	0.3
30	Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	99	0.1
34	Tyler, TX MSA	41	0.0
24	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	413	0.1
34	Victoria, TX MSA	24	0.0
35	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA	52	0.0
34	Waco, TX MSA	66	0.0
22	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA	10,367	0.2
20	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	210	0.2
12	Wausau, WI MSA	326	0.3
31	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA	508	0.1
32	Wheeling, WV-OH MSA	85	0.1
33	Wichita, KS MSA	211	0.0
30	Wilmington, NC MSA	114	0.1
29	Yakima, WA MSA	153	0.1
31	York, PA MSA	190	0.1
34	Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA	200	0.0
34	Yuma, AZ MSA	28	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 132 religious groups, including number of churches and adherents. Martin B. Bradley, Norman M. Green, Jr., Dale E. Jones, Mac Lynn, and Lou McNeil supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center.

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