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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Complete List

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